I visited an English class today. One of my freshman groups was hard at work in a new language lab. The instructor employs a Finnish software system, playing words and an essay to her class The students have headphones and monitors but no keyboards—no messing around. A student read a joke, the one about the woman who hurts wherever she touches (I've heard it as a blonde story) and three classmates simultaneously recorded their Chinese translations in booths located in the rear. These were played back for review. The students were rewarded with another installment of a film they had selected which they watched intently on their monitors. Look below right—can you tell what it is?
I met a few of the kids after class and took them to lunch. How many hours they take. They are in class about six hours a day, six days a week. Yet they are cheerful and friendly and enthusiastic. Any instructor has to love their indomitable work ethic. I begin to wonder whether fast food-fed Americans will long keep China in check.
The film is:
The Godfather
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