English teachers in the future

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1. Will there still be a need for English teachers in the classroom in twenty years’ time?

   I think there will be a need for English teachers in the classroom in twenty years’ time. In my opinion, human English teachers are better not only for students but also for English schools than robot English teachers or studying English by a phone. There are the following three reasons.

   First, human English teachers can take care of students one by one. For example, if there is a student looking troubled about some English questions, they can find and teach him what he doesn’t understand one on one. Also, if a student wants to talk to a teacher about some trouble in his English, only a human teacher can listen to his talk, think and give him some advice which suits him. On the other hand, robot teachers can’t do this. Even if a student has difficulty, a robot can’t find it and give him better advice because I think there is a technical limit on a robot noticing the subtle changes of a student’s look.

   Second, the cost for human English teachers is regular all year round. However robots may break down and need unexpected expenses. And to fix the broken robots will cost a lot. So, human English teachers are better for schools than robot teachers.

   Third, I think that twenty years will have passed soon. At present, in almost all schools human teachers teach English to students. If a school wants to introduce a robot teacher into their school’s classes, it will cost a lot of money for the robot and the equipment for it: a device for charging batteries of the robots, the space to put the robots in, and so on. I think many schools won’t use robot English teachers, and the current situation won’t change within at least twenty years.

   In conclusion, I think English schools will continue to employ human English teachers and it is good for schools and students.