Wow. I could not believe what I am reading. Everyone is entitled to its opinion, whether ESL instructor or not. This is a teachers discussion forum, is it not? It does not emphasize only ESL teachers can makecomments. This is a free country. What I have been dealing with some of these students (Chinese and Vietnamese) is their difficulty grasping the English language. It is a fact ,and probably the kind of curriculum in Chinese education throws a big part to this issue.