We’re Halfway There! PublishedJune 07, 2021 by Elise Zhang I’ve successfully stumbled my way into Week 5. The weeks are passing faster and faster. It’s been seven days, but … Read more
DukeEngage Zhuhai Week 4 PublishedJune 07, 2021 by Sua Cho #1 This week’s topic was sports. For my class with Gianni, we shared with the students a video of a … Read more
DukeEngage Zhuhai Week 3 PublishedMay 31, 2021 by Sua Cho #1 I worked with Elise on a presentation of how to effectively use virtual backgrounds to teach over zoom. Before … Read more
The Bigger Picture PublishedMay 30, 2021 by Eric Huey With the third week of our program coming to an end, many of the hardships of teaching online have been … Read more
Stepping Into Their Shoes PublishedMay 30, 2021 by Elise Zhang During the past three weeks, I’ve sometimes thought back to when I was in middle school learning a foreign language. … Read more
Strawberry Fields PublishedMay 30, 2021 by Jiayin Bao Amongst the teaching troubles of this week (kids not paying their full attention and some unwillingness to participate), I actually … Read more
DukeEngage Zhuhai Week 2 PublishedMay 24, 2021 by Sua Cho #1 This week’s topic was restaurants and food. The question of the day was, “What is your favorite food?” From … Read more
New Lessons During Week 2 PublishedMay 23, 2021 by Austin Duncan Saturday morning was first the Mandarin lesson for Gianni, Sryia, and me. For the first thirty minutes of … Read more
Coming out of your shell PublishedMay 23, 2021 by Jiayin Bao Last week, there were many instances of bad Wifi connection between my computer and the