Her name is Mary. She is only 19 years old but already she has many grey hairs. On Thursday mornings in my freshmen oral English class, she always sits alone in the back of the room. No one ever talks to her; she appears to have no friends. Whenever she speaks, the disdainful expressions that I [...]
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My Student Mary – A Lonely Peasant Girl From Rural China
Posted by Robert Vance on December 10th, 2008
Will There Be Jobs For Newly Graduated Students In China?
Posted by Robert Vance on November 21st, 2008
“I worry that I will not be able to find a good job after I graduate,” a student recently told me in class. This fear has been echoed by many of my students who are well aware of the impact that the global economic crisis has already had on China. They know about the factories in [...]
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Tags: China, China Economy, chinese students, Economic Crisis, English in China, Financial Meltdown 
No Comments »ESL Conversation Topic — Internet Love
Posted by Robert Vance on July 29th, 2008
Level: Intermediate to Advanced Adults
Internet love is a fascinating ESL Conversation Topic that your Chinese students are sure to enjoy talking about.
Warmup: Give your students a few profiles (in English of course) from a popular dating website like Match.com and go over some of the details. Make sure your students understand any new vocabulary words. [...]
How Money Threatens to Reunite China and Taiwan
Posted by Robert Vance on July 4th, 2008
“We know that reunification with China is inevitable,” a Taiwanese friend told me recently. “The economy in Taiwan is not so good and many of our jobs are being transferred to China,” he explained. “Taiwan will have to cooperate with the mainland in order to maintain a healthy economy.” My friend told me these things with [...]
Sometimes Teaching just isn’t Fun…
Posted by Robert Vance on March 11th, 2008
Let’s face it. Teaching can be really boring sometimes. Even if you have a great group, certain topics can really bring the interest level down to almost zero. Such was the case this afternoon when I was discussing “shopping” with a group of students. Shopping is enjoyable enough but who wants to discuss it for [...]
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