• Glide@lemmy.ca
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    The one ban I received from .ml was for when I indicated that I used to teach EAL to university students. Funny that I can directly insult members of .ml and nothing happens, but make clear that k have lived life experiences that will contradict their narrative? Banned for being uncivil.

    I watched the Chinese students insist to the Taiwanese students that they’re part of China. The Chinese students were visibly confused that the Taiwanese students didn’t believe this to be true, and were willing to fight about it, detailing the shit China has done/attempted to do to their country over the years. My co-teacher had to step in, because things started to escalate.

    I wonder what the Chinese version of “they drank they Kool-Aid” is.

    • goat@sh.itjust.worksOPM
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      What’s EAL stand for?

      It’s also something very interesting here in Australia, where Chinese students make up the majority of our overseas students. They get access to the rest of the world, and they also get confused.

      Unfortunately, they spend more time on their state-owned devices, so anything they search up to verify is washed in propaganda, and then they don’t question further.

      • Glide@lemmy.ca
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        English as an Additional Language. It’s the new term to replace ESL, English as a Second Language, since it’s overwhelmingly common for non-english speakers picking up the language to already speak more than one language

        I was teaching university students from various parts of the world whose English skills weren’t strong enough for them to just be part of the regular student body.

  • erzdt@piefed.social
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    defending Chinese imperialism

    My background is anti-imperialism

    Wow, you can’t make that up.

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      Well, it’s Tibet, one of the many places British got their imperialism in everyones’ anti-imperial nationalist movements.