1989-2009，一位外语教师的中国印象

1989年8月10日，一列发自莫斯科的列车在撞击铁轨的咣当声中驶入长春。在我的左右，工厂升起浓烟，铁轨两边满是简陋的平房，在细雨中沉闷无声。一丝担心闪过心头。但前来接我的吉林大学代表们的热情，瞬间扫走了我的疑虑。我们很快行驶过又宽又长的斯大林大街（后改为人民大街），到了外国专家大院，我的公寓令人愉悦。

A Foreign Teacher's Impressions of China 1989 to 2009

During the past 20 years, Helen Wallimann has visited regions of China from Liaoning to Gansu and from Heilongjiang to Jiangsu and has lived in every kind of housing from caves (yaodong) to flats in tower blocks, from five-star hotels to the simplest guest-houses with outdoor toilets. As a foreign teacher, she encountered common educational problems in China: enormous classes, dedicated teachers whose command of spoken English was often shaky, inappropriate teaching methods, and, last but not least, extreme...