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Crazy English
Crazy English (Chinese: 疯狂英语; Fēngkuáng Yīngyǔ) is a promoting his method on a large scale until 1994 when
brand name related to a non-traditional method of learn- he founded Li Yang Cliz English Promotion Studio. Since
ing English in mainland China conceived by Li Yang. Li then, his method has become very popular; it current-
believes that the traditional way of learning English in ly has approximately 20 million practitioners, including
China is ineffective. Li Yang’s method places heavy em- several foreign teachers who work intermittently with
phasis on practicing English orally. His method can be de- the camps.
scribed with the quote "To shout out loud, you learn."
Students practice his technique by going behind build-
ings or on rooftops and shouting English. They also go
Definition
to his rallies and shout together; this helps them over-
Crazy English also defines "Crazy" as follows,
come their shyness (everybody is doing it, so nobody is
embarrassed). In many ways it remains similar to the tra- Crazy stands for the human spirit of
ditional pedagogic practices of Chinese education in that Crazy stands for the single-minded pu
it still relies on repetition and recitation. Members of the Crazy stands for the total devotion t
school administration in China often disapprove of the Crazy stands for the passion of commi
method because they believe it goes against the tradi-
tional Chinese values of modesty and restraint. —Crazy English Standard Fortune Book
History Further reading
"Crazy English" originated when Li Yang was concerned • Li, Jingyan (2009). "Motivational Force and Imagined
about passing the College English Test level 4, a Chinese Community in ’Crazy English’". In Joseph Lo Bianco,
standardized test on English for college students. During Jane Orton, and Gao Yihong. China and
his studies he found that reading his assigned English English:Globalisation and the Dilemmas of Identity.
work out loud was very effective for him. When he finally Multilingual Matters. ISBN 978-1-84769-228-3.
took the CET 4 he earned the second highest score in his
department. Soon after an excellent performance on the
exam, he gave a lecture on his method of learning Eng- External links
lish. Li Yang graduated from Lanzhou University in 1990. • The New Yorker Article on Crazy English
After graduation, he continued to practice English using • Crazy English information
this method, often standing on top of the office building • Article about Crazy English
where he worked and shouting English. He did not start
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