What Chinese students teach us
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By James Jenkin
As I mentioned in my previous post, there’s little evidence for the widespread view that Chinese students don’t like speaking in class. In fact, a number of large-scale studies (e.g., Littlewood, 2001, 2010; Kim, 2006) show students from the PRC question...
Are Chinese students different?
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By James Jenkin
We’ve heard the stereotype: Chinese students don’t like speaking in class, expressing opinions, or playing games.
Is it true?
THE TRADITIONAL VIEW
In fact, for decades this view of Chinese learners was received opinion in the literature.
Chinese students were...