ZhangXiangyang:ResponsetoProfessorGuYueguoHiEveryone.I’mpleasedtoreadProf.Gu’sprovocativeideasandGary’sresponse.I’vebeenin-volvedindistanceteachingandlearningforcertainyears,thatis,workinginXuzhouRadioandTelevi-sionUniversity.In1996,notin1997,Gumadeatonguesliphere,wewereamongthefirstTVUswhichhavebeentrialingGu’BADistanceCourse,whichwonpraisesandhatredfromtheBAstudents(theyareallteachersofEnglishinmiddleschoolsinChina,withunbearablework-load)andtutorsatTVUsinChina.Why?Herearemypoints:1.DLinChinaallgetquitewellwiththetraditionalteacher-centrededucationalcontext.Theyallknowthatsomethingwrongwithit,butfewwanttodosome-thingaboutit.2.DLinChinadonotknowhowtolearn.Theyliketowaitforthecorrectkeysandex-
