By Huang Minting

On April 6th , the English corner was held in library lobby as usual. Mr. Robert Mateja, Ms. Rebecca Reel, Mr. Byron Sherman, Dr. Troy Maurice Smith, Ms. Bronagh Mary Monney and Ms. Linda J. Visner attended the English corner. Surprisingly, it was even before 6p.m. when students began their lively discussion with foreign teachers.

Linda presented a profound topic which was about Sino-American differences in educational systems . Before discussion, Linda and students admitted that both of these systems had some benefits, especially the Chinese educational system, which had enabled most Chinese to receive school education in the past few decades. However, it was difficult for Chinese students to think independently under that system, because it was not the best system in stimulating students’ interest in learning as well as potential.

Each teacher shared interesting topics with students. Not only did they talk about educational systems in China and America, some of them also introduced their travelling experiences and discussed the differences of various countries and people.

Through discussing these topics, students realized the significance of looking at issues dialectically.