Are you a busy teacher looking for a quick lesson plan to put together? Are you a new teacher looking for first semester materials. Perhaps you are a seasoned teacher looking for new inspiration. It's our pleasure to share with you 10 Best ESL Websites. We will show you ten…...
China Food Delivery Apps
China Food Delivery Apps If you’re overwhelmed by China Food Delivery apps, you’re not alone – after all, many businesses have prospered just for this reason, such as NoGoGo, Baopals, and ShenzhenEat. But for China Food Delivery Apps and websites, as much as we love them, don’t offer all the…...
5 TPR Activities to Liven Up Your Class
The main assumption for learning a second language is that it can be acquired effectively through the same way as we learned out first language. Through natural processes as we were raised. So, TPR tries to mimic these processes by requiring students to respond to commands, which in turn require…...
10 Approaches to Positive Reinforcement in the Classroom
It’s Friday afternoon and the weekend is coming, but you’re overcome with feelings of dread. You can hear your nightmare class going nuts as make your way down the hallway. You consider Positive Reinforcement in Classroom. With no tests, no homework, and no grades, it can be a difficult task…...
Bringing Your Pet to China Step-by-Step
Can I bring my pet to China? The short answer is YES. HOWEVER, it is not as easy as just showing up in China with your pet. To help our incoming teachers get started, we have broken this process down into several easy to follow steps for readers to follow if…...
Top Chinese Apps For Survival
It’s difficult to know what Chinese Apps will be useful for China, especially for those who haven’t been there before. For when it comes to traveling or living in China, anything to make life easier is warmly welcomed. One way of making things just that little easier is by downloading…...
Chinese Food: A New Experience
Living in China there will be things that happen which seemingly come out of nowhere, and will have the potential to ruin your day, leaving you with a bad taste in your mouth and that same question on your mind; “is living in China the right thing for me?” Let's…...
Teaching Chinese Students
Teaching Chinese Students with special needs: How can we help? Here I discuss my first hand experience teaching Chinese students with special needs. All names have been disguised. During morning exercise, within a crowd of 300 students, Stanly puts minimal effort into his motions. Much of the time stopping at…...
Musings on Chinese Breakfast: Baozi Bonanza! by Ben Baldieri
Bacon and Eggs. Toast and sugary cereals with enough e-numbers in to send you to the moon. Bottomless coffee and litres of juice. All staples in the most important meal of the day. In China, the above staples are gone. Most of what’s found in their place is as different…...
Life in Shenzhen: Sports by Chris Edwards
In the nearly four years I’ve been in Shenzhen, I’ve seen a lot of changes. Life in Shenzhen is getting better. One of the big ones is the dramatic increase in the professional sporting landscape in Shenzhen. One thing that Shenzhen has over other cities is its sporting infrastructure. The…...