His father created a "simulated language environment", and his children learned the first four volumes of New Concept English without memorizing words, grammar and sentences.

A child of 10 years old never recited words, but wrote several thick English diaries; Never recite sentences, but you can communicate easily when you meet foreigners; I haven't studied English grammar, but I have finished reading the first four volumes of New Concept English (equivalent to college English level).

He is Xin Xing, a fourth-grade student at Wenhua Road Primary School in Zhengzhou. "China people speak Chinese without memorizing words and sentences? Let him learn a foreign language in a simulated environment. " This is the experience summarized by Father Sinley.

[event]

Ten-year-old children's English surprises foreign teachers

When I first met Xin Xing, he was wandering around the English corner of Zijingshan Park, and his blue yo-yo bounced up and down repeatedly.

"It is better to listen to tapes at home and imitate the correct pronunciation than to practice oral English with people with incorrect pronunciation." He and his father have always clearly remembered the advice of their friend Wan Bing (who was also an interpreter when Clinton visited Shaolin Temple). After repeatedly searching for the right person to talk to, Xin Lei decided to let Xin Xing recite an article first.

Xin Xing said, "I will recite loneliness." This is an article that he won a prize in a competition in Beijing.

10-year-old Xin Xing talks about "loneliness" in pure American English. As the content of the article changed, even his gestures changed, and his big eyes became round.

"When did you come back from America?" Mr Jones, an American teacher who once taught at Sias International College of Zhengzhou University, immediately responded that the child stayed in the United States after the first conversation with Xin Xing. After getting a negative answer, he immediately asked Xin Xing, "When did your parents come back from the United States?" "No, none of them have been there."

Now, walkers as young as 10 have all learned the first four volumes of New Concept English. As long as ordinary people have learned the first three volumes of new concept English, there is basically no problem in taking CET-6. When they are free, they will watch the English version of Exploration and Discovery. Another part of my energy has been devoted to learning Japanese.

[method]

Start by watching English cartoons.

At noon on April 10 12: 05, Xin just got home. I stood at the door with my head tilted for a long time, but I was afraid to come in. I looked at my mother and blinked.

"I'm not used to reciting English without sound." After being pushed into the house by his mother, he stood in front of the computer in the living room, and Xin Xing scratched his head. Since he was five years old and nine months old, he has been used to English recitation that will keep ringing at home.

Xin Xing still remembers that his first English class began with watching the cartoon Little Red Riding Hood or Little Red Riding Hood.

Xin Lei said to his son, "You don't have to deliberately understand the meaning of every sentence, just read it out loud and get familiar with it." In a week, Xin Xing learned three sentences.

At dad's insistence, his family spends more than three hours playing this cartoon every day. No matter whether the walker is eating or playing games, the sound never stops. A month and a half later, Xin Xing fully understood and understood the cartoon, and was able to recite it vividly from beginning to end. "When he recites the article, he can even imitate the sound of characters drinking water."

[Purpose]

Creating "Analog Language Environment"

Starting with Little Red Riding Hood, Xin Lei used the same method, and it took Xin Xing a year to memorize the complete set of ten cartoons in Hong En Wonderland English.

Why not choose traditional teaching methods, be willing to take risks and find another way? Xin Lei, a businessman, said that he has been trying to create a "simulated language environment" for him, so that he can learn available languages in this environment, rather than just the language of the exam.

Inspired by cartoons, Xin Lei established his own educational philosophy. From "Hong En" to "New Concept", every article has been listened to and read by novices for at least a thousand times. Xin Lei summed up the learning method for his son: "Three No Two Environments". "Three noes" means not memorizing words, sentences and thinking. One of the "two environments" is the environment outside the brain, which should always stimulate learners' language, just like in foreign countries; The other is the internal environment of the brain, which makes the learner's brain as simple as a baby.

All this runs counter to the existing educational model. "When our children, including those in Britain and America, learn their mother tongue, they learn to speak first, not write." Creating conditions for him in this language environment is the core of Xin Lei's education.

