English in China

For the lesson today we will continuing this subject and introducing a few others.

Watch this video and then answer the questions that follow and we will have a discussion around it.

1. What is an obsession?

2. What is a mania?

3. Are they any different?

4. Does the speaker display any bias towards any obsessions or manias?

5. What is your overall impression of the video?

6. What do we learn about education systems in China?

7. From the presentation is there any evidence that education systems in America or England are different to those in China?

8. Is there an agenda that the speaker is pushing? If so, what?

9. What are the reasons the speaker gives for the Chinese learning English?

10. Do you think there are other reasons for why the Chinese are learning English?

11. Can you see any negatives for the world obsession with learning English?

12. What are the possible cultural impacts of the world obsession with English?

1. Define Americanisation

2. Is there a difference between Anglicisation and Americanisation?

3. What is the bias or agenda evident in this video?

4. Do you think the world obsession with English is because of Americanisation or in order to become more American?

5. There are some nuances that the maker of the video has missed, can you identify any of them?