The entire education system in China for English is just kind of messed up. I feel the textbooks are extremely out dated and riddled with grammatical errors. Not only are the textbooks riddled with grammatical errors, the lessons focus on drilling this useless, flawed knowledge into its students. The professors don't even really understand the ridiculous grammar that they have to teach, but they cannot and will not lose face at any turn. Even native English speakers cannot fully comprehend the intricacies of these false grammar structures.

There is such a huge industry in China for teaching English. Not only are there plenty of foreign teachers working hard to teach English, but the entire market is clearly dominated by Chinese-native teachers. 新东方 is the biggest school in the entire industry. Their teachers predominantly use a direct translation teaching method. It is literally the dumbest shit I have ever seen in my life for learning a foreign language. The teacher uses Chinese to explain every word as he goes through a list of vocabulary and gives sentences of each one. The teacher is more of a showman than an educator. I have watched many of these lessons, and there is always the underlying factor that the teacher is kind of like a fast talker. He is just bull shitting his way through a list of vocabulary words and explaining their meaning in Chinese. This is no way to learn a foreign language! You need to use the words and practice them in the target language.

The best way to improve your language skills is to use the language and expose yourself to situations that force you to do so.