There is no better opportunity to learn a new language than when you are immersed in it and surrounded by the language. Shanghai is an international city but there are still many situations where knowing some Chinese can be more than advantageous. I remember first arriving and being so [...]
What is a blackout lesson?Sometimes classroom computers crash. Projectors break. The electricity goes out. Guess what? You still have to teach. All those lesson plans and carefully thought-out activities go out the window. Classes held without technology are known as blackout lessons.Having a blackout lesson sprung on you is annoying, to say [...]
You probably already know that China has a long and vastly interesting history and a rapidly changing culture. You know that Chinese food is delicious, that some of the most beautiful places in the world are in China, and China has the biggest population of any country in the [...]
