My name is Bryant and before coming to China, I was scared and not sure of how life would be before making the leap over. Before, I taught a year in South Korea but wanted to get more into the Business field or go into teaching at a higher level. My time in Korea was teaching Elementary and Middle school students as I helped them a lot and liked it a lot but wanted to do something more.

Written by Fidelio @WIEChinaIt’s a helpless suffering for an ESL kid to get stuck in a tough circle filled with routine blocks announced by the teacher’s tedious orders: “Let’s learn some new words first”, “Here comes the patterns”, “Now we need to make some practice for the sentences” ... These iron fences somehow destroy both the students’ and the teacher’s appetite for a new lesson: just successfully dragging themselvesto the end of the class.Thus the methods on integratedteachinga

By Issac @WIEChinaIs it a teacher's first day in school as exciting as the students'?The answer is Absolutely.After meeting principal and being introduced to other teachers in the sweet new school, we were shown around by the friendly co-teacher Shirley. We have been to the library where there is a lovely meeting corner so nice and inspiring that let one's ideas sparkle, the labs, the playground, and classrooms.No wonder school is the purest place in the world. Even a stranger comes

Hello, my name is Sean, I am from Canada and I have been working in china alongside my wife (Brandy) for more than six years. Yes, long before “wechat”, “mobike”, “Meituan” and all the wonderful conveniences in china today. I have been here long enough to see china change an grow many times over and have been lucky enough to prosper in this country and at this company. This is my story:The year was 2010 I was in college for a program called “Television and new media”. I was studying to b

By Sam @WIEChinaThe intricate melodic sound erupting from my phone signals another start to a day of where I’ll be surprised, inspired and most likely exhausted as school awaits me. The morning dawn pierces light through the crevices that have appeared due to the sagging of my curtains most likely put up years ago. I lazily float a hand from the side of my bed, seizing the now painful noise that has awakened my eagerness to confront the day that lies ahead.Is the coffee in the pot? Tie or no ti

By Adam Hawks, ESL Teacher @WIEChinaPeople have traveled to China throughout the centuries to discover fortune and fame. For hundreds of years, traders from around the world have ventured to the Middle Kingdom to change their destiny. In a modernizing China, many people from different nationalities are still discovering new methods to change their livelihood. By becoming an ESL teacher in China, I was also on my own quest to discover a new self. However, I was not seeking riches or fame, but rat

By Tim @WIEChinaBeing a teacher in a foreign country is much more than imparting knowledge on students in the classroom. It is about being part of the community. It is about being a representative of your home country. It is about sharing cultures to find similarities and comparing cultures to earn about differences. The greatest thing a teacher can do to help his students is to relate an environment in which the student will love his subject. If a student enjoys his English lesson, if he laughs

By Molly@WIEChinaDear readers. If you are an ESL Teacher in a foreign country far away from home, you probably feel the same way as I have been through:Many of us came to a brand new country (For me I teach in China) all alone and felt excited to meet new people in this nation; however, many of us also learn very quickly that the language barrier or a busy schedule can make it difficult to do this with ease.Do not feel trapped or question youself for starting the vanture. You just need a gateway