In June, the teachers from the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) gave a short course of Intensive English Training in Speaking and Writing to HMU faculty members. The trainees were recommended by various colleges, with the potential to improve in their English speaking and writing. Mr. Steve Holland-Wempe and Mrs. Xanath Caraza-De-Holland from the UMKC Applied Language Institute offered the trainees the opportunity to enjoy the glamour of genuine American teaching. In the class, the communicative approach inspired the trainees to interact between themselves and with the instructors. The trainees seemed to study in a classroom of UMKC.

Mr. Steve Holland-Wempe has been teaching foreign languages for 17 years. In his classes at UMKC, students come from different countries with different cultural backgrounds. His rich experience enables him to adjust his teaching in the light of the aptitude of different students. Students can quickly find what they need to improve in their studies.

Mr. Steve Holland-Wempe said the trainees have a good knowledge of English, so they made rapid progress in a short time. But owing to the nature of intensive training, he hoped the trainees could spend more time consolidating what they had learned in the class.

By He Jiangang