We are thrilled that we have been selected to be as one of the top 35 teaching in China blogs, websites and newsletters to follow in 2018 from Feedspot. We are currently ranked at number 3 at the time of this post. The F&Y team aspire to be your destination for news and information about teaching English in China. You can find out further information about ranking, click here The post Our Blog is Top Rated! appeared first on teach-in-china.co.uk ..read more

One of our candidates has arrived in China to start her year-long contract teaching English with one the schools that we have partnered with. Sarah has shared some of her experience since she’s arrived. I have arrived in Changchun, Northeast China and my first impression is that the people welcoming, I enjoyed the welcoming dinners, and seeing all the sites of Changchun was truly amazing. It has been a long road, from the initial interview […] The post My first few weeks in China appeared first on teach-in-china.co.uk ..read more

It’s teacher’s day in China today  This day in China is a national holiday, where the communities hold meetings and festival events for teachers. There are usually awards ceremonies and pupils give flowers and gifts to their mentors. It’s a day where thousands of schoolchildren and students thank their teachers for their important work. Today is interestingly a day that many former students will go back to their old primary schools, middle schools and high schools to give […] The post Happy Teacher’s Day from F&Y Consultant appeared first on teach-in-china.co.uk ..read more

This is a fantastic talk by Ramsey Musallam, a Chemistry teacher who has some great ideas on learning. After a life-threatening event, Musallam came to the conclusion on how to teach his students better.     Teaching English as a subject is different than teaching chemistry but the fundamental message in this talk about trial, error and intense reflection is a great way to learn. Find out more about teaching in China: Click here The post How to spark your students imagination for better learning appeared first on teach-in-china.co.uk ..read more

Changsha sits at the northeast of Hunan Province in south-central China. It’s known for having a warm climate and is the economic and political capital of Hunan province. Spending some time here I found that the Autumn and Spring seasons in Changsha seem to be very short. Spring lasts around 2-3 weeks which I’ve never experienced before and then the Summer can be very warm and humid.  The autumn is also was pretty much the […] The post Experience in Changsha from one of our teachers appeared first on teach-in-china.co.uk ..read more

Teaching can be a daunting task especially when you are new to the job, once you have been trained you will still need to use your skill set to motivate a room full of students to learn. Here are a few things to think about as you start your new career in teaching – Find the enjoyment in learning Albert Einstein once said: “That is the way to learn the most, that when you are […] The post 5 tips for when you start teaching appeared first on teach-in-china.co.uk ..read more

Before I start I’ve got to say Beijing is an amazing city! The bustling streets and bright lights are unlike no other city in the world, it definitely has a different energy to a place like New York or London.     Teaching English over here has been a blast and it will become a memory and a place that I will never forget, there is so much to see and do from visiting part […] The post Experiences in Beijing appeared first on teach-in-china.co.uk ..read more

I had visited China before and was excited to come back to teach English, I came a few years ago on holiday to Beijing and fell in love with the country. I decided when this opportunity came up to try another part of the country a little off the beaten tourist path and I decided to go to Jiangsu.     I was going to teach at a school in Nantong city, it’s a massive […] The post Experiences in Jiangsu appeared first on teach-in-china.co.uk ..read more

I arrived in Wuhan at the end of August for the initial teacher introduction training before the term began, the climate was very warm. I realised that I was going to be there in the summer but I wasn’t expecting the heat to be as intense as it was, I was really glad that there was A/C at the school and at the apartment. Throughout the year the climate is a few degrees warmer than […] The post Experiences in Wuhan appeared first on teach-in-china.co.uk ..read more

There are many ways to teach students as each individual has their own way of learning, we have compiled seven great strategies to teach your ESL class. Visual  This type of teaching involves using pictures, images and spatial understanding as the preferred education media for visual learners. Students that learn better via visual stimuli are your detailed note takers, think in pictures and learn best-using techniques such as visual displays, slide shows, posters, clips and […] The post 7 great strategies on how to teach ESL appeared first on teach-in-china.co.uk ..read more