Scientific American’s academic journal cited several extensive studies in May, 2018 revealing data on learning and cognition showing that “even more important than when one learns a language is how. People who learned via immersion—living in an English-speaking country more than 90 percent of the time—were significantly more fluent than those who learned in a class.”
Thus if a student has “the choice between starting language lessons earlier or learning through immersion” – “an immersion environment has an enormous effect” in students ability to comprehend, compile and mentally sort data. A huge difference can be seen in academic performance and language fluency between students who study English within a language immersion program living in an English speaking country, than those living at home in China (for example) where students can comfortably revert back to speaking Mandarin among their native born peers.
As an international educator and English teacher to Asian students, learning English as their second language; I see the value in English immersion programs. Most Asian nations I have traveled to and worked within seem to prefer the American educational system and curriculum. This is because most Asian students want to study at American universities following their graduation from high school.
Language immersion programs provide Asian students with a rich linguistic and cultural experience to daily come in contact with subtle nuances and interactions which otherwise students would not have when learning English in China. The American immersion programs I work with are exceptional, unique, personalized to serve students, assist and equip them linguistically, academically and professionally to be their best. Write me (RevivingNations@yahoo.com) to obtain information on language immersion programs and American immersion programs to serve your son, daughter or students at your school desirous of mastering the English language.
One of the challenges at international schools in China and throughout Asia is the presence of Chinese (or Asian) speakers who socially engage one another in their native tongue. This makes it more difficult for English language learners to be immersed in the English language, because socially they are continually reverting back to Chinese (or whatever dialect they have spoken from birth in their respective Asian nation). As a result, less English language learning occurs compared to the linguistic gains that could be made were the Chinese (or Asian) student living in the United States, where he or she would be socially forced to speak English among other native English speakers on campus.
For this reason many savvy Chinese and Asian students eager to quickly learn English (and all the cultural nuances and idioms that go along with it) are now opting to live at a boarding school in the United States to attend and participate within an English immersion program.
American English immersion schools are culturally sensitive and empathetic to Chinese (Asian and foreign) learners of English. Yet they maintain high expectations and do not lower their standards, nor allow English language learners to revert back to their native tongue when learning English.
Moreover because the bulk of the students are already native born English speakers, Chinese (Asian) students are forced to acclimate, familiarize themselves with English, and learn to speak English both for survival and to cultivate meaningful social relationships with their peers, classmates, teachers and people in the community.
Any Chinese parents (Asian or foreign parents) desirous of being put in contact with American boarding schools or American English immersion programs can contact me by email (RevivingNations@yahoo.com), as I am happy to help advise you at no charge.
I provide free counseling to parents and students to assist them in choosing boarding schools, American English immersion programs, and English immersion schools worldwide.
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