Chapter 1366 English Is a Skill

Feng Yu and Principal Li finished talking about business and started chatting. Dean Li just said that many college students can't even pass CET-4 in English. Some universities have linked CET-4 with their graduation certificates. As a result, the passing rate of CET-4 has increased significantly.

When he said this, Principal Li's expression seemed to think that this was a very good move. But he saw a trace of disdain on Feng Yu's face.

"Why, it seems that you have a different opinion on this?"

"No, I don't know anything about education." Although Feng Yu said that, the expression of disdain on his face was even worse.

He also heard about this matter from Li Na, and this method was implemented by many colleges and universities in the previous life, but most of them were cancelled, because the higher-ups also realized the problems in it.

"There's something else that Mr. Feng doesn't understand?" Principal Li teased deliberately.

"Since Principal Li said so, let me just say a little bit of my personal opinion, a little opinion, for reference only."

"What is English? It is a language derived from the United Kingdom, and it is also the official language of many countries. The United States, the world's largest country, also uses this as its official language. But what is the essence of this English? It is a language."

"We are Chinese, and our mother tongue is Chinese. What I'm curious about is that our Chinese language is not linked to graduation certificates, and even most majors in universities do not need to learn Chinese, but we need to learn English, and the fourth level is still not required. It has to be tied to a diploma."

"What can the fourth level prove? To prove that you know the language? Or to prove that you know these words? If you know so many words, you can know what a sentence means?"

Hearing Feng Yu's tone, Principal Li couldn't help but retort: ​​"I remember you were recommended to our university, right? At that time you were proficient in Russian and English. Since you belittled English so much, why did you work so hard to learn it in high school?"

"I'm not belittling English. English is indeed the most widely used language in the world. This stems from the fact that Britain had the strongest maritime power at the time, and the Queen of England had too many colonies. Even now, there are still countries like Canada, India, and Australia. Wait until the country obeys the Queen."

"I learn English because I can use it. Language is a skill, a skill for survival and life. It can help people communicate and reduce communication barriers. I want to do business abroad, so I learned this language , This will make it easier for me to discuss cooperation with business partners.”

"But what about the other students in our university? How many of them can use English? To put it bluntly, more than 90% of them may not be able to use it in this life. Even those who have passed the fourth or even sixth level ,

Do you think they can really read and write? Can you communicate with people in English as easily as I do? "

"I remember that many professors in our school don't understand English, right? They may even not understand any foreign language. Does this delay their teaching and educating people? Those students spend a lot of time learning a language that they may never use in their lives. How much did you spend? Buying tutorial books, reference materials, reading English newspapers, listening to English radio, watching English movies and TV series, this brings up another big problem.”

Principal Li frowned and asked, "What's the problem?"

"The dissemination of ideas. They watch English movies and TV series, read English novels and newspapers, and most of what they accept are Western ideas. For example, the individual heroism in the United States, capitalism with the supremacy of money, etc., will be deeply affected. influence the minds of many students."

"Why do many college students yearn to study abroad? Is education outside of the country really good? Why do they yearn for life abroad, and life abroad is really so beautiful? Because the media promotes positive images of those countries. , Those dark sides will not be exposed at all."

"In fact, many students were not interested in this at all, but they were forced to read these materials by some teachers and parents just to learn English, and thus began to yearn for life abroad."

"For example, the pressure of study is not great, the university entrance exam is easy, the pressure of life is not great, you can find a job everywhere, everyone is equal, there are no corrupt officials, etc. These are very one-sided, or they are deliberate illusions created by them. .”

"In the United States, universities are really easy to get into. To put it bluntly, those who can be admitted to junior colleges here can apply to universities in the United States, because they still have many private universities, and the entrance score requirements are very low. Just pass. But that kind of university is not very easy to graduate, and after graduation, it is very likely that you will not be able to find a job. Many Americans do not go to that kind of university themselves. The youth crime rate in the United States is much higher than that in China. And There is also a lot of corruption in the United States, but because they are two governments and supervise each other, it is not easy to get too much corruption."

"Many so-called international students now go to those private universities, or the kind that can be paid for, that is, they are specially gilded for people in developing countries like us. Those who are successful among them, you How much do you think there are? Even many people who came back from gold plating are not fluent in the language. To put it bluntly, the key is to see if you work hard."

Principal Li said with some displeasure: "From what you mean, it seems that the English class should be cancelled?"

"Not necessarily. As I said, this is also a skill. Just like carpentry, you can saw wood, but you can't be called a carpenter. You can make furniture, you are a carpenter, and you can make more delicate things. The best among them. English can be learned, but you have to learn it, at least to be able to communicate with others, otherwise it is nothing more than a certificate, proving that this person has learned it, learned it and learned it, the gap is too big!"

"English is not needed by everyone. We haven't even learned Chinese well. What are we doing with English that we probably won't be able to use in this life? Look at how many English training schools there are now. After the fourth level is linked to the graduation certificate, The fees of those schools have become higher. Do the so-called foreign teachers hired by the school have the qualifications to be teachers? Have they learned how to teach? Do they have teacher ethics?"

"So I think it is ridiculous that many elementary schools and even kindergartens start to learn English. Even in our middle schools, English is the same as Chinese and mathematics, and the proportion of scores is too high. Do you think English is equal to our own mother tongue? No, is this really okay?"

Principal Li lowered his head, lost in thought. It seems that what Feng Yu said has some truth. There are also some domestic scholars who say that English should not be taken too seriously, but their explanations are not the same as Feng Yu's.

It seems that this issue needs to be carefully considered. It should be discussed at the next educational work meeting. Parents pay more attention to their children's English scores. This is really outrageous!

Perhaps English should be regarded as an ordinary subject, just like other foreign languages.

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