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Category Archives: teaching
Stick’s Adult Class
Stick has an adult class on Thursday nights, and I often go with him. It’s a class for students who want to pass their conversational English exam, so it’s a good chance for us to ask questions about Chinese life. … Continue reading
Meeting Of Minds
It’s sort of an expat joke that the only information determined at a Chinese meeting is the time and place of the next meeting. I think I even saw that on of those “You know you live in China, when…” … Continue reading
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Tagged China, chinese, Christina, Eric, lesson plans, lessons, NPR, teaching
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Meaderthal
Meaderthal — 1) n. A dull-witted student moving through his workbook at his own special pace. 2) v. The behavior of such a student. Usage: John’s parents were so wealthy and well-connected that he meaderthaled through three years of English … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese life, ESL, teaching, teaching ESL, teaching language
Tagged dictionary, ESL, Lexicon, moving, new words, teaching, teaching ESL, teaching in China, teaching language
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Semester Review
Much better class today. I told my students not to bother taking out their books, which put everyone in a good mood. I’d copied some worksheets from other books, so we could review the semester without boring everyone. It was … Continue reading
Expendability
Sometimes my ESL lessons don’t go every well, and when that happens, they fail spectacularly. My freewrite today was a journal entry about one day in childhood, which I thought would lead neatly into a review of irregular past tense … Continue reading
One Child Left Behind
I haven’t wanted to post about the Virginia Tech shooting because there’s really nothing I can say that hasn’t already been said more eloquently. Yesterday when I got to LCC, I had a new handout in my mailbox. It’s all … Continue reading
3? ? Left
3? ? Left, a teacher blog that I really like, has been on fire this week with Department Of Ed buzzword bingo (note to self: print and discreetly pass out at the next LCC staff development meeting) and this: Tweet … Continue reading
2 3/4 Classroom Hours Until April Vacation
I think no matter how much you like your job, there are going to be days when you’d rather stay home and sleep off yesterday’s chardonnay and jelly beans. And remember that when I say “you”, I actually mean “me”. … Continue reading
