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Teaching English in East Asia

Teaching English in East Asia

Tales of a recovering academic

Tag: Chinese

Learning Chinese

13/03/202011/03/2020Categories Chinese, Language Learning2 Comments on Learning Chinese

Having lived, worked and travelled abroad for the past few years, my passport has many visas, resident permits and stamps in it. Before I went to China, I took some evening classes in Mandarin Chinese, and continued (or rather restarted) studying it in China. I started to learn it when I was in graduate school.…

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The end is nigh

17/06/201926/04/2020Categories Chinese, Students, UncategorizedLeave a Comment on The end is nigh

As the end is nigh, and I only have a handful of classes left, I have been wrapping up my lessons. In my culture course, for instance, I recently had the students discuss what they had learnt from the course and if anything had surprised them. Several things stood out. Firstly, in one class a…

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And then there were two…

27/01/201927/01/2019Categories Beijing, Chinese, food, Uncategorized1 Comment on And then there were two…

I had a message recently from the liaison teacher at the university where I work. Given that the semester had finished already, it was a little strange (although last year she messaged me when I was at the airport, ready to depart on my winter travels, to ask if I could cover for another teacher…

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The mystery of the missing glove

29/11/2018Categories China, Chinese, Language Learning, Uncategorized1 Comment on The mystery of the missing glove

Since joining the gym, I have been going often. The other day, I arrived and went to the changing rooms to change. It has turned quite cold recently, so I was wearing some gloves. The changing room is small, with a stool in the corner and nothing else. I started to get changed and sort…

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I finally did it!

18/11/201819/11/2018Categories Beijing, Chinese, Uncategorized4 Comments on I finally did it!

I finally did it! Now I have joined the gym. An ex-colleague had asked me about whether I knew of any gyms in the area, and a former student of mine had mentioned one which was about 10 to 15 minutes away from the main entrance of the university. It is also 24 hours and…

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Home at last

14/07/201813/07/2018Categories arrival, Blackburn, depature, Europe, Holidays, planning, politics, UK, Uncategorized, WeatherLeave a Comment on Home at last

I returned home at the end of June. It was nice to leave the heat of Beijing, and the weather in recent weeks in the UK has been pretty good. Before I depart to Scotland for a week’s holiday, a friend (in China) asked for an update on life back in Blighty. Brexit has been…

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      • Forbidden City
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      • Great Wall
      • Hutongs
      • Olympic Forest Park
      • Old Summer Palace
      • Summer Palace
    • Chinese
    • Travel in China
      • Inner Mongolia
      • Shanghai
      • Xian
    • Everyday Life
      • Accommodation
      • Food
        • dumplings
        • snacks
      • Review of the Year
      • Seasons
        • Autumn
        • Summer
        • Winter
      • Shopping
      • Sport
      • Weather
        • Smog
    • Holidays
      • Festivals
        • Christmas
        • New Year
        • film festival
        • Golden Week
        • Halloween
        • Mid-Autumn Festival
        • Opening Ceremony
        • Spring Festival
        • Teachers’ Day
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        • Osaka
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        • Hanoi
        • Ho Chi Minh City
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