|
|
|
||||||||
Everything You Always Wanted to Know...
Get the real scoop on China from professional English teachers who have "been there and done that."
I have assembled some e-mail messages culled from the TEFLChina e-mail list hosted by the TEFL China Teahouse . You can also find an archive of messages on various topics at teflchina.com. If you don't see the answer to your question here, try joining the TEFLChina e-mail list, and ask your question there. Also check the message board on China at Dave's eslcafe.
I have also included below a collection of news articles on subjects of interest to Foreigners living in China.
Job Search Tips. by Roger
Chrisman. Let a veteran English teacher show you how.
Getting a Visa to Teach in China. by Roger, Ping, Leslie
Teaching Issues. by Brendon, Fusheng, Lisa, Dick. Do
students actually like their foreign teachers? Are foreign teachers just a waste of time
and money?
What to Expect as a Foreign English Teacher. John Pullen
describes your class and classroom.
Welcome to Beijing #1. by Chris Barclay. Should I ride down the
street naked behind a water truck?
Welcome to Beijing #2. by Chris Barclay. What enzymes do
Chinese people lack?
What NOT to do: Foreign Teacher Attacks Taxi Driver From Changchun
Wanbao, July 2002.
Comments on Chengdu, Kunming, Fuzhou and other cities.
Crime and security issues in Guangzhou and Beijing. If you see
somebody getting robbed, walk away...
What to Bring to China. Is it a camping trip or not? by Linell
Davis, Nancy Hilty.
What to Bring to China, part 2 (2001 edition)
How do I negotiate a teaching contract? by Roger Chrisman and
others.
What immunizations do I need? by Roger Chrisman and others.
Computers and Internet in China. by Susan Schwartz and Linell
Davis.
Internet access in China (2001 edition)
What computer should you bring? (2001 edition)
Setting a proxy server to surf forbidden sites from China.
Can I play that tape in China? by Linell, Sheerie, Cecilia. The ins
and outs of VCR compatibility.
What clothing should I wear? by Joan, Susan, and Chris. Dress
for success!
Asthma and health care in China. by Paul Lehman, Eileen Regan,
Nancy Hilty, Peg Orleans
Getting inside the wall. by Linell, Chuck, Chris, and others.
The frustrations of trying to become an insider in China (and elsewhere).
Should You Get Married in China?
A single mother's experience in China
Can you take kids to China (and live to tell about it)?
How to bring pets into China
How I Almost Died in China
by Fred Gale
Articles About China
Psychological Transition for Kids Moving Abroad From The
Washington Post
Love Becomes Major Factor for Chinese Marrying Foreigners,
Xinhua News Agency, 8/15/02.
A Child Custody Battle - Warning! Warning! Worst-case
scenario about what can go wrong when marriage to a Chinese spouse doesn't work out. From
China News Digest, 10/23/02.
Internet Blocking Strategy Fails From China News
Digest, 8/9/02.
Two American girls who became celebrities in China. From The
Wall Street Journal,
Education options for your kids in China
U.S. Visa Refusals Spur Chinese Backlash. From The Wall
Street Journal, Sept. 1998.
Li Yang's Crazy English. Article about the superstar
Chinese English teacher.
Dashan, the famous Canadian. From The Wall Street Journal,
a profile of a guy who is a superstar in China because he can perform "cross
talk" in fluent Chinese.
Private Schools in China: Lessons in Profit. From The Far
Eastern Economic Review, June 2001.
In China, Private Schools Spring Up to Fill the Gap, From The
Wall Street Journal, May 2000.
Chinese Youngsters Burdened by Unseen Pressures, Xinhua
News Agency, 8/13/02.
Youth Hostels in Beijing, From Beijing This Month,
July 2000
Christianity Arrives in China 550 Years Earlier: New
Evidence, Xinhua News Agency, 8/16/02.
Evangelicals on the Rise in Land of Mao, The Washington
Post, 12/24/02.
China Further Restricts Activities of Foreign Missionaries,
From China News Digest, Sept 2000.
China's Brain Gain, More Chinese are returning home after
studying abroad, From The Washington Post, October 16, 2000
Regulations For Foreign Students in China (in Chinese)
Back to Living and Teaching in China
Living and Teaching in China
Fred Gale
Lumabner@aol.com