By Huiyi Luo, Jiawen Lu, Jiaxin Hua, Xiru Wei, Ziwen Liu “Before 2016, many children never stepped into a classroom before 10 years old. Now, with governmental-funded preschools, everything has changed.” ——A preschool teacher in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China Located in southwestern China, Liangshan YiAutonomous Prefecture is majorly populated by ethnic Yi people. However, due to complex and superimposed reasons, Liangshan suffered from poor … Continue reading Changes the “One Village, One Pre-School” Plan Brought to Education in Liangshan

By Zhuohan Chen Abstract Utilitarianism dominates China’s English education, with English (L2) being viewed as a sheer tool for gaining advantages. The dearth of lingual identity results in rising tedium towards L2 and limited L2 proficiency. Thus, the study explored two questions: 1) what utilitarian motivation do Chinese L2 learners have?; and 2) What factors bring utilitarianism? Through questionnaires and semi-structured interviews, the article qualitatively … Continue reading Utilitarianism in China’s English Learning: English as A Sheer Tool, Not A Language

By Ningxin He , Ruige Wu, Yiting Bu “My mom is 70 years old and her body is not doing very well. She had a stroke a few days ago. My father called an ambulance and transferred her to the hospital. Looking at my weak mother and gray-haired father during the video call, I am painful!” This is only a short quote from a daughter … Continue reading The Transformation and Preservation of The Chinese Elderly with Children Overseas

By Jiajie Xu, Jiale Huang, Qilong Tan, Yuan Shi, Yiwei Xuan, Zichen Yuan With urbanization accelerating at an alarming pace in recent decades, China has approximately 290,000,000 migrant workers migrating from rural to urban areas according to the 2019 Migrant Workers Monitoring Survey Report. If taken by their parents to urban areas, children of these migrant workers are referred to as migrant children. In contrast, those who … Continue reading Two Peas in the Same Pod – Comparison Study of Left-Behind Children and Migrant Children in China