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<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reader">reader</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="qualified">qualified</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="Teacher">Teacher</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> "<span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="internet">internet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>" <span word="was">was</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="not">not</span> "<span word="what">what</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="should">should</span> / <span word="could">could</span>" <span word="be">be</span> <span word="done">done</span>?</p><p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="true">true</span>. <span word="Real">Real</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="mixing">mixing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="between">between</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="intermediate">intermediate</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="level">level</span> – <span word="enabling">enabling</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> – <span word="so">so</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="key">key</span>?</p><p><span word="Is">Is</span> "<span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="internet">internet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>?"</p><p><span word="Personally">Personally</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>'<span word="t">t</span>. <span word="Ideally">Ideally</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="comprehensive">comprehensive</span> <span word="exposure">exposure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reading">reading</span>, <span word="writing">writing</span>, <span word="listening">listening</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="occurs">occurs</span>. <span word="Within">Within</span> <span word="this">this</span> '<span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="internet">internet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="tv">tv</span>' <span word="can">can</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="bases">bases</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="proactive">proactive</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="passive">passive</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="technologies">technologies</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Skype">Skype</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="chatting">chatting</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="QQ">QQ</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="enable">enable</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="learners">learners</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="popularity">popularity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Language">Language</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="exchanges">exchanges</span> <span word="online">online</span>. <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="chatting">chatting</span> <span word="away">away</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="for">for</span> 30 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> 30 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="good">good</span> '<span word="one">one</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span>' <span word="conversation">conversation</span> <span word="practice">practice</span>.</p>
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