Published on:
August 28, 2018
by: Guest
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August 8, 2018
by: Guest
Teacher Guest Post: Living and Teaching in Shenyang
We're delighted to introduce our new resident blogger in Shenyang, Melissa Weston. Melissa graduated from the University of Sheffield in the summer of 2017, before embarking on the Teach China Graduate Program. Melissa has been working as a teacher for EF Shenyang since September 2017, and over the course of the last year, has acquired many [...]
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June 12, 2018
by: Guest
Teacher Guest Post: When Typhoons Bring More Than Just Bad Weather: Culture Shock in Focus
China is exciting, exhilarating and ever changing, but with all of this comes a unique set of challenges. This week Opportunity China's Shenzhen Blogger, Zoe Brent, shares an insight into dealing with a typhoon and the magnification of culture shock that this brought on. This week, I may as well be posting from under the sea. Shenzhen [...]
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May 15, 2018
by: Guest
Teacher Guest Post: Walks in China, favourite places and the joy of teaching
We make our final visit to our Resident Blogger Francesca in Fuzhou. In her final blog Francesca lets us know about some of her favourite walks in Fuzhou and the eternal joys and ups and downs of teaching in China! I downloaded a new app this week that claims to pay you for meeting a certain [...]
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March 28, 2018
by: Guest
Typical Day in the Life of a Public School Teacher, Zeena in Hangzhou
Now that the Spring Festival holiday is over and both myself and my students are settled back into school life, my time in China has returned to a relatively routine state. This is not to say that my job or day-to-day life here a simple clock in, clock out nine to five lifestyle. However, when [...]
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March 23, 2018
by: Guest
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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February 23, 2018
by: Tom
Guest Post: Winter Course Teaching, a Hotpot Date, and the Staff Party!
Here’s the latest instalment from Francesca in Fuzhou, who this week reflects upon her winter course, staff party, and some delicious hotpot! Winter Course teaching, and some seriously hard work… In ESL schools around China, there is a common practise of running extra courses for a short period of time, several times throughout the year. […]
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January 10, 2018
by: Guest
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 14, 2017
by: Stephanie
Top 5 Tips for Writing a Teach Abroad Resume
Compiling a resume for a teaching job abroad needs to be carefully considered as it’s the first step in the application journey, and could make a big difference in securing an interview for your dream teaching role – particularly when there are many other good candidates. Here are our top 5 tips! 1. Remember […]
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December 6, 2017
by: Guest