[exported_kiwi]

I kinda agree and disagree with you here. Because of Asian face, we can't humiliate them too much or it'll turn them into rebellious lil sods! Seperate the groups of trouble makers for sure. I make the culprits stand at the front of the class and show us how wonderful their English really is. Once they've humiliated themselves, they tend to realise that they should "knuckle down" and try harder.
The first thing after I've introduced myself in a new class, is to lay down the law. I say that they're no longer in China, they're in "kiwiland" and in kiwiland, I'm the law. I then ask what happens in China if they break the law. When I get the answer I want, then I say, BINGO, same in kiwiland! I also try to put em at ease...I'm not too strict on em but they know I'll not tolerate disruptions in class and any offender will be punished. Once i worked on an English only campus. The students were late teens, kids of rich parents here in Guangzhou, so their attitudes sucked! The rule was, if one person spoke one word of any language other than Chinese, the whole class went for a run, and a I jogged along with them. It was military style running with them chanting cadence all the way, in English. I tellya, they learned real damn quick....do NOT screw with me! You can't do this with little kids, but you can devise some method of punishment that is akin to it....they learn quickly!