Hong Kong also promotes learners' autonomy in their learning. In fact, it is not easy to control the process and outcome. The fact is that, students are individuals and they have different interest. Therefore, it is not easy to fit everyone's interest and hope in real situation. In addition, as my students are young, they are unable to manage their works well by themselves.
In the tandem project, students are work in pairs with different L1 and they are planning to learn from each other. I do believe that it is not suitable for young learners because it involves their autonomy. As the writer mentioned, tandem learners are compelled to commuicate with their partners. No one would like to force to do something that they do not like. Therefore, students will loose their interest in being the tandem partners.
I do think the project can be tried in universities. If some students are interested in learning a thrid language, such as French. He/ She will have the needs to learn with a French students. Of course, the French students would like to learn Chinese at the same time!
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