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Before the popularity of the Internet in China， I have met many English learners and heard them complain that the English learning in the small cities in China is extremely difficult because they don’t have the foreign language learning surrounding. As the time went by， I got the chance to surf the Internet for the first time in 1998 and I can hardly imagine that many kinds of English newspapers such as the New York Times， USA Today published in USA and China Daily， The English Weekly， Beijing Review and the Guangzhou morning Post， etc. published in China could be read via the Internet. Later， I get to know that a lot of the English radio and TV programs are broadcast through the Internet. From then on， I have a better understanding of the language learning surrounding. That is to say， it is not up to the native English speakers whether we have or don’t have the language learning atmosphere. In fact， living in the small cities in China， we hardly have or never have the chance to talk to the native English speakers or learn English from them personally. Does it mean that learners in these cities can’t study English well just because they don’t have opportunities to talk to the native English speakers or learn English from them personally？ The Internet provides us learners with the English language atmosphere and the rich resources as long as we want to learn， then the English learners surely can make it.
【Keywords】 English learning， language surrounding， English resources on the Internet
Why don’t we make the most use of the Internet and set up an English learning atmosphere via the Internet ？ Many kinds of the English newspapers and the English radios can be found， read or received through the Internet. There are a great variety of columns such as news， science and technology， education， society and culture. We may improve our English reading comprehension a lot if we often read these information on the Internet. The English texts taught at school are too limited and too narrow for the English learners （including high school students）. It makes English very difficult for them to learn due to the narrow English knowledge and vocabulary in science and technology， society and culture， etc. That is why the English learners are afraid of reading English passages except the English texts. Therefore， it would be better for the English learners to read some English newspapers like China Daily， English Weekly or other newspapers from time to time. Regarding this， the English learners in the small cities lag behind a lot when compared with the ones in the eastern coastal cities. What’s more， the English learners will find the reading comprehension questions easy to do if they keep on reading the English newspapers. Let alone the college English learners because it is quite important for them to improve their English. For adults English learners， they may choose the articles on the Internet according to their own interests. Those who often listen to the English radio programs can improve their listening comprehension and pass the listening test easily. There are a variety of English news and the English talk shows on the radio. The topics for these English radio programs are similar to our daily life and they are very useful in real world communication for us English teachers and English learners. Besides， we can improve our speaking as well by listening to the English radios every day. Why can the listeners improve their speaking by listening to the English radios every day ？ Because we may imitate English spoken by the radio hosts if the broadcast English can be understood well. Keeping on imitating standard English on the radio， then we will benefit a great deal from listening and be able to speak fluent English.It is because we usually don’t have the chance to talk to the native English speakers in the small cities in China and we must find a way to improve our speaking. I find a way to improve my English speaking after 22 years of learning and teaching English. It would be very effective for the English learners in the small cities. Believe it or not， just have a try. I was in preparation for setting up my own Internet English learning room by buying a computer equipped with two loudspeakers and contacting with the telecom company to install the Internet line to my home in the second half of 2002. The English learners must have the access to the Internet， install the video and audio playing soft-wares such as WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER or other media players and then build up your own Internet English learning room. After these， you surely have your Internet English learning room and read the English newspapers or listen to the English radio or even watch live English TV programs through the Internet as you like. To us English learners， we will not be lagged behind by reading English passages and listening to English programs every day.
You will not get less English information than the English learners in Beijing， Shanghai and Guangzhou no mater what job you take if you have a strong desire to learn English through the Internet. For them， they may have more chances to talk to the native English speakers and learn from advanced English teachers and professors. The Internet， however， provides us with the Internet English learning environment and we can reduce the big difference between us and catch up with these learners living in the biggest cities via the Internet. So why don’t you just set up your own Internet English learning room and go ahead with the listening and imitating from the standard English ？ Don’t you think that the radio hosts’ English is better than the average native English speakers ？ The English learners in the small cities also can turn to the English teachers on line for help if they are puzzled with the difficult points or turn to the English learning electronic dictionaries on the Internet for help.
