By Shunxin Chen,Yuye Ruan

The English Corner has been held for the 8th continuous week. At around 6:00p.m. Mr. Christopher Robin Dockstader, Mr. Tony Whitlock, Mr. Daniel Riddiford, Mr. Brett Michael Gearing, Mr. Robert Kerry Mateja and Mr. Michael James Fisher came to the library to join the long-awaiting students who immediately surrounded them.

On the arrival of Halloween, Mr. Robert Kerry Matejadressed himselfin a wizard costume,whichcaught the attention of many students . Hesaidthat hiscostumewas common in the United States during the Halloween season,however, in China, it was very strange. A student next to the him thus associated this phenomenon withthe Spring Festival period: people in northern China would eat dumplings, while hot pot would be served in the Southern part of China. The conversation with Mr. Robert Kerry Mateja revealed the collision of different cultures.

Mr. Brett Michael Gearing talked about in-class learning. When a student expressed a bold idea that the experience of attending foreign teachers’ classeswas like listening to boring lectures,Mr. Brett Michael Gearing brilliantly pointed out that if students actively answered questions put forward by foreign teachers,the whole classwould be like a conversation; On the contrary, if students only listened to foreign teachers silentlywithout any feedback, this class could only be a lecture. Other students noddedwith recognition. Thus, the teaching processwas another reflection ofcultural collision, andthe effect depended onstudents’ attitude.

Elsewhere, Mr.Christopher Robin Dockstader, Mr.David Tony Whitlock, Mr.David Daniel Riddiford, and Mr.Michael James Fisher chatted with their surrounding students in full swing.

After a long while, foreign teachers and students left the English Corner with smiles on their faces.