Put students in two teams and assign a leader to each team. Have them choose team names and write them on the board
In the activity each team will make a vocabulary test for the other team. All words must come from vocabulary they have been given in the past. Round up all […]
Teaching vocabulary traditionally was not a focus when teaching a second language. It has now become one of the staple categories of any language curriculum. With so many methods of teaching vocabulary available it may sometimes be hard to choose the one that best fits your needs. Of course it depends on […]
So what is the Chinese government afraid of? It’s quit easy to see what exactly they’re afraid of by what they censor in media coming into China from the outside.
President Obama’s recent inauguration speech is a great example of the Chinese government’s fears being seen.
If you have been teaching ESL in China for a while then at some point I’m willing to guess that you’ve been asked, or even required to teach material to students that was way over their heads. If you’re in this kind of position I have a useful tip for you.
Maybe you’re preparing students […]
www.teachinginchina.net is a great resource for any teacher thinking of taking the long journey to China in hopes of teaching English. This site focuses on providing useful information to teachers who have never taught ESL in China and/or have never traveled to China before. They operate under the slogan “What you should know […]
ESL Employment
“The ESL/EFL Job and Employment Resource Site” is an excellent source of information for ESL teachers. The site not only provides all the latest news and updates for teachers to stay informed, but also a vast and comprehensive inventory of ESL job listings from around the world. Their China […]
Listening is an activity not a passive action. It is a tiring experience listening to someone talk for an hour, especially if the person talking is not using your native tongue. The reason for this is because your brain is supplying the missing information, or words you miss along the way. When […]
Many teachers may find that getting straight answers from a school regarding exact vacation dates is difficult. So why can’t they just get organized and tell the teachers? The quick answer to this question is that they really don’t know when the vacation will start. The Chinese government will announce when the […]
Most standard ESL teaching contracts in China offer between a week and a month of vacation time over the winter break (January/February depending on when spring festival falls). So what do you do during this break? Some will go home, some will teach an ESL winter camp, and some will go traveling.
Traveling on […]
Starting a training center? Developing a new teaching method? The first thing to keep in mind is that you’re always operating under the heavy radar of the Chinese government. I’ve known a number of excellent teachers with new, great ideas for ESL training in China who “just couldn’t take it” and ended up […]