By Niu Meng

On the evening of June 15, Dr. Troy Maurice Smith, Ms. Bronagh Mary Monney, Mr. Robert K Mateja, Mr. Byron Sherman and David Michael Herreill attended the English corner today.

Unusually, today’s English corner started from an interview with the foreign teachers. Three students conducted the interview in order to finish their final exam. And the interview included the reasons why the foreign teachers came to China and the differences of students and teachers between eastern and western countries, as well as their perception of China’s college entrance examination. According to Troy, cheating in the USA would result in serious consequences while most Chinese students were not serious about cheating. Besides, most Chinese students usually spent lots of time in reciting. However, it was really not what the Western teachers wanted. On the contrary, what they wanted was student’s critical thinking and their process of thinking.

In Bronagh’s opinion, Chinese thought too highly about the college entrance exam, which gave students too much pressure. When asked for advice on how to overcome nervousness caused by the communication with foreigners, Bronagh and Troy agreed that students should try more and make progress every time.

The English corner ended in laughter.