It’s that time of year again! Public school contracts are almost complete and companies are looking to rehire their teachers for the coming school year. New teachers are preparing for departure from their home countries and so they are beginning to research their destination cities to prepare themselves for arrival. One of [...]
One of the first things we learn when we begin to learn a language is how to say “thank you.” This useful phrase can make us appear both charming and refined when interacting with people who barely know you and barely speak your own language. In English-speaking countries, it has become so [...]
My husband and I teach at a public primary school in Shenzhen, China. While the children are adorable and hilarious, teaching English to little kids can be challenging for several reasons. First, they have an overwhelming amount of energy. Second, they have short attention spans. The younger they are, the more often we [...]
