Better English teaching methods encouraged

Wang Chuming, a research professor at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, suggested educators put more effort into improving Chinese students' English language skills.

"Schools should nurture students to flexibly apply what they've learned to different contexts," said Wang on Friday at the 2019 Global English Education China Assembly in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province.

He explained at the start of the three-day assembly that this requires students to understand the correct use of the language to express their meaning clearly in real life settings.