Almost no one in China can have failed to notice thefact that a number of students pay little attention to the study of Cheesenowadays. Taking a look around, one can find examples too many to list: somerefuse to go to Chinese classes, some read few Chinese classics and some rarelywrite in Chinese。

A number of factors can account for suchphenomenon, but the following might be the critical ones. For one thing, thecraze for learning English affect, to some degree, students’ passion for thestudy of their native language. For another, the increasing emphasis on someso-called “practical subjects” closely related to the pursuit for jobs also cutinto students’ time and energy spent on the study of Chinese。

The problem mentioned above is bound togenerate severe consequences if we keep turning a blind eye to it. First,students’ weakness in Chinese would lead to their ignorance of Chinese culture.Secondly, their problems with Chinese would also hinder the study of othersubjects。

In view of the seriousness of the problem,effective measures must be taken before things get worse. In the first place,it is essential that the school attach more importance to the teaching ofChinese. In the second place, students should enhance their awareness of theimportance of mastering their mother tongue. Only with these measures taken canwe expect the all-sided development of students。