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Some great advice on earning more money as an ESL teacher. Though set in Taiwan, the advice is easily adapted to ESL teaching in any country.
A good post from Panda Passport outlining some things anyone considering coming to China to teach should know. If you're thinking about coming to China (to teach or otherwise) this is a must, and if you're already here - read and reminisce.
An American, a teacher displaced by an unethical recruiter in Guangzhou, China needlessly lost his life here two years ago.
A video clip fromj the Geraldo Rivera Show...
The other side of Chinglish
These were real questions. Here is a small sampling. You answer them:
–“Why do you call it ‘owning a house’ in America if the government can take it away from you if you do not pay your taxes? Isn’t that just renting a house?”
What could be simpler than asking someone to turn off the lights? Today's adventure shows that this isn't a simple request at all.
I often show students some of my works in progress to help them appreciate the use of metaphorical/global thinking and the higher need for cultural information. I show them that basic communication is a breeze and does not require sophisticated vocabulary or grammar skills.
“The cycle of poverty can only be broken through education. Poor peasant farmers struggle to pay the annual school fees for their children to go to primary school but very, very few can afford the higher costs of sending the children to Junior Middle School or beyond. We know that if the children
In Xi’an, like in many other major cities in China, prostitues, sex shops, and adult films have all claimed an important place in its local economy. While the growing public popularity of these adult items and services reflect a change in the way that Chinese people view sex, there is also a large
Matt shares some good advice for current and prospective ESL teachers on some of the responsibilities that fall on their shoulders - unknowingly or not - and also warns of some lines not to cross.
Media Converter which will “convert anything you upload to them into almost any format. If you register with the web site you will even be able to provide links to youtube videos and the site will convert them automatically without you having to download the youtube first.
