Lesson Plans
Lesson Planning Teaching can be tough. Once you’re past the induction stage and have completed most of the New Teacher section of EOA, classes will be handed to you like presents on [...]
Spring in China
Spring is Here Spring has a great deal of meaning in Chinese culture. Come to experience China and the word ‘Spring’ is a word that you will encounter but best of all, [...]
Don’t Speak Chinese
Don’t speak Chinese….but I’m in China? If you are reading this article, you are probably thinking about starting one of the most exciting experiences of your life: living and working abroad. What [...]
Safety in the Classroom
Practice What You’ve Learned During my TEFL course we were educated on how to teach students of all ages about a variety of things. Grammar presentations, listening activities, [...]
Students: Different Age Groups
As an ESL teacher in China, you will be confronted with the task of teaching English to Chinese students. Yes, I know I just stated the obvious since that is exactly what [...]
Setting our Expectations for Young Learners
In any sphere of education, all teachers have one primary strategy, to teach. It is the fundamental aim that every educator has when he or she approaches any class or course. The [...]
Lesson Planning – The Enlightenment
Expansion and Participation I think in the last nineteen months I have probably written over 936 lesson plans. It’s not my position to judge them professionally, that would be my superiors, but [...]
Teaching English in the Kitchen
The Traditional Classroom Setting EF provides students with state of the art classrooms. Comfortable chairs, big windows, heating, air conditioning, interactive whiteboards, cupboards, everything you need to create a fun and relaxing [...]
Chinese New Year 2014
Chinese New Year Not long after the start of the new Gregorian year, the Chinese New Year is in hot pursuit. And quite fittingly this year it is [...]
The Curious Case of “The Invisible Teacher”
Imagine you have just given instructions to your learners, and instead of sticking around to monitor behavior and conduct, you decide to simply leave them to it. What would you imagine to [...]
