http://www.china-teachers.com teaching english in China - jobs, visas and educating the masses Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:56:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If this is your first time looking for teaching work in China, it might be useful to have a quick rundown of the different types of teaching job available. We'll do that after the break so that you can take a look at your options and (hopefully) choose the job ... http://www.china-teachers.com/teaching-jobs-in-china.html Some years ago it was possible to teach English in China with no more than a high school graduation certificate and a bit of luck - the better schools would certainly look for a degree, but demand for English teachers is so high that there were plenty of other institutions ... http://www.china-teachers.com/teaching-english-in-china-without-a-degree.html China-based online video sites now provide a massive number of Chinese movies and a huge amount of television online, for free. If you're in China and have even a halfway decent Internet connection you should be able to watch movies and tv smoothly, and there's plenty of overseas movies and ... http://www.china-teachers.com/chinese-movies-and-tv-online-free.html In my experience I have found it very difficult to get my students to really do any homework assignments I give out. I think there are a number of reason why this might happen. Firstly, your ESL class probably doesn’t count towards their overall grade. This really ... http://www.china-teachers.com/the-art-of-assigning-homework.html Teaching ESL in China is not like teaching as a certified teacher in your home country. In general you’ll find things are more relaxed, disorganized, and unprofessional. You’re not really held accountable as much and the quality of your classes is not monitored as much. Of course ... http://www.china-teachers.com/communicate-better-with-your-chinese-students.html 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 ... http://www.china-teachers.com/celebrating-holidays-in-china.html This is always a concern of every teacher. It can be frustrating when your students seem to be loosing interest or motivation in your classes. Below are five suggestions for how to foster student motivation and help them find a drive to learn English. http://www.china-teachers.com/how-do-i-encourage-my-students.html 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 ... http://www.china-teachers.com/make-your-own-vocabulary-test-classroom-activity-30-40-mins.html 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. ... http://www.china-teachers.com/teach-positive-and-negative-vocabulary.html 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. http://www.china-teachers.com/obama%e2%80%99s-inauguration-speech-censored-in-china.html