LiYangistheChinesecreatorofCrazyEnglish,anunorthodoxmethodofteachingEnglish.HeclaimedtohavetaughtEnglishtomorethan20millionpeopleinadecade.
LiYangwasborninUrumqi,XinjiangProvince.Asachild,hewasveryintroverted.HeenteredLanzhouUniversityin1986.ItwasduringhistimeinthatUniversitywhenheinventedCrazyEnglish.Hegraduatedin1990andwentontoworkfortheNorthwestElectronicEquipmentInstituteinXi'an,ShaanxiProvince.HecontinuedtopracticeEnglishusingthismethod,oftenstandingontopoftheofficebuildingwhereheworkedandshoutingEnglish.
Hebeganpromotinghismethodonalargescaleuntil1994whenhefoundedLiYangClizEnglishPromotionStudio.Today,hismethodhasgainedaverylargeamountofpopularityinChina,evenattainingcelebritystatus.ThemethodhasbecomepopularinotherAsiancountriesaswell.Helecturestocrowdsof20to30,000,andvisitsanaverageof15citiesamonth.Theproceedsfromasinglelecturecangrossamillionyuan.Hiscompany,Stone-Clitz,profitsfromtheseriesofCrazyEnglishbooks.HeplanstoopenCrazyChineseofficesintheUSAandEurope,topromoteeducationofChineseamongWesterners.
Hisphilosophyinlanguage-teachingcanbepolitical.HebelievesthatEnglishlearningisthemostimportantsteptomakingChinatheworld'smostpowerfulnation.Hispersonalmottois"stimulatingpatriotism,advocatingnationalspirits,conqueringEnglish,revitalizingChina."HeiscriticaloftheChineseeducationalsystemandhowitgiveschildrenalackofconfidence.
The2000documentaryCrazyEnglishbydirectorZhangYuanfollowedLionsomeofhistravels.Lidislikesthefilmandbelievesitmisrepresentshim.ZhangYuanclaimsthatthefilmisneutralandportrayshimfairly.
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