Nugent says, "Language education in both Taiwan and the mainland both have their good points, but teachers and Taiwan know which methods are best suited to foreign students. During discussions they make students speak more and work hard to correct mistakes in grammar and tones." Newton believes mainland teachers 'methods are more conservative, still following the model where the teacher speaks and students listen.
「兩岸教學各有千秋，台灣老師知道什麼方法最適合外國學生，會讓學生多說話，討論時會認真改正學生錯誤，如聲調、語法等，」倪健說，大陸老師的教學方法保守，還是沿襲老師說、學生聽的路子。