| What an amazing blog it is! It is the first time that I have visited a blog. Actually, I just tried to find some information about my hometown Shanghai, then opened this website curiously.I really like this wonderful blog!
Regarding English, my viewpoint is that it is quite helpful if you have an Englishing speaking environment like mine! I have been working in United Arab Emirates for almost 2 years. My daily language is only English. This situation forces me to speak, write & think in English every minute (even in dream)! My English improved a lot and I got 240 score of TOEFL (CBT) for the first time without any private class. Frankly speaking, I almost forgot English in 2003 since I worked 3 years in China without practise although I got very good score in CET-6 in 2000. Practice is more important for non-English speakers. Secondly, I find that the people working here in Dubai speak English much better than our Chinese. I mean that they are also non-English speakers especially Indian. Most of the Indian speak fluent English as long as they are educated. But they have very strong accent. In the early days I was completely lost. I was not able to understand what they were talking about because of their odd accent! It took me almost 3 months to become used to that. Now I am enjoying this multicultural life in Middle East. |
Thinking in English or Chinese