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Monthly Archives: May 2010
Pointless Productivity, or Life?
When we were in Changzhou, there was a lot of demolition activity and an unbelievable amount of new construction. It seemed as though Changzhou was in a race to become a modern, cosmopolitan centre. It seemed that everywhere one went, … Continue reading
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Here Come the Freshmen To C.I.T.
The freshmen have arrived on campus! These photos were taken in September, 2006 when we first saw university freshmen do military training on campus. At the start of their university career, all freshmen students are required to participate in military … Continue reading
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Tagged C.I.T., Changzhou, China, Chinese, ESL blog, foreign teacher, freshmen, FT, Jiangsu, military service, teaching esl, team-building, teamwork, xinbei
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Doing it the Old-Fashioned Way
I decided not to crop this photo in order to make the people larger as I think the effect of the whole photo says it all. What you are seeing here is exactly the way it was. Two men were … Continue reading
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Tagged Changzhou, China, Chinese, communicate, communication, demolition, ESL blog, foreign teacher, FT, Jiangsu, teaching esl, xinbei
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Sidewalk Seamstress
This is a scene from just outside of the gates of the main campus of C.I.T. Students don’t exactly come to university with deep pockets. Many students come from poor homes and the extra money just isn’t there. So services … Continue reading
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Tagged C.I.T., China, Chinese, communication, economy, ESL blog, foreign teacher, FT, Jiangsu, poverty, seamstress, teaching esl, welfare, xinbei
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Things Aren’t Always As They Appear – Misperceptions
Here is a scene that we came upon during our second week in Changzhou, parents and grandparents at a set of school gates waiting to pick up their children at the end of a school day. When we came upon … Continue reading
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Tagged Changzhou, China, Chinese, chinese language, communication, ESL, ESL blog, foreign teacher, FT, imagination, Jiangsu, Mandarin, misperceptions, school, teaching esl, xinbei, 学校
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China Dinosaur Park – Changzhou
In the northern sector of Changzhou, in the Xin Bei district, lies China Dinosaur Park. Looking out our apartment window we can often see the three white arms reaching as if to join hands. We often walked towards the park … Continue reading
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An Introduction to Teaching ESL
This was Maureen’s first class, the first day of a new term in September, 2006. Luckily, I didn’t have a course to teach at that time, so I was able to take a few photos of this special event. … Continue reading
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Tagged C.I.T., Changzhou, China, Chinese, chinese language, communicate, content classes, conversation classes, ESL, ESL blog, first day of class, foreign teacher, FT, interactive lessons, Jiangsu, Mandarin, stereotypes, students, teachers, teaching esl, xinbei
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Welcome To C.I.T.
Well, I am continuing in preparing for our next trip to China as I practice writing Chinese characters. Both Maureen and I are focused on this next teaching year in Changzhou as we do our shopping and cleaning the clutter … Continue reading
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Tagged C.I.T., Changzhou, China, Chinese, co-ed, dormitory, ESL blog, foreign teacher, FT, Jiangsu, segregated, xinbei
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Preparations For Teaching ESL
After about a week of getting ourselves acclimatized to Changzhou, it was finally time to begin the work for which we came to China, that of being ESL teachers at C.I.T. The process began with a meeting with the department … Continue reading
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Tagged C.I.T., Changzhou, China, chinese language, communicate, communication, context, Dà xué sheng, ESL, ESL blog, FAO, foreign teacher, FT, Jiangsu, Lǎo shī, Mandarin, policies and procedures, student, teacher, teaching esl, team-building, xinbei, 大学生, 老师
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