Between 1979 and 1983 I have spent atotal of almost 24 months teaching Englishto a variety of students in China,mainlyat Fujian Teachers University and SichuanTeachers College,but also at Jilin Univer-sity and for a short time at Xiamen Uni-versity.Most of my students were Englishmajors,of the years ′77,′78,′79 and ′80,but they also included some young andmiddle-aged teachers,and some young staff Between 1979 and 1983 I have spent at total of almost 24 months teaching English to a variety of students in China, mainlyat Fujian Teachers University and SichuanTeachers College, but also at Jilin Univer-sity and for a short time at Xiamen Uni-versity .Most of my students were Englishmajors, of the years ’77, ’78, ’79 and ’80, but they also included some young andmiddle-aged teachers, and some young staff