̿ḳന〯 • EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW 澳大ᑓゆ • 2019 UMAGAZINE 20 55 м̏ ᕐ㉼&.*ಾˍ㈭Сㅂ英ゆ䢬ॺ㐛 ಾ⠗˕䢬ή⌒ЙՇ⡃ⅰಾ⠗ྲ ᭶㉘䢿㡡ᐑእゐ䢺Ǘ㐛⌒ᒴˍ大ቒᆨǎ ᇮ˗ ܒ ␗ༀⅰಾՍչˍᷱ 䢬മຨ㢺͞ ܒ ˍᐑᖍᐑಾ䢬㣍⾾㤇ㅊ㐜䢬ᕔ ঁ् ᖍᑝᐑǎǘ ゔਓ˔䢬㡡ᐑእ ו ֯ ♲䢬♲ՅᣵΦಾ ⅰ英ゆ␗ༀ܋ᕔۜ 䢬˧大؛㸇ّ 英 ゆ平㍦χⅰಾ໓ أ 能؛㍦ⅰ䢬ྷ ⡈ಾྲ ᕅ૦ǎଡຯ ܗ ಾ̷֯ ଡॺᢒ ᘽ大ಾㅂᕈⅰᐃ̠ 䢬Ǘॺᗬ̬ ಾ⏲˔䢬 ᆒⅰ成✻ᕰύႰ䢬⡈ᆒⅰ ܒ ಾ㧔ॺ 㐪Ջᑻ໓ᆒ⼻⠗䢬ˍ㈭㞺研ゔ㧋䢬㐛ឺ 大೮ۣ ⡈ഭ≷ㄤᕔᕅ㐓࿌ⅰύ⿼ǎᆒ̏ ᕋອ㦵ۙ ໓Ր͒ ܒ ಾ⼻⠗ǎᣵˍΦಾ ܋ᕔᆳ㟊䢬ˍ ͞۽ ᕔᆳㆱἄǎǘ യ⩹語ⅲᕖᡪ ᴮグॺ˞₅ ߂ ˍ個䢬英ᐵΘ̃ 㓃᭪ 㐫中䢬ാՐᒴ澳ঁ چ ǎ̿ мॺ⍹̳ ః㭓-ineǍ8IBUT"ppǍ࿅Н㓃 ᕔǗᇃ英ᐵǘⅰ⠗ᄋ䢬 ߂ ဌᐵᧈᕰ࿘ 全ᢩ ⌒䢬㐛ൄ 㡡ᐑእᆳ〓䢬̿ мॺべ ≷˔ຂྲ Ǘᇃ英ᐵǘᒴᣵᑻᄋϟ䢬ᒴ ᬥ㐜ⅰˍ㟑ᇤ能䢬ᴿ⡈⾾㑅⦮㪮㍵ൄ ᶔ ⅰ₅䢬ൄ ⿍̃ ഭ英ゆⅰ᎙ᕔᡨᕔ૦㕳 At UM, a significant number of students come from CMI schools. They are required to take English classes with students from EMI schools. ‘A considerable challenge for us at the ELC is to address the needs of every learner,’ says Prof Chen. ‘There are pros and cons of putting mixed level students together in the same classroom. It brings particular challenges to teachers. It’s not possible to teach with the same material; we cannot adopt a onesize-fits-all approach. The instructor has to be very creative and dynamic and be able to spot what each learner needs and gives them the right material and tools at the appropriate time.’ One strategy used to optimise mixed-level learning environments is to get students to work in groups. Prof Chen often encourages academically-strong students to help their classmates in such group work as she believes it brings benefits to both. Learning how to guide others is a great way for stronger students to deepen existing knowledge. Weaker students also benefit as they now receive both teacher and peer support. Prof Chen experienced this herself when completing her PhD at the University of Michigan. ‘I was so bad at Theoretical Syntax, but my classmates were willing to teach me and help me after class. In exchange I taught them Experimental Phonetics, which I was good at; the result was that we all excelled in both subjects. When teaching at the ELC I explain to my students that they are unique, have different learning styles, and skills that could benefit the group.’ Be an ‘Owner’ of English English is a global language and a ‘lingua franca’ among non-native English speakers. It is inevitable that people use English no matter where they are, especially in HK and Macao, and even in cyber social spaces (such as Line, WhatsApp and WeChat). Although most people do not view English as their own language, it is nonetheless part of their linguistic repertoire, notes Prof Chen. We asked Prof Chen how to reach a proficient level of English, and she answered that ‘it depends on how much you want to take ownership of English. There are people who think English is not our language. They think that as a Chinese, using Chinese is enough, but it is better to be open-minded in this globalised world. I really hope that the new generation will embrace a multilingual identity. I consider myself multilingual and am grateful that I am 㡡ᩂᐑእᕋᑜ⟜२ᢒᘽ大ಾͭ ᐑ Prof Katherine Chen at the University of Michigan
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