A Preliminary Discussion on the Relationship between English Teachers and Learners in China

Abstract

According to English teachers, what is of most significance is the kind of relationship we build between teachers and learners. In building up the relationship, teachers and learners play their own roles, but teachers take much of the responsibility in the type of the relationship which will decide the outcome of teaching and learning, directly or indirectly. This paper attempts to explore English teachers and learners’ relationship from a feasible perspective, and discusses the differences, commonness, authorities and friendliness existing in the relationship between English teachers and learners.