Talk:English Corner
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Definition of English Corner in China edit
The definition of English corner here is kind of odd. As far as I know, the English corner has always been a place where people get together informally to talk to each other in English, and the purpose is simply to improve their spoken English.
The English corner first appeared in early 1980s, probably in Beijing, and now one can easily find one on college campuses, city parks, or other public squares. Usually, people meet once a week at appointed time.
In addition to college students, graduate students, and high-school students, there are people from all other walks of life of all ages.
In fact, there have been French corner, German corner, Russian corner, etc., on some campuses, though they are much rarer than the English one, since almost every student learns English. --Roland 02:05, 2 July 2009 (UTC)
English corners in other countries? edit
This article seems to be only about English corners in China, esp. the one of Renmin University. Are there English corners or similar activities in other countries? What are they called? MaigoAkisame (talk) 04:03, 26 August 2013 (UTC)