3.3 Advantages of learning English in the UK system
15 of 18 interviewees thought they had learned much more culture things than language when they studied in the
English training courses in the UK which could not be gained in the training courses in China. Especially, the students
thought they got ideas about teaching and learning styles in the UK training courses that could help them with their
academic courses in the universities.
In the English training courses in China, the teacher’s role was basically that of instructor and knowledge transmitter. In
this case teachers pay more attention to generality of students and the student individuality cannot be considered very
sufficiently.
Different with China, the English training courses in the UK used Student-centred approaches. The interviewees pointed
out that, in this system, teachers provided more flexible teaching methods to reach every student in a group and paid
more attention to the individuality of students. The students often were encouraged to participate in the learning process
through small-group discussions, seminars, student-centred team projects, and student/faculty researches when they
were taking the training courses:
I think the course was very good because it got me ready for my academic courses in the university… When I just came
here (the UK), I suffered the totally strange class, different teaching and learning styles. After the three months training
in the English training course in the UK, I was used to such kinds of teaching and learning styles, such as group
discussions and team works in the classes. And I think these teaching methods made the classes more effective and
interesting…This English training course prepared me well to my study afterwards.
Besides the various teaching methods mentioned above, the small sized classes and seats in circles gave Chinese
students a deep impression when they attended the English training courses in the UK:
Sitting in circles is great. It is easier for me to concentrate in the classes. Every student has equal chances of learning…
In the small sized classes, teachers pay more attention on each student. I can draw the teachers’ attentions and get help
in the classes easily.
9 of the interviewees mentioned they felt easy to communicate with the teachers in the English training courses in the
UK because these teachers were very kind and more like friends to them. Much freedom and less pressure made the
students enjoy the courses very much:
Nice teachers here I think. They are more like friends. We can chat with them freely. They are different with the
teachers in China whom are so serious and strict to us students. I feel relax when I am taking a class.
Zhou Jie (1999) suggests that oral English learning is mainly a matter of practice but not a matter of teaching. This is to
say, the use of language is more important than knowing about the usage of language. All the interviewees agreed that
the English training centers in the UK had an obviously advantage of providing a perfect English environment for the
English learners to use the language. When a student attended an English training course in the UK, he/she lived in an
English world, in which he/she had plenty of chances to practice his/her English speaking and listening:
My listening and speaking of English had improved rapidly since I had taken the English training course in the UK. In
the class, the English was the only language could be used to talk with teachers. After the class, I still had to speak
English with some of my classmates, housemates and workmates. At first, it was hard for me to open my month to
speak English. I felt frustrated most of the time. By and by, I found it became easier and easier for me.
In the UK, English is all around. When you watch TV, listen to the radio, even listen to the others’ chatting on the bus,
you practice your English listening.
3.3 ข้อดีของการเรียนภาษาอังกฤษในระบบอังกฤษ15 18 interviewees คิดว่า พวกเขาได้เรียนรู้สิ่งที่มากขึ้นวัฒนธรรมภาษาเมื่อพวกเขาเรียนในการหลักสูตรฝึกอบรมภาษาอังกฤษในสหราชอาณาจักรที่ไม่สามารถรับได้ในหลักสูตรฝึกอบรมในประเทศจีน โดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่ง นักเรียนคิดว่า พวกเขามีความคิดเกี่ยวกับการสอน และการเรียนรู้ในหลักสูตรฝึกอบรมของอังกฤษที่สามารถช่วยให้พวกเขามีลักษณะของพวกเขาหลักสูตรที่ศึกษาในมหาวิทยาลัยในหลักสูตรฝึกอบรมภาษาอังกฤษในประเทศจีน บทบาทของครูได้โดยทั่วไปของผู้สอนและผู้นำส่งความรู้ ในครูกรณีนี้ให้ความสำคัญกับ generality ของนักศึกษา และไม่พิจารณาบุคลิกลักษณะของนักเรียนมากพอแตกต่างกับจีน หลักสูตรฝึกอบรมภาษาอังกฤษในสหราชอาณาจักรใช้วิธีเป็นศูนย์ Interviewees ชี้ที่ ในระบบนี้ มีวิธีการสอนมีความยืดหยุ่นถึงทุกนักเรียนในกลุ่ม และจ่ายครูความสำคัญกับบุคลิกลักษณะของนักเรียน นักเรียนมักจะถูกให้มีส่วนร่วมในกระบวนการเรียนรู้โดยเล็กกลุ่มสนทนา สัมมนา โครงการทีมงานศูนย์กลางนักเรียน และนักศึกษา/คณาจารย์ researches เมื่อพวกเขามีการฝึกอบรมหลักสูตร:ผมคิดว่า หลักสูตรดีมากเนื่องจากมันมีฉันพร้อมสำหรับหลักสูตรการศึกษาของฉันในมหาวิทยาลัย... เมื่อผมเพิ่งเข้ามาที่นี่ (อังกฤษ), ฉันประสบคลาสทั้งหมดแปลก รูปแบบการสอน และการเรียนรู้แตกต่างกัน หลังจากฝึก 3 เดือนin the English training course in the UK, I was used to such kinds of teaching and learning styles, such as groupdiscussions and team works in the classes. And I think these teaching methods made the classes more effective andinteresting…This English training course prepared me well to my study afterwards.Besides the various teaching methods mentioned above, the small sized classes and seats in circles gave Chinesestudents a deep impression when they attended the English training courses in the UK:Sitting in circles is great. It is easier for me to concentrate in the classes. Every student has equal chances of learning…In the small sized classes, teachers pay more attention on each student. I can draw the teachers’ attentions and get helpin the classes easily.9 of the interviewees mentioned they felt easy to communicate with the teachers in the English training courses in theUK because these teachers were very kind and more like friends to them. Much freedom and less pressure made thestudents enjoy the courses very much:Nice teachers here I think. They are more like friends. We can chat with them freely. They are different with theteachers in China whom are so serious and strict to us students. I feel relax when I am taking a class.Zhou Jie (1999) suggests that oral English learning is mainly a matter of practice but not a matter of teaching. This is tosay, the use of language is more important than knowing about the usage of language. All the interviewees agreed thatthe English training centers in the UK had an obviously advantage of providing a perfect English environment for theEnglish learners to use the language. When a student attended an English training course in the UK, he/she lived in anEnglish world, in which he/she had plenty of chances to practice his/her English speaking and listening:My listening and speaking of English had improved rapidly since I had taken the English training course in the UK. Inthe class, the English was the only language could be used to talk with teachers. After the class, I still had to speakEnglish with some of my classmates, housemates and workmates. At first, it was hard for me to open my month tospeak English. I felt frustrated most of the time. By and by, I found it became easier and easier for me.In the UK, English is all around. When you watch TV, listen to the radio, even listen to the others’ chatting on the bus,you practice your English listening.
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