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Is it necessary to raise the bar for foreign English teachers?

(chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2016-07-15 14:25

cwdy (China)

The most urgent need for teaching of English language in China is not to raise the standard for foreign teachers, but the standard of our Chinese ones, the recruitment of English teachers among Chinese home-educated students is a complete failure, I haven't met a single qualified home-educated English teacher during my life. And as for me, a self-educated one, who I believe is ten levels above those in teaching, couldn't get a teaching job.

Is it necessary to raise the bar for foreign English teachers?

Foreign teacher dances with students, at the 2nd international English summer camp hosted in Xiuwen international academy, during July 11-24, 2013, at the city of Zibo, Shandong province.

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