On Mute English

As for our generation, Mute English is a very common phenomenon. Many of us have learned English for many years, but we still can’t communicate in English. We can read and write English, but whenever it comes to speaking English, we become tongue-tied. There are many reasons contributing to this result.

First of all, it’s because we’ve learned English in the completely wrong order. Listening—Speaking---Reading---Writing---Translation, that’s the right sequence for English learning. However, cheap oakley sunglasses, for our generation we get it all wrong. I still remember the first English sentence I learned in School and how we learned it: This is a pen. In the class, we read mechanically after the teacher: “This is a pen.” again and again. That’s the way we remembered all the English words. One time English, one time Chinese. So, we are forced to learn Translation first! But it’s all wrong. For newbies, it’s also a mission impossible. Translation must be based on a fully understanding of two different languages and cultures. It’s not as simple as a Chinese A being equal to English B. Old habits die hard. Once this kind of mindset has created, it’s just difficult to break. When we try to speak in English, our brain starts to function in this way:  First, cheap mlb jerseys, think what we would say in Chinese. Second, translate it from Chinese to English. Third, speak it out.  However oral English is very short time task. It requires quick immediate response and allows us no time for such a long process. And even we could get it out in short times, it doesn’t sound right. That’s where Chinglish comes for.

Second, learning materials are also not right or at least not proper. Most articles in our textbook are paper English. And back that time, cheap nba jerseys, there is no internet. We have limit access to English films, English songs, or English novels. It’s almost impossible for us to immerge in an English environment. Also we don’t have much opportunity to communicate in English. Luckily for our kids, things have changed much better now. Their textbooks are interesting with colorful pictures and interesting stories. Chinese characters are almost nowhere to be seen. In this way, cheap nhl jerseys they might be able to connect English phrase or words with images instead of Chinese words.