From my experience of learning English as the foreign language and adapting to living in US, I came to realize how critical language is and what great teachers can do to help make students’ learning more meaningful and engaging. “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime”. This is a Chinese proverb. Also, it’s a maxim that I believes in as a Chinese Immersion educator. My professional interests focus on teaching students to become linguistically and culturally competent global citizens.