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This movie is about Intellectual property Protection. What did you learn from this movie? STUDENTS’ LACK OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AWARENESS Martin Wolff Sun Yat-sen University INTRODUCTION Intellectual Property Protection remains a hot topic in China. The west applies constant pressure on China for more enforcement and China responds with increased enrollment in [...] The Hollywood movie “The Terminal” is an interesting story that unintentionally demonstrates the principles of 2nd language acquisition. When surrounded with an English environment, you absorb the language from your environment. You listen to more English, read more English, write more English and speak more English. Chinese students studying English in China are surrounded with [...] THREE SUGGESTIONS FOR REAL EFL REFORM Chinese students study English for up to 16 years and they know more about English than most native speakers. They have learned English for test taking purposes. But they are, for the most part, functionally illiterate, unable to produce comprehensible oral or written English. This should be recognized for [...] When I first received my class schedule I thought it strange that oral English was scheduled in such a place. I had never had a class in this building. As I approached the classroom I observed a large red and yellow banner that said “Welcome to Chingland – Chinglish Spoken Here” What did this mean? [...] Teach With Movies China uses movies to teach English. Well, almost. Universities throughout China use movie clips shown in the classroom during class time. The short clips are repeated over and over again, ad nauseum, until the students have memorized certain chunks of language. Yes, movie clips are used for language learning cum memorization. Students [...] A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash’s life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins. What did the man in black teach you? Maybe it is time to seriously think about retiring. For the past 9 years I have tried my best to not only assist my students in improving their English, I have attempted to lead university administrators toward creating an English speaking environment. No matter what I do, they just refuse to get it. No matter [...] Western conflicts with Muslim culture. An American woman, trapped in Islamic Iran by her brutish husband, must find a way to escape with her daughter as well. What did you learn from this cross-cultural story? November 3, 2010 UPDATE: WANTED: Retired Foreign Teachers Age 60 – 65 for September 2011 (Apply now) Zhejiang SciTech University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China International Office: Fanny ZSTU <fanny.gf@163.com> June 26, 2010 There is great confusion amongst foreigners about the Chinese age limitation of 60 for foreign teachers to receive a Foreign Expert Certificate (FEC), a [...] |
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