English Learners--自己写的关于几种不同的英语学习者的文章

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English Learners

Since 1978 China opened its door to the outside world, many transnational enterprises have entered China while more and more Chinese local cooperates try to introduce themselves to the world and make their own benefit in the international market. That can explain why English, as the most popular international communication language, play a increasingly important role in Chinese people’s life. It is estimated that there are 300 million people or so learning English now, including professional and amateur, accounted for one quarter of the total population. Naturally, these English learners, so to speak, can be divided into three groups according to their differentiated purposes, learning skills and

To begin with, the first group of English learners study the language with varied aims. Firstly, some of them learn it for preparing passing such exams as TOFEL, GRE and IELTS etc. so as to go abroad for further study. Anther kind of people in this group think that good English skills can help them stand out among other job-seekers and then win the position they want or even obtain a better one in today’s job market which is full of intensive competition. Eventually, there are also people who study the language just because the entrance examination they want to pass including English test. If they want to be enrolled by a higher education institution they have to not only pass their own majoring courses but the English test. Finally, there are small amount people who study on the account of their own interest.

Then, the second one is different in their ways of learning English. Namely, some of them find they learn the language best by reading English materials comprehensively and intensively while others may feel that only speaking the language out loudly and crazily can they remember the vocabulary and sentences. Writing, as a good practicing and testing way of English, are also fond by lots of people who have a good habit of writing diary or notes in English and at the same time, their English ability is increasing dramatically. Unfortunately, a large number of English learners abandon all the methods mentioned above and use reciting as their only way of learning. By doing this, they give up all the interests and joys of learning and English studying may seem miserable for them. Consequently, a good learner would combine all these ways of English study and improve his English much faster and happier.

Finally, there are only two kinds of people in this group. One is self-taught learners and the other is learners with an English teacher. The self-taught ones are often the ones who have already left school and probably have their own job. With the hope of charging and enriching themselves, they learn the foreign language in their spare time. According to statistics, the number of in-school English learner, including students in primary and secondary school, high middle school, college and university, have surpassed 100 million.

As China continued with its open policy, there will be more and more people joining in the English learning. Surprisingly, an expert predicts that, in the not-so-far future, the number of English learners in our country may exceed that of native English speakers. No matter what kind of learner they are, the most important thing is benefit and make fun from the learning.