Maybe you’ve taught students in America. You might babysit on weekends. Or you hang out with your younger cousins a lot. All of these experiences are useful when preparing to teach in China. However, there are certain aspects of Chinese children that are always surprising. Chinese students differ from American students [...]
When a fellow expat advised me to use Chinese words in my classes, I was hesitant. It just didn’t make sense to me. Why would I speak Chinese in my English class? Especially since one of my classroom rules was “English only!” My friend’s idea ended up being useful, though. Why? [...]
The Chinese New Year is vastly different from the one Westerners fete every January 1st. First of all, the Chinese New Year is based on the original Chinese lunar calendar, so the date is different each year. Oh, excuse me, all 15 days are different each year. That’s right, [...]
