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If you’re especially interested in the nuances of the written word, a career in translation could be a good shout. Here are some useful tips for launching a career as a Mandarin translator in China. Read more>>
Aug 25, 2012 Comments(0)
For those willing to spend the time and resources to truly master Chinese, the world of university Chinese language courses – in China – offers the double dose of immersion and formal setting needed to take things to the next level. Between ...... Read More>>
Aug 20, 2012 Comments(3)
Editor's note: The following article was translated and edited from an article that first appeared on youth.cn. The article discusses the evolution and spread of Diploma Mills that sell academic credentials to fake foreign universities in China. Photo: ...... Read More>>
Aug 13, 2012 Comments(16)
Editor's note: This article, translated from Southcn.com, briefly discusses the growing dissent amongst graduates from China's top universities towards their parents' impossible-to-fulfill expectations of them. Many of these parents have it in their minds ...... Read More>>
Aug 04, 2012 Comments(2)
Since China is such a vast country, it's no surprise that there are so many different ways of speaking Mandarin. In fact, lots of the dialects of Chinese bear more resemblance to classical forms of the language than to standard Mandarin. The official strain ...... Read More>>
Jul 24, 2012 Comments(7)
Photo: en.ce.cn "Benjamin Franklin said, 'early to bed and early to rise, can make a man healthy, wealthy and wise.'" A class of forty 11- and 12-year olds stood at attention with their heads held up towards the ceiling, eyes straight ahead and ...... Read More>>
Jun 13, 2012 Comments(3)
Editor's note: This article was translated and edited from an article that appeared in the Caixun financial news service. It concerns the annual Chinese college entrance exams, popularly known as the "gaokao", and the growing financial burden it ...... Read More>>
Jun 06, 2012 Comments(11)
Editor's note: This article was translated and edited from an article posted on an ifeng.com blog. In the article, the author, a Chinese citizen who teaches English, recalls his recent experience leading a group of Chinese students on a research project ...... Read More>>
May 30, 2012 Comments(1)
Editor’s note: The following article was translated and edited from an article which was first published in the Guangzhou Daily. The article discusses a recently published report ranking the top Chinese universities in terms of the number of ...... Read More>>
May 15, 2012 Comments(6)
Photo: cnreviews.com The majority of foreign teachers in China work in the private sector, either for language schools or international schools. Public schools – most of them university-level jobs – are rarer and often coveted. But working in ...... Read More>>
Mar 13, 2012 Comments(2)
For the great many of us out there who are English teachers, we all face the common problem each day of figuring out how to reach our students. Some students respond quite well, and others require you to cram the lesson down their throats in order to get ...... Read More>>
Feb 26, 2012 Comments(2)
Editor’s note: Reflecting on foreign press’s coverage of China during the past few years, it's been interesting to see that so many articles – no doubt in an effort to be more figurative and create more eye-catching descriptions of ...... Read More>>
Feb 09, 2012 Comments(13)
There's no denying that China's university system is vastly different from its Western counterparts in countries like the USA and United Kingdom. From teaching methods and ethos to extracurricular activities and college accommodation, life at a Chinese ...... Read More>>
Feb 04, 2012 Comments(2)
It's not uncommon in China to meet locals who introduce themselves using names like Apple, Ghostly, Puppy and Whisper. Anyone familiar with the TV show Sexy Beijing (http://www.sexybeijing.tv/) will recall its (oddly attractive) faux-Carrie Bradshaw host ...... Read More>>
Jan 03, 2012 Comments(4)
Most schools in China are nothing less than pleasant, with great staff, great hours and great kids. But, stay in China long enough and you'll hear plenty of horror stories. Many of us have experienced a bad school first-hand, or, unfortunately, are ...... Read More>>
Jan 02, 2012 Comments(1)
Moving abroad can be quite an adventure for the whole family. What doesn't have to be as much of an adventure is figuring out how to ensure that your children get a high level of education in this foreign land. There are several options for schooling in ...... Read More>>
Dec 29, 2011 Comments(5)
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Dec 18, 2011 Comments(4)
.this_tab td{padding:3px;} Editor's note: We've all heard about or seen pictures of the hilarious Chinese-English translations written on things around China, and many would (rightly) argue that the topic has been talked to death just about. While the ...... Read More>>
Dec 13, 2011 Comments(2)
Moving to China as a foreigner, one of the most fun – and some would argue important – choices you have to make include choosing your Chinese name. Granted, I know plenty of expats who decide not to bother having one, but for those in any type ...... Read More>>
Nov 23, 2011 Comments(0)
Editor’s Note: A recently developing trend of China’s 30-year-strong reform effort has focused on the educational system, which has been frequently criticised for retarding innovation, and causing a nationwide “brain drain”. In China ...... Read More>>
Sep 11, 2011 Comments(3)
Editors Note: Regardless of whether you have been studying Chinese for years, or you don’t know your “屁股”(pigu) from your“臂肘”(bizhou), chances are you have heard some Chinese words before. Some of the words are quite ...... Read More>>
Aug 06, 2011 Comments(0)
It's a good general rule of thumb that when moving to a foreign country in which your native language is not spoken, you should try and learn that language. Alas, that doesn't always happen, especially if you move to a country where the commonly spoken ...... Read More>>
Jul 28, 2011 Comments(3)
The path to speaking fluent Chinese can be a rocky one, as any expat who has ever tried to learn will tell you. Everyone has their own tactics, methods and techniques, but there are some definite dos and don’ts to bear in mind, no matter what level ...... Read More>>
Jul 17, 2011 Comments(1)
Editor’s note: This is a translated and edited version of an article from the Chinese site www.ifeng.com. The article is, in a sense, the Beijing media’s attempt to make sense of why some of Beijing’s best and brightest students have ...... Read More>>
Jun 21, 2011 Comments(7)
There’s no doubt that one of the easiest ways to learn a new language is to live in that language, to take total immersion in the most literal sense of the word and completely surround yourself with the language you’re learning. What better a ...... Read More>>
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