Since 1983, English has been listed as a college entrance examination subject, which has attracted more and more attention. Now English training classes are getting younger and younger, and many children are sent to English training institutions at the age of three or four. Is this really a good way to learn?

With the development of the Internet, various online English training institutions emerge one after another, each with its own learning methods, which seem to be extremely effective and not suitable for all English learners.

For the highly respected English training, the development of Chinese studies is relatively weak, and more parents may think that it is good to master the mother tongue and there is no need to work hard too early.

Professor Zheng Qiang, a famous doctoral supervisor of Zhejiang University, once pointed out that not knowing English does not mean being illiterate, and China people should pay attention to their own culture.

Yes, China culture lasted for five thousand years, leaving many classic cultural heritages, which are the spiritual wealth left by our ancestors. We should pay more attention to them.

Problems in Education in China

Brain drain is a very important issue. Returned overseas students have played an important role in the research and development of major national projects.

On the list of winners of some international awards, there are very few people in China, and many of them have won international awards as "Chinese Americans". They either went abroad for a long time or grew up abroad.

This phenomenon makes many people puzzled, but they are helpless. Just imagine, if the domestic environment can retain these talents, the development speed of China will increase even faster. Why is the brain drain so serious? Professor Zheng Qiang believes that this is due to the lack of confidence in China culture.

In school education, children pay too much attention to other languages, thus ignoring their own mother tongue learning. Especially in English learning, in primary and secondary schools, English education is a very important part, and the energy invested by parents, schools and students themselves can be imagined.

Now many kindergartens also offer English courses. China people spend most of their time studying English, but pay much less attention to Chinese.

As an international language, English is used more and more at home and abroad, which is an inevitable change in the international situation. However, we can't ignore the study of mother tongue and the splendid history of Chinese civilization.

Of course, English globalization also has great benefits. After improving English, you can learn more about the cultures of advanced countries, learn their skills and learn from each other's strengths. However, it is also very important for the study of mother tongue culture.

Return to mother tongue culture

Professor Zheng Qiang's concern is also the concern of many China scholars. For many people, not knowing English doesn't mean they are illiterate. There are also many people who don't need English in their work and life. They have made great contributions to the development of the motherland.

As a foreign language, English is difficult for many children to learn, but English is a compulsory subject in the college entrance examination. There is no shortcut for children to learn, and most of their time is wasted on rote memorization.

Not only English, but also many children tend to memorize other subjects, which will only stifle their creativity.

And everyone knows how important creativity is. No matter what industry, creative people are always more likely to succeed.

In the exam-oriented education, in order to get into a good university, we have to cross the wooden bridge of the college entrance examination, and even some people have experienced a watershed in their lives during the senior high school entrance examination, which is of course related to their academic performance.

In fact, English and our mother tongue Chinese belong to different ways of thinking. If we learn any language by rote, we will soon forget it. Maybe we passed the exam of exam-oriented education, so we can't use it in our future work and life, or forget it.

Mother tongue is different, even if forgotten, those deep-rooted cultural qualities are still buried in everyone's bones.

Of course, it is very unwise to "flatter yourself with poetry books" and "there is a golden room in books" China's culture is extensive and profound, and it pursues other languages blindly, ignoring the mother tongue culture.

Mother tongue culture is enough to make us proud.

Brain drain, learning useless, how to break this situation? Professor Zheng Qiang believes that we should not attach too much importance to English, but should pay more attention to our mother tongue culture.

Today, our motherland is prosperous and peaceful. Many foreigners are attracted by China culture and come to China from all over the world to promote China culture.

As one of the four ancient civilizations, China is rich in culture and Zhong Ling, with outstanding people. Our mother tongue culture is enough to make us proud. China is becoming more and more powerful and has a certain voice in the international community.

Today, with Confucius Institutes all over the world, we don't need to go further and study foreign cultures.

Blindly learning foreign culture is attracted by foreign countries, but China's splendid civilization history is ignored. Nowadays, China's ancient culture has an increasing influence on the world. As sons and daughters of China, when the whole world is learning Chinese, we should pay more attention to our own culture.

Of course, this does not mean that speaking English is not important. English, as an international language, is the guarantee to simplify cultural exchanges.

Professor Zheng Qiang means that we spend too much time and energy learning other languages and cultures, thus ignoring the China civilization handed down from generation to generation by our ancestors, which many people don't want to see.

It is imperative to cultivate talents in Socialism with Chinese characteristics and learn the essence of its own culture. Professor Zheng Qiang believes that being unable to speak English does not mean being illiterate, and China people should pay more attention to the study of their own culture, which is actually quite reasonable.

Attaching importance to mother tongue culture does not mean giving up foreign language learning directly. In the collision of cultures of different countries, China culture should also have a place, and cultural exchanges should seek common ground while reserving differences.

China is a country of etiquette, and the word "Li" has been popular all over the world, running through China culture for thousands of years, and now it has more and more influence on the world.

With the development of international integration and globalization, China is playing an important role in the world. As our mother tongue culture, China literature should be paid enough attention to by children in China.

Professor Zheng Qiang pointed out that not being able to speak English does not mean being illiterate, but it is most important to pay attention to the study of one's own culture, which points out the direction for modern teenagers. While finishing their studies, they should pay more attention to Chinese studies, which is the learning thinking that China people should cultivate.

For English learning, the most important thing is to cultivate the way of thinking in English learning, rather than rote learning, which has delayed too much time and the effect is not satisfactory. Only by thinking correctly can foreign language learning get twice the result with half the effort.