Charity Book Donation
China's Rich & Poor One of the most astounding things about China is the gap between rich and poor. In the urbanised east coast there are pockets of [...]
Good Working Relationships
If teaching is not your first job or you have been in any situation where you need to work with other people, you can probably remember a time when you were in [...]
5 Common English Mistakes to Avoid
Learning English can, at times, be a daunting task. Of all the languages in the world, English is not always the most straightforward, and for newcomers not having any immersion in the [...]
7 Things You Can Do in China You Can’t Do in the West
1. Immerse yourself in the Chinese language. Yes, it’s possible to learn Chinese back in the West but only in China will you get daily practice in Mandarin [...]
Giving Instructions for Dummies
We have all experienced that moment whilst teaching students a foreign language. A blank or bewildered look, sometimes causing them to revert to an “I don’t understand” in their mother tongue. This [...]
The Charm of Teaching Young Children
If you ever do teach English in China (or other Asian countries for that matter), it is highly likely that you will be teaching very young children. The following is a short [...]
The Young Learners’ Mom and Dad
Teaching The Family Your ESL career will most likely lead you to be at the front of a classroom full of toddlers. While teaching young learners has its challenges and amazing rewards, [...]
Learning Chinese
For most western people, Chinese is not really an easy language to learn because of its writing system and pronunciation with different tones. However, there are still plenty of people who would [...]
Your Students are Bored of Drilling
Your Students Are Bored of Drilling and You Should Be Too How do we make drilling exercises more interesting and engaging for our students? This is a question I have found myself [...]
Trip to Wu Yi Mountain
A Perfect Start To The Year After years of various New Year's Eves, I decided to try something different for the change over between 2013 and 2014 - travelling to [...]
