Peter Lai (賴世雄) Talks on English Teaching in Taiwan--3

In Part 3 of the interview, Mr. Lai talk more about Taiwan students vs. Chinese students. Besides, the issues of internationalization and English learning environment in Taiwan are discussed. A few useful tips were given in this part; namely, 1) Do not feel shy when it comes to speaking English. 2) Learn to talk to yourself and speak aloud. For example, while waiting for the bus, you can translate what people around you are saying and describe what you see, regardless of grammar. The latter is the strategy used by a former student of mine Cloe (戴文淇), who has a really good command of English.

Listening to Mr. Lai's fluent English, you won't believe he got a very poor grade on the college entrance exam. If my memory serves me right, he scored 17 point something.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xp6T88_wtm8&feature=relmfu