Now-days， the English exams in China attach more and more importance to the listening， reading comprehension and real world communication. You have your Internet language learning room， go ahead with the listening and reading， keep on imitating from the standard English， then don’t you have a confidence for your English ？ Follow the English radio， try to imitate as much as you can and you will make great progress. What’s more， the hosts on the radio will not get tired of you forever. When you enroll your name in the oral training class， you will learn the oral dialogues only from the book. Why can’t many of us learners keep on speaking in different topics without stopping and clearly express our profound opinions after spending a lot of years in learning English？ To overcome the shortcomings mentioned above，we must read different articles in the English newspaper and listen to different news and talk shows on the radio so as to improve our reading comprehension， listening comprehension and speaking. The guide lines for the English exams in China put more and more emphasis on the original textbook test points， but the test points level in the exams will be more difficult than the test points in the original text. The English exams in China attach more and more importance to the listening， reading comprehension and real world communication. So why should we intensify our reading comprehension training and listening training ？ It is because the test points level in the exams have kept a steady pace in the past few years， but it doesn’t reduce the amount of the reading passages and listening passages. Therefore， English teachers can’t guide the English learners well if they are not good at reading and listening. Besides， the students who are weak in reading and listening in Senior Middle School will meet more challenges in English learning after they go to university. English teachers can further their study if they each have their Internet English learning room on weekends so as to meet the increasing English challenge.
It is really lucky for us English teachers and English learners to live in the Internet age. Although we live in the small cities， we can take the advantage of the Internet to keep up with the English learners in the biggest cities. The problem is whether we study hard or not. We can even master English and can not be lagged behind. Wherever we stay， we are able to learn English and get the answers from the teachers through the Internet. To master English， we don’t have to study abroad because the Internet will help us a lot. Will you be sure that you can learn English well if you go abroad to study English in case you live in the China Town？
You will have a confidence in your English learning and use because you always study the standard English from the English newspaper and the English radios via the Internet. It will help you have a good basis in listening， speaking， reading， writing and translating. Furthermore， you can access the update English information all over the world through the Internet. It will not be a far dream for us English learners to master English if we have an Internet English learning room and keep on practicing.
Bibliography：
1.How to learn English via the Internet？
2.How to use the Internet in English language learning？
Before the popularity of the Internet in China， I have met many English learners and heard them complain that the English learning in the small cities in China is extremely difficult because they don’t have the foreign language learning surrounding. As the time went by， I got the chance to surf the Internet for the first time in 1998 and I can hardly imagine that many kinds of English newspapers such as the New York Times， USA Today published in USA and China Daily， The English Weekly， Beijing Review and the Guangzhou morning Post， etc. published in China could be read via the Internet. Later， I get to know that a lot of the English radio and TV programs are broadcast through the Internet. From then on， I have a better understanding of the language learning surrounding. That is to say， it is not up to the native English speakers whether we have or don’t have the language learning atmosphere. In fact， living in the small cities in China， we hardly have or never have the chance to talk to the native English speakers or learn English from them personally. Does it mean that learners in these cities can’t study English well just because they don’t have opportunities to talk to the native English speakers or learn English from them personally？ The Internet provides us learners with the English language atmosphere and the rich resources as long as we want to learn， then the English learners surely can make it.
