A recent survey shows that the children's English market is hot and there are countless types of children's English training, but parents' satisfaction with children's English training is only 10%. Why are parents dissatisfied with their children's English? What are the reasons for parents' dissatisfaction? How will the children's English training market be adjusted?
The reporter interviewed some parents who signed up for children's English training, and some parents expressed their dissatisfaction with the training.
Mr. Li's children are in the fourth grade of primary school, and they have participated in children's English training classes for half a year. Regarding the effect of the class, Miss Li complained: "I have worked hard to send my children to learn English, but after nearly half a year of class, my children have not felt any progress in English, and their test scores are still the same, so I am not very satisfied with their English training.
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Ms. Shen told reporters: "My family is a boy. I should be promoted to the third grade when I start school. I've been giving my children various English trainings since they went to primary school. But when my children came home, I asked them if they liked classes. How is the teacher teaching? My children always say that they like it. They also let me tell stories and play games in class, and I also met many children. It is of course good for children to be happy, but I let my children sign up for classes to improve their English ability, not to play. "
There are also some parents who think that children learn English mainly to cultivate interest. Mr. Song told reporters: "Such a young child learns English, of course, from cultivating interest. If children are interested, they will naturally like learning English and speaking English, so it will be much easier to study in depth. Therefore, I don't gamble on signing up children, as long as they are happy. "
● Quick success and instant benefit is the main reason for low satisfaction.
Are many informal institutions confusing the market, are various courses not in line with children's actual needs, or are there problems in children's English training and teaching? What causes parents to be dissatisfied with their children's English training?
The reporter interviewed Zhang Junjie, the marketing manager of EF Children's Zone. She told reporters: "At present, there are many kinds of children's English training institutions in the market, and the competition is very fierce. Therefore, in order to attract attention and attract students, some institutions will use a lot of exaggerated words for publicity, which greatly misled parents and caused their dissatisfaction. "
Zhang Junjie also said: "On the other hand, parents are eager for their children's success. They hope that training institutions can improve children's abilities in all aspects in a short time. However, the objective reality is that different training institutions have different emphases and characteristics, some focus on exam counseling, and some focus on oral listening and speaking. Parents should fully consider their children's characteristics, interests and goals when choosing training institutions, and choose a suitable training institution for their children.
Fan Xiaohong, general manager of Yijia Foreign Language Learning Center, said: "Parents' satisfaction is not high. Apart from the reasons of individual institutions, the reasons are more complicated, mainly whether learning is based on interest cultivation or oriented to further study. In a deeper sense, the practical problem of society is that it is very important for children to go to school. We have done research in this field, especially after grade four, children should take school-oriented English classes. "
Fan Xiaohong told reporters: "We also have a survey and found that parents are more willing to spend money on their children's physics, mathematics and other subjects, because these subjects can be effective in a short time after effective counseling, so parents are very satisfied."
Fan Xiaohong also said: "Parents are not experts in English education. The standards they refer to are based on society, but language learning must be input before output. After a certain period of time, children can understand and master it, which is ineffective in the short term. Parents often evaluate how much their children have learned, how many words they have mastered, how many sentence patterns they have mastered, and so on, shortly after their children start learning. Parents will be dissatisfied if they don't see short-term effects. "
● The supply and demand of children's English training are not "aligned"
At present, is children's English training and learning based on interest cultivation or service-oriented education? Is there a mismatch between supply and demand? Zhang Junjie told reporters: "It should be said that there is both a need to cultivate interest and a need for further education. For children aged 3-6, English learning and interest cultivation are dominant, while for children in primary schools and high schools facing the pressure of further education, the needs of parents are more complicated. On the one hand, they hope that training institutions can cultivate children's interest and improve their comprehensive ability in all aspects, on the other hand, they also hope that they will not delay their senior high school entrance examination. "
Zhang Junjie also said: "These children's English education institutions are also trying to solve such problems. For example, EF EF, which has been engaged in education for many years, has specially arranged a learning club in the after-school life club in consideration of the needs of such parents. In addition to studying happily in the classroom, there are teachers who specially arrange time to tutor those children. "
Fan Xiaohong told reporters: "Although the country advocates quality education, it is difficult to achieve it in practice. The most important thing is to have the orientation of further studies. Some schools have very high requirements for English for further studies. It can be said that it is possible to adhere to the quality training of English before the age of ten. "
The reporter also learned that there are many teaching methods for children's English at present, and there are some problems in the training content itself, which is also the reason for the low satisfaction. Fan Xiaohong said: "At present, there are many teaching methods for children's English, all of which are very good. Everyone knows the concept of teaching method, but it cannot be realized in practice. " "The role of teachers is also very important." She told reporters: "Because teaching English should cultivate children's interest, we require teachers to have good pronunciation, so that children can have very standard pronunciation as soon as they come into contact. Teachers must reach a certain level of education, and it is very important to communicate with children in English after class. " She also pointed out: "In addition, there are different teaching methods, and it is also important to understand children's psychology. Some institutions invite English teachers from kindergartens. Although I can teach, my English level is not enough. Others are taught by English majors. Although their English level is good, they can't teach. "
How to ensure the quality and taste of children's English development in the future?
Then, in the face of parents' higher and higher requirements for learning quality and richer tastes, what is the future development direction of children's English learning? How do educational institutions ensure teaching quality? How to improve satisfaction? Fan Xiaohong told reporters: "Nowadays, people pay more and more attention to children's English learning, but sometimes the reality does not allow it. For example, for the problem that children have to attend classes several times a week, because language learning needs to be repeated and reproduced, it is good to attend classes twice a week, but once on weekends, once at ordinary times, parents pick them up, and once a week, children forget what they have learned and have classes twice on weekends.
She told reporters: "The direction of children's English training is affirmative, and more and more children will join this kind of learning. It is impossible for every child to study and practice well in a large class at school, and children's study will be limited to some extent. When parents choose to tutor their children, English has always been a very important choice. " She also said: "I think the problems mentioned just now will be improved in the teaching process. Of course, whether there are excellent teachers, whether there is an excellent teaching system, whether the selection of textbooks is correct, whether the teachers who choose the right textbooks can teach, and so on. They are all very important factors to ensure the quality of children's English teaching. "
Zhang Junjie told reporters: "For example, in EF English Youth School, we advocate the concept of' English changes children's future', so we not only teach children English, but also pay attention to other factors that children need in the process of growing up, such as self-confidence, communication skills, social skills and leadership skills. Therefore, our teaching system, service system and hardware environment all follow this concept. We hope to provide parents with a quality educational product and give their children a happy place to study. "
Source; Online+personal finishing