Category: Teach University
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My Last Week Teaching at The University of South China
This week. Wow. It’s difficult to write about this week. It was my last week in the classroom teaching at the University of South China. 2 years – 4 semesters – 16 classes – more than 400 students. It was joyful, it was bittersweet, it was a perfect ending to my time here. We had…
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Meet My University Students
Last week my students had an oral English exam for my class. In the past I have had them do some kind of speech, but this time I wanted to do something a little different. This year they signed up for a small group to come meet with me. I gave them a list of…
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Mid-Semester Update Spring 2017
It’s week 10 of classes here at the University of South China so we’re over halfway done with the semester now It’s been a busy semester, full of teaching and traveling and lots of trips to 17 mile for coffee and I can’t believe how fast it’s going. Take a look at what’s happening in…
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Common Questions Asked By My Chinese Students
The fall semester has officially started! I’m teaching 7 freshman Oral English classes this year, all of them at the new campus. I totally forgot how exciting and overwhelming the first week of classes is, for both me and my students! I have almost 200 new faces and names to remember, and most of them…
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First Semester is DONE
My first semester is done. For the past two weeks my students had to present a 3-5 minute speech for their final exam. I gave them a few topics to choose from and I was delighted by the creativity they showed. Some talked about their favorite family Chinese traditions, Chinese songs or TV shows that…
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Inconceivable!
This week I watched the Princess Bride eight times. Lots of English teachers will show a movie once or twice a semester – it’s a great way for the students to practice their English listening and comprehension skills (and who doesn’t love a movie day). I wasn’t sure which movie to show and how to…