Teaching
Finding ways to inspire students is one challenge. Finding ways to inspire yourself as a teacher can sometimes be much more difficult. Maybe this teacher can help. here
Getting your students to speak English in class without losing your voice can be a challenge. Here are five ways to save your voice in the classroom.
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Start writing a blog about your teaching experiences in China! There is a blogging competition being held among foreign teachers in China. They’re offering $400 in prize money!
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This is good news for all of us. Compared to this time a few years ago the average hourly pay for a foreign ESL teacher in Beijing has raised nearly 20%. My only guess is that this increase will, or already has, been felt in other provinces of China as well. Read the rest of this entry »
A good warm-up exercise can really change the entire feel and flow of your classroom. Here are a few good warm-up exercises that may help make a difference. Read the rest of this entry »
Highlight: Watch a movie from this class’s ESL project and get some ideas of your own. here Read the rest of this entry »
This past week I received a number of emails from Hong Kong visa agencies saying in so many words, “We can do F visas again!”
Over the Olympics the Chinese government made it basically impossible to get your hands on any kind of business “F” visa. Before the Olympics, an F visa was the visa of choice for expats living in China who where either working on their own or otherwise freelancing. So it seems that all the rumors of being able to get an F visa again after the Olympics end are true. Read the rest of this entry »
This activity is best if you start by asking the students questions about girlfriends and boyfriends. This will grab middle school and university students’ attention right away. You can ask questions like…
When do most Chinese people have their first girl/boyfriend?
What do Chinese parents think about having a girl/boyfriend?
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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 created a bit of a problem among the foreign teacher community in Asia. Read the rest of this entry »
At some point in your ESL teaching career a student will ask you to give him or her an English name. My advice to you is to take care and time in doing this. Read the rest of this entry »
This is a great lesson that never fails to get students’ creative juices flowing. The activity usually takes at least 2 (40-50 minute) periods to complete. You may need to stretch it into 3 periods. Read the rest of this entry »