【Keywords】 English learning， language surrounding， English resources on the Internet
Why don’t we make the most use of the Internet and set up an English learning atmosphere via the Internet ？ Many kinds of the English newspapers and the English radios can be found， read or received through the Internet. There are a great variety of columns such as news， science and technology， education， society and culture. We may improve our English reading comprehension a lot if we often read these information on the Internet. The English texts taught at school are too limited and too narrow for the English learners （including high school students）. It makes English very difficult for them to learn due to the narrow English knowledge and vocabulary in science and technology， society and culture， etc. That is why the English learners are afraid of reading English passages except the English texts. Therefore， it would be better for the English learners to read some English newspapers like China Daily， English Weekly or other newspapers from time to time. Regarding this， the English learners in the small cities lag behind a lot when compared with the ones in the eastern coastal cities. What’s more， the English learners will find the reading comprehension questions easy to do if they keep on reading the English newspapers. Let alone the college English learners because it is quite important for them to improve their English. For adults English learners， they may choose the articles on the Internet according to their own interests. Those who often listen to the English radio programs can improve their listening comprehension and pass the listening test easily. There are a variety of English news and the English talk shows on the radio. The topics for these English radio programs are similar to our daily life and they are very useful in real world communication for us English teachers and English learners. Besides， we can improve our speaking as well by listening to the English radios every day. Why can the listeners improve their speaking by listening to the English radios every day ？ Because we may imitate English spoken by the radio hosts if the broadcast English can be understood well. Keeping on imitating standard English on the radio， then we will benefit a great deal from listening and be able to speak fluent English.It is because we usually don’t have the chance to talk to the native English speakers in the small cities in China and we must find a way to improve our speaking. I find a way to improve my English speaking after 22 years of learning and teaching English. It would be very effective for the English learners in the small cities. Believe it or not， just have a try. I was in preparation for setting up my own Internet English learning room by buying a computer equipped with two loudspeakers and contacting with the telecom company to install the Internet line to my home in the second half of 2002. The English learners must have the access to the Internet， install the video and audio playing soft-wares such as WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER or other media players and then build up your own Internet English learning room. After these， you surely have your Internet English learning room and read the English newspapers or listen to the English radio or even watch live English TV programs through the Internet as you like. To us English learners， we will not be lagged behind by reading English passages and listening to English programs every day.
You will not get less English information than the English learners in Beijing， Shanghai and Guangzhou no mater what job you take if you have a strong desire to learn English through the Internet. For them， they may have more chances to talk to the native English speakers and learn from advanced English teachers and professors. The Internet， however， provides us with the Internet English learning environment and we can reduce the big difference between us and catch up with these learners living in the biggest cities via the Internet. So why don’t you just set up your own Internet English learning room and go ahead with the listening and imitating from the standard English ？ Don’t you think that the radio hosts’ English is better than the average native English speakers ？ The English learners in the small cities also can turn to the English teachers on line for help if they are puzzled with the difficult points or turn to the English learning electronic dictionaries on the Internet for help.
Now-days， the English exams in China attach more and more importance to the listening， reading comprehension and real world communication. You have your Internet language learning room， go ahead with the listening and reading， keep on imitating from the standard English， then don’t you have a confidence for your English ？ Follow the English radio， try to imitate as much as you can and you will make great progress. What’s more， the hosts on the radio will not get tired of you forever. When you enroll your name in the oral training class， you will learn the oral dialogues only from the book. Why can’t many of us learners keep on speaking in different topics without stopping and clearly express our profound opinions after spending a lot of years in learning English？ To overcome the shortcomings mentioned above，we must read different articles in the English newspaper and listen to different news and talk shows on the radio so as to improve our reading comprehension， listening comprehension and speaking. The guide lines for the English exams in China put more and more emphasis on the original textbook test points， but the test points level in the exams will be more difficult than the test points in the original text. The English exams in China attach more and more importance to the listening， reading comprehension and real world communication. So why should we intensify our reading comprehension training and listening training ？ It is because the test points level in the exams have kept a steady pace in the past few years， but it doesn’t reduce the amount of the reading passages and listening passages. Therefore， English teachers can’t guide the English learners well if they are not good at reading and listening. Besides， the students who are weak in reading and listening in Senior Middle School will meet more challenges in English learning after they go to university. English teachers can further their study if they each have their Internet English learning room on weekends so as to meet the increasing English challenge.
It is really lucky for us English teachers and English learners to live in the Internet age. Although we live in the small cities， we can take the advantage of the Internet to keep up with the English learners in the biggest cities. The problem is whether we study hard or not. We can even master English and can not be lagged behind. Wherever we stay， we are able to learn English and get the answers from the teachers through the Internet. To master English， we don’t have to study abroad because the Internet will help us a lot. Will you be sure that you can learn English well if you go abroad to study English in case you live in the China Town？
You will have a confidence in your English learning and use because you always study the standard English from the English newspaper and the English radios via the Internet. It will help you have a good basis in listening， speaking， reading， writing and translating. Furthermore， you can access the update English information all over the world through the Internet. It will not be a far dream for us English learners to master English if we have an Internet English learning room and keep on practicing.
Bibliography：
1.How to learn English via the Internet？
2.How to use the Internet in English language learning？