A Mixed Class is Preferred

“In myclass, there are two Japanese and one American. We are getting along well andit’s fun to study together with people from different cultures.” This is how acollege student describes his class. Recently with rapid development ofeconomy, China is embracing more foreign students who are eager to learnChinese and know about Chinese culture. In my opinion, a mixed class is morepreferable to an exclusive one in terms of benefits of both foreign and Chinesestudents.

“我們班有兩個(gè)日本人，一個(gè)美國(guó)人，我們相處得很好，和來自不同文化的人一起學(xué)習(xí)很有趣“。這是一個(gè)學(xué)生描述他的班級(jí)。最近隨著經(jīng)濟(jì)的發(fā)展，中國(guó)有許多想學(xué)習(xí)中文和了解中國(guó)文化的外國(guó)人。在我看來，混合班對(duì)外國(guó)人和中國(guó)學(xué)生都有益處。

I have reason to support my view. Foreignstudents may find it very helpful to further improve their language skills in amixed class. Provided that their Chinese is competent enough to follow thelectures, a mixed class furnishes them with a golden opportunity to brush uptheir Chinese proficiency and understand Chinese people. Only in this way canthey get into closer contact with Chinese. Coming from afar, they are reluctantto be separated and treated as “ foreigners”. Hence to their benefits, weshould not set barriers for their deeper involvement. Only by mixing withChinese students can they gain a better knowledge of Chinese culture.

我有理由來支持我的觀點(diǎn)，外國(guó)學(xué)生會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)在混合班能夠更進(jìn)一步提高語言能力。假若他們的中文能力足夠應(yīng)付聽課，那么混合班就給他們提供了一個(gè)絕好的機(jī)會(huì)去熟練地復(fù)習(xí)中文，還能夠了解中國(guó)人。只有用這種方法他們才能加緊與中國(guó)的聯(lián)系。從長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)來說，他們也不想有隔閡，被當(dāng)做“外國(guó)人“。因此，為了他們的利益，為了他們更進(jìn)一步的提高，我們應(yīng)該消除障礙。只有在混合班他們才能更好地了解中國(guó)文化。

Taking into account of all these factors, wemay arrive at the conclusion that it is beneficial to adopt the practice of amixed class. A seemingly trivial event as it is in study, it may exert aprofound impact on both students’ individual life and cross-culturalcommunication.

鑒于以上因素，我們能夠得出結(jié)論，開展混合班是有益處的。這在學(xué)習(xí)中是顯而易見你的，這隊(duì)個(gè)人生活和跨文化交流兩方面都有深遠(yuǎn)的影響。