How to Teach Christmas in the Chinese Classroom
Any ESL teacher knows that teaching English as a foreign language is about more than just vocabulary, grammar and sentence [...]
Choosing the Best City In China For You
Thanks to it's huge cultural, linguistic and geographic diversity, choosing the best city in China for you to live and [...]
Why Teaching in China Tops Being a Tourist
Teaching abroad and travelling are popular choices among people who have finished university, but aren’t quite ready to enter the [...]
5 Reasons Mandarin Isn’t As Hard As You Think
Widely regarded as one of the world’s toughest languages to learn, Mandarin is considered by many as impossible. Anyone [...]
What the New Chinese Work Visa Requirements Mean For You
2017 has been a year of change concerning Chinese work visa requirements for foreigners. This April saw the introduction of [...]
What You Need to Know About Chinese Teaching Methods
If you know anyone who’s visited China, you’re likely to have heard a common list of bizarre cultural disparities. Things [...]
The Ultimate Guide to The HSK Exam
What is the HSK Exam? The Hànyǔ Shuǐpíng Kǎoshì (Chinese Proficiency Test) is China’s standardised testing system of Chinese proficiency [...]
Learning Mandarin in China
Daunting is likely a word that comes to mind when you think about the prospect of learning Mandarin. We can’t [...]
How to Send Money Home From China
Since most Chinese schools offer foreign teachers generous salaries, you’re likely to have some RMB leftover when your contract ends. [...]
How to Buy Train Tickets in China
October 1st marked one of China’s busiest periods for travel, as millions used the week-long national holiday to travel. China’s [...]
Nicole Chenjera: 3 Years In China
By Nicolle Chenjera, (Teacher in Shanghai, 2015-ongoing) 3 years ago! I simply typed in, ‘TEACH ENGLISH IN CHINA’. That was [...]
Janice Okekumatalor: A Summer in Huzhou
Interview with Janice Okekumatalor, Summer teacher in Huzhou 2017 What made you decide that you [...]