I know how much the Chinese love holidays, but when I see the chaos that ensues over Spring Festival it amazes me every time.
The Chinese people make any excuse to celebrate and be happy. This is seen through their gracious celebrations of other countries’ holidays. If there’s a holiday, the Chinese […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
After a few years teaching English in China I, like many others, felt like I could offer so much to my students. They were eager to learn and had a thirst for experiencing western culture. Many of my students dream of studying abroad and look to me for help in realizing this dream. […]
Highlight: Watch a movie from this class’s ESL project and get some ideas of your own. here
My first experience in China may have been very similar to many of yours’. I was a celebrity in a small city and it seemed as though I could do no wrong. I was a king. I had NO teaching experience whatsoever yet I was a “Foreign Expert.” This fact has […]