With the coronavirus outbreak raging all over the world and schools in China being closed, SDE foreign teachers Danny and James actively responded to the call of "stop classes but never quit school" and recorded a series of delightful and creative micro classes for the students to learn ESL online…...

Top 5 Games For Teaching English Online
Teaching English Online is a fantastic way to engage students. But don’t let them get bored. You need to keep them energized for the class. Whether it be a one hour class or 30 minute class. Keep the energy up. To do that you should introduce some games into your…...

Teaching English Online
Teaching English Online Online education continues to expand as distance learning grows in popularity. Teaching English Online to kids remotely is very convenient and easy. Teaching English Online Teachers are able to choose their own working hours and make a difference in the lives of Chinese children. They get to teach…...
Teaching in China – Lowdown
Teaching in China you will have many questions. Can I do it? Yes you can! Most importantly you will to consider the environment that you would like to work in and the students that you would like to support. Some teachers love working in a Kindergarten and some love teaching…...

ESL Teacher Training
Topics For ESL Teacher Training If you are new to TEFL/ESL teaching in China and you've just finished your ESL Teacher training; you may struggle with lesson planning and ideas. We have put together a list of topics that you might want to use during your first few classes a…...

Novel CoronaVirus – An ESL Teacher in Shenzhen
Let me start by saying that this virus is a game changer and has brought many negative aspects with it. The international media is having a field day with the events taking place here in China. As a resident of China, I would like to talk about the positive things…...

Coronavirus – The Lowdown
https://www.chp.gov.hk Cases in Shenzhen Corona-Virus Chart Reflecting New Cases in Mainland China How to protect yourself from coronavirus https://www.foxnews.com/health/how-to-protect-yourself-from-coronavirus Amid an outbreak of a deadly pneumonia-like illness that’s claimed at least 46 lives - latest toll 25th January 2019 - and sickened hundreds of others, how can you protect yourself? The novel…...

Shenzhen Internship With SDE
Alan Shares His Experience of Seadragon's Internship Program Hi, I’m Alan. I was born and raised in Canada. I’m 18 years old and I just graduated from high school. I (my parents mostly) decided that I should take a gap year to learn about “work culture” and Chinese (On the behalf…...

Things To Do In China: Friends and Co-workers
Things to do before in China: Before and After You Arrive Are you planning to come to China? Do you have fears of what it might be like when you get here? For most people like myself it’s natural to have mix emotions about relocating to a new country. Yes,…...

ESL Lesson Plan: Dinner Time
ESL Lesson Plan: Introduction This weeks lesson for grade 2 was focused on the topic Dinner is ready. In the previous week I thought about how I would teach the lesson, then many thoughts came to mind. I designed my ESL lesson plan around these questions by implementing different games…...