[principle]

"The interests of children should be protected"

XinXingZhe is just a child. He is too interested in the games and toys around him. How to choose between study and play? Sinray has a principle. He said that learning should be a very happy thing and the interests of learners should be fully protected.

In his new home, his toy cabinet echoes the computer at a distance. Most of the time, he just sits on the floor under the computer, playing the trump card wholeheartedly, or playing flying chess with his friends, and casually letting the voice in the computer ring repeatedly. "If children can't study wholeheartedly, why not let them try to study wholeheartedly?" This is a concrete exposition made by Xin Lei to protect his own interests.

Just like eating, don't force him to eat if he is not hungry. When he is hungry and asks you for food, he can eat a lot.

"I was particularly worried that his teaching methods could not adapt to the current education model. After all, children still have to take various exams. " Facing her husband's teaching methods, Zhang Xiuying is full of worries.

This is also an exam that completely relaxes Zhang Xiuying. Xin Xing was in the third grade of primary school, and the school began to offer English classes. Xin Xing's score is "every exam is 100".

[promotion]

Small-scale experiments will be praised.

"You must try to rule out two possibilities to prove that your method is a practical and effective learning method." Since they met Mr Jones in the street, the two families have become good friends. At that time, Mr Jones's wife was preparing her doctoral thesis "How to make Asians learn English well" in Sias, and she was very interested in Xin Xing's learning experience.

Their advice to Xin Lei is to find 5~ 10 children and educate them in the same way. Only in this way can we rule out two possibilities, that is, Xin Xing is a language genius, or their father-son relationship has promoted Xin Xing's study.

At this time, many friends asked Xin Lei to help educate their children, and Xin Lei left six children. After half a year, some people insisted and some people chose to give up. "Overall, the effect is good." Xin Lei concluded.

Xin Lei is even more proud of a child, Wang Liang (a pseudonym). When he first studied with Xin Lei, Wang Liang attended another English training class in New Oriental Training School. A few months later, Wang Liang's mother quit the training class in New Oriental and left Wang Liang to concentrate on studying with Xin Lei.

"His teaching method is very unique. At first, I just let my children try with a grain of salt. Later, I found that the effect was really good. " Wang Liang's mother, Ms. Chen, said with a smile that she had been brainwashed, and she would let her children learn English in the same way.

"This is undoubtedly a great encouragement to me." Xin Lei said.

[evaluation]

"Better than other existing methods"

Since it is effective, it challenges whether the learning methods of the traditional English education system can be popularized on a large scale. Xin Lei said that it's not that he hasn't considered it, and it's a bit difficult. Xin Lei believes that the root cause of the difficulty is that the traditional education system is deeply rooted in many people's minds, and it is too difficult to brainwash everyone.

"My method needs the absolute cooperation of my parents, otherwise everything will be in vain." Xin Lei said, "Don't say that my parents do the class ferry like me, at least insist on creating an atmosphere for him every day. Many parents can't do this. "

"This method is not necessarily right, but at least it is better than other existing methods." Miss Wan Bing, who studied in Britain for several years and worked as a simultaneous interpreter during Clinton's visit to Shaolin Temple, praised this method. She and the new walker have always been friends. When they have nothing to do, they all send emails. When they are free, they also chat in the foreign language corner.

[suggestion]

"You can try to promote it among adults."

"I once showed the letter he wrote to me to several colleagues studying abroad. They never believed that this was written by a child of 10. " Wan Bing said that after returning to China, in order to prevent herself from forgetting English, she used a method similar to Xin Xing's: the first thing when she entered the office every day was to open the English bandu or songs in the computer. "As the bell rings, it will not affect her work, but it can effectively maintain her English level."

"In fact, we usually advise parents to listen to Bandu's original tapes for their children. However, Xin Lei's method is more radical. " Feng Na Tan Cheng, an outstanding teacher in the Foreign Language Children's Enlightenment Education Center of the United University, has worked in many English training institutions. Their educational methods focus more on memorizing words and learning grammar, and rarely have such effects.

She also thinks that it is difficult to popularize this method on a large scale. Because after all, the current education is still exam-oriented education, and few people dare to experiment with the future. However, they can try to promote it among adults.