Advice from 4 Expats Teaching in China
When preparing to teach English in China, you’ll probably take all the advice you can get! You might read tons of travel blogs, including the one right here on GoldStar’s [...]
4 Ways Moving to China Changed My Life
You can’t move to a foreign country without it changing your life. My world wasn’t just different while I was in China. It was permanently altered. I left [...]
4 Tips for Western Women Teaching in China
It’s no secret that traveling as a woman can be a tad … tricky. There’s always a little voice in our heads telling us to stay safe. We don’t [...]
7 Things I Learned from Teaching Abroad
I moved to China for the same reason many people teach abroad: I’d recently graduated college and I wanted to see the world [...]
7 American Habits You’ll Lose After a Year in China
It’s no secret there are plenty of cultural differences between China and America. At first, you’ll think the things Chinese people do are crazy. Then, slowly but [...]
4 Questions to Ask Your Chinese Co-Teachers
Every expat’s teaching situation is different. However, if you teach at a public school in China, you likely won’t teach the same students every day. For example, let’s say Grade [...]
A Typical Day Teaching at a Public School in China
Congratulations! You’ve just been hired to teach at a public school in China. Now that you have the job, you might be wondering what to expect. What will your daily schedule [...]
4 Speaking and Listening Games for ESL Students of Any Age
Do you struggle to get your students to speak up in class? Whether you have shy students or totally rambunctious ones, it can be [...]
The Great Wall of China – The Undiscovered Areas
Of all of the sites to visit and experience throughout Asia, the Great Wall of China may very well be the most worthwhile. At the very least, it is certainly the [...]
Final Exams and the End of the School Year
The end of the school year has a reputation among teachers as something that seems to never arrive, remaining just slightly out of reach for months on end. However, in my [...]
