New China eBook!

Pick up your copy of English Last: True Accounts of Teaching in China!

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This new eBook is currently available on Amazon for your Kindle and Smashwords for everything else.  It’s priced at $3.99 and comes in at just under 40,000 words.

The book talks a lot about my experiences living and teaching in China from 2008 to 2013.  It’s perfect for anyone teaching in China or planning to.  And even people who are curious about teaching in China or the country in general will find something interesting.

The reason the book is called English Last is because that’s how I felt that English was prioritized by the time I left China.  The attitude I saw employers take was really focused on money and not so much on how much the students were learning. 

The subtitle is accurate.  I’ll let you in on the places I lived, the things that I saw, and the students that I taught.  You’ll get information about China from someone who’s lived there for 5 years.

So if you’re in the Middle Kingdom already, are planning to, or just want to read about it, pick up your copy of English Last today!

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English Last Table of Contents

Introduction

Part I – Welcome to Teaching in China!

• Be a Great ESL Teacher
  
• Education or Entertainment…Edutainment!
  
• To Copy or Create?
  
• I’m a New Teacher, Help!
  

Part II – How to Teach ESL English

• Teaching ESL
  
• ESL English
  
• How to Teach English
  
• Teaching ESL Classes
  
• New ESL Students
  
• Teaching ESL Grammar
  
• You’re an ESL Teacher, Not a Jackass!
  

Part III – Extra Aspects of Teaching ESL

• ESL Reading Classes
  
• Students and Homework
  
• ESL Presentation Classes
  
• ESL Professional Development
  

Part IV – Life in China

• Living in Shenzhen
  
• Weather in China
  
• Holidays in China
  
• Supermarkets in China
  
• Transportation in China
  
• Restaurants in China
  
• Banquets in China
  

Part V – Teaching in China

• ESL Jobs
  
• Places to Teach in China
  

Part VI – Teaching with CTLC in Public Schools

• The Benefits of CTLC
  
• The Drawbacks of CTLC
  
• The Living Conditions in Dorms
  
• The Living Conditions in Apartments
  
• The CTLC Classroom
  
• Ending Your Contract with CTLC
  

Part VII – Teaching with EF in Training Centers

• Teaching English at Training Centers
  
• Teaching English in China with EF
  
• The Hierarchy of EF
  
• Kids Schools vs. Adult Schools
  
• Conditions at EF Schools
  
• Conditions in EF Classrooms
  
• Holidays at EF
  
• EF’s Administrative Nonsense
  
• The Extra Workload at EF
  
• The Management at EF
  
• My Conclusions on EF
  

Part VIII – Teaching as a Tutor in China

• The Best Teaching Job in China
  
• How Do You Tutor?
• Teaching VIPs
  

Part IX – Teaching in Chinese Kindergartens

• The Good
  
• The Bad
  
• The Ugly
  

Conclusion