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March 23, 2018

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5 Ways to Teach English with Movies

5 Fun Ways to Teach and Learn English with Movies Using movies and videos in your classes can be an effective way to engage students. Exposing second language learners to authentic audio-visual materials, such as feature films, can increase motivation and improve core skills in English. In addition, by creating task-based activities to coincide [...]

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March 19, 2018

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Teacher Guest Post: Exploring Fuzhou National Park, and the Fujian Hot Springs!

Here's the latest blog instalment from, Teach China Graduate Program Participant, Francesca in Fuzhou, who this week reflects on a girl's trip to the famous Fujian Hot Springs and National Park, learning Calligraphy, and an 'interesting' English Corner... English Corner, and Calligraphy... My school runs an “English Corner” for the Chinese staff once a [...]

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March 14, 2018

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10 Classroom Games Every English Teacher Should Know

A key challenge for any ESL teacher, whether experienced or a recent graduate, is to keep students engaged, and one of the best ways to do this is to incorporate some classroom games to make learning more fun and exciting! Games also make great rewards for students who do well in class, or as a [...]

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March 7, 2018

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Guest post: A Very Happy Chinese New Year from Fuzhou!

This week Francesca in Fuzhou reflects upon her first Chinese New Year experiences... Joining my Student's Family for Chinese New Year Before breaking up for the Spring festival holiday (typically taking place late January/ February and a time when all teachers have a break from work), my school ran an extra activity, offering students [...]

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March 1, 2018

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Teacher Guest Post: Traveling, exploring, and surviving an earthquake during the Spring Festival holiday!

Living in China is an adventure in and of itself, but perhaps one of the biggest draws for foreign teachers here is the prospect of adventuring in neighboring lands. While February may only conjure images of sleet, heart shaped candies, and post-holiday blues for my friends in the U.K., it means something entirely different for [...]

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February 23, 2018

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English Corner, Public School Outreach, and Cocktails…

Here's Francesca's second blog post instalment. She's currently teaching for a language centre in Fuzhou as part of the Teach China Graduate Program. Fun with English Corner... English corner, a well-established concept here in South China, is where like-minded individuals meet to share and discuss topics in English. Unlike in an official class, there is [...]

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February 1, 2018

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How do I start to learn Mandarin? Guest post from Sam Silverman

This is a guest blog post from Sam Silverman of TutorMandarin. TutorMandarin helps students learn Chinese online through PC software or their Learn Chinese APP with live, 1-on-1 tutors. You’re interested in learning Chinese but just don’t know where to start. Plus, you’ve heard some horror stories about how hard a language it is to learn. […]

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January 18, 2018

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Back in the Swing of Things. Guest post from Francesca, teaching in Fuzhou.

Fuzhou, China

We're delighted to introduce a new resident blogger, Francesca. She's currently teaching for a language centre in Fuzhou as part of the Teach China Graduate Program. Her fortnightly blog posts give an amusing account of her life in China... Back into the swing of things The end of 2017 was a rollercoaster of emotions, [...]

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January 10, 2018

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Being Vegan in China

Today's guest post comes from Jenny Hoper, a Teach China Graduate Program participant currently teaching in Foshan, near Guangzhou. Here Jenny shares her experiences of being Vegan in China. But how will you cope with being Vegan in China? Before moving to China one of the questions I was asked most frequently was ‘how [...]

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December 22, 2017

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Christmas in China – 圣诞快乐 – Shèngdàn kuàilè

Although Christmas is considered a working day in China, it’s now a very much embraced holiday and absolutely fascinating in that it shows how China’s once closed-off society has become more enthusiastic about foreign lifestyles. Religion isn’t promoted in Chinese society; about 1% of the Chinese population are Christian, however that’s still around 100 million [...]