加拿大PCS校长至与会者的一封信

Last night’s meeting with parents and children at the AOSA office was truly inspiring. I had so much fun meeting people and talking about something we had in common; children and English language learning. Together we discussed the building blocks of language acquisition: speaking, listening comprehension and reading comprehension. Many of the children who were present are already involved in the UP Book Club and it was obvious to see how reading English books has helped them increase their vocabulary and improve their grammar. Some of the children presented reviews of the books they had read and you could  see that they really enjoyed the experience (once they were done, they could stop being nervous and relax)!  The parents also had the opportunity to ask questions about study abroad and I was glad that I could give helpful answers. I spent a large part of my evening interviewing some of the children. Aged 8 - 14, I was so impressed with many of the students’ proficiency levels. In some cases, I could have a conversation with them almost as if they were a student at my school. A few of the students were older and wanted to study abroad very soon. Some of the younger students didn’t want to leave their families yet, preferring to wait till they were older. Either way, it seemed like many of these boys and girls had studying abroad in their future and this is very exciting. I’m so thankful for AOSA and all of their hard work to make these kinds of opportunities available to Chinese young people. What a great vision to the future.