Li Yang (李阳) of the Shanghai-based Crazy English movement has been getting a lot of bad press lately, and Shanghai Daily's Wang Yanlin is the latest to chime in, with a hard-hitting piece slamming the self-styled English guru who believes that getting his students to yell out phrases after him combined with hand gestures is the best way to learn English. The media-savvy Li Yang is also a dynamic speaker on stage who clearly understands... more ›

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In their quest for social harmony, Chinese people look civic responsibility in the face every day. However, as Wang Yanlin points out, a new middle school policy in the city of Shenyang threatens to undermine this daily struggle: more ›