KaiYu started to learn English when she was a sixth grader in elementary school. Like many
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other students, KaiYu went to cram schools to improve her English when she was in junior
high school (7
th
to 9
th grades) (1
st interview, 03/20/2005). However, unlike her peers, she
enjoyed the classes at cram school even though the classes finished at almost eleven o’clock
at night. She believed the intensive language classes would help her improve English a lot.