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? Why do so many people do it, and what do they hope to achieve? Second, the problems facing English learners after graduation will be examined. Third, some suggestions on how to avoid these problems and exploit them creatively will be listed. Fourth, solutions on how to learn English will be presented. Fifth, ideas on how to make these solutions happen will be discussed. Sixth, some other ideas for consideration will be added. Once again, that plaint es to mind―I had no foreign friend to practice my English with.‖ Well, it is time for that plaint to vanish of the face of the Chinese landscape! This text is dedicated to all those who will learn English after graduation, in a place where there is no lao wai and who want to learn English on the go, on their own. Take it! You have nothing to lose but your plaints. II. Philosophical Roots of Learning English. . Enough rhetoric. Let‘s discuss some of the thinking and assumptions that underlie the act of learning English in China. Where does it all e from? What drives so many people to study English? Books drive education, but various underlying philosophies drive the books and the effort we put into learning. Consider this too: China is awash with books, language schools, films and other materials for learning English, but many people give up their language studies after graduation. Why? In this section, we will try to determine some philosophical roots of learning English in China today. First, we will look at motivators, and second, the underlying motivators. Third (which is longer), we will discuss educational and other matters. Fourth, we will discuss attitudes of ―dependence‖ and ―independence‖ as hindrances and facilitators (respectively) in learning English. In short, your philosophy will partly determine how well you study English after your graduation, with no foreigner around you. Philosophical roots motivators. ―Push on‖ Under this form of motivation, you are essentially driven on by outside influences. More and more jobs today require a working knowledge of English, and in time, society may too, as more and more people integrate into an Englishoriented work。 a ―bandwagon effect‘‘ takes over, creating a ―e and join us!‖ effect. Finally, WTO entry and the insistent demands of globalization 6 will pressure more people to learn English. ―Pull up‖ Many people today want to improve their life, themselves, and earn more money。 a better job can mean a better life. Others desire more knowledge, especially interlocated knowledge, as well as general and technical skills. In all these and more, English can help them to sustain their ambitions. ―Get out‖ Today, nobody wants to ―fall behind‖ in society. If you look at college graduates pursuing upward mobility, you see movement from village to city, city to capital, capital to overseas. Nobody wants a ―deadend‖ job. Whether it means leaving a stagnant work unit or breaking into a vibrant new pany, English is seen as part of your ladder upwards. ―Do better‖ Today, the petition is pitiless. Most people want to be better than another person. Every pany wants to do better than their rivals. Nation now struggles with nation for prowess, even in ―peaceable‖ activities like merce. Every evening, some people look at themselves in the mirror and hope, ask themselves if they were better today than they were yesterday. English proficiency is one of many swords that people are buying and sharpening today. Philosophical roots underlying motivators. ―Between the desire/…And the d escent/ Falls the Shadow‖(). What lies under your motivation for learning something? For learning English? If you are negative and pessimistic, do you call it ―greed, fear, ambition, pride, envy, dissatisfaction‖? Or if you are positive and optimistic, do you call it ―hunger, concern, desire, selfrespect, wish to be included in life‘s blessings, desire to do better with what you have right now‖? Otherwise, why should you get up in the morning? Why struggle all day long? Why study in the evening hours? Above all, why dream at night? Why? Here is an observation. It may not be related, but I think it is. Tell me, why is there a qualitative difference in the way some students study Russian and French, as opposed to English and Japanese? Do these languages hold different attractions? Do they arouse different motivations? Do the target nations/target cultures offer different rewards? After all, one studies a language in the hope of achieving some output or reward. Philosophical rootsEducational and other matters to consider Please be patient. This section covers a wide range of educational tips, ideas, philosophyall having something to do with studying English on the go, on your own without a foreigner around you. Take what you like, and fet the rest. (a) Synthesize language and knowledge, don‘t memorize them. In China, memorized knowledge has a long tradition, and has served the country well. Most students of English here have learned a lot of material over their eight to eleven years of language study. Now, if you were to change your mindset from one of ―spitting out‖ knowledge to synthesizing, creating and recreating itjust like any infant/toddler does with their ―mother tongue‖then your output, expression and vocabulary use would expand explosively. Put another way, ten ―set phrases‖ can give you ten set phrases (memorized), or two dozen or even three dozen new phrases/sentences (when synthesized). This is why foreign toddlers may say more than many college students here they synthesize what little they have. (b) An interest in the target language is half the struggle won. If you like English and are interested in the task at hand, the journey will be much, much easier. (c) Bloom。