Grade - A+

That's the grade I would give the Chinese teachers who teach English to the Chinese students. Many of the teachers have never traveled to a land where English is spoken, and they have never heard a native speaker, but they teach these students English.

The students have an amazing vocabulary - it totally impresses me when I hear the words they are familiar with. They can construct sentences, they speak out, in fact, they LOVE to talk.

Now, that is not to say the students don't have issues - they do...

Their pronunciations leave a lot to be desired. But, given the circumstances, I am very impressed indeed.

Now, our challenge, how to help them over the hurdle of ten years' worth of mispronunciation.

And, oh, what a challenge!