Author(s)

Manxin Gan ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Jiangxi University of Technology, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China

Corresponding Author

Manxin Gan

ABSTRACT

As a global language, English has always been learned by people all over the world. This study aims to expose some challenges in English teaching and call for reform and improvement. This paper explores how average 12-13-year-old seventh-grade students in Chinese mainland learn English as a foreign or additional language which often focuses on the mechanical and low-interactive learning patterns and are characterized by rote memorization and drilling. It describes these students mainly study English in a mechanical and low-interative way which is characterized by rote memorization and drilling, evaluates evaluates their effectiveness and limitations, and analyzes the social background factors contributing to low-interactive learning. This study aims to expose some challenges in English education and call for reform and improvement in teaching practice.

KEYWORDS

Seventh-Grade Students; English as a Foreign Language; Mechanical Learning; Low-Interactive Learning; Social Background Factors

CITE THIS PAPER

Manxin Gan, Research on How Average Seventh Grade Students, 12-13 Years Old, Learn English as a Foreign or Additional Language in Chinese Mainland. Lecture Notes on Language and Literature (2025) Vol. 8: 52-56. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/langl.2025.080309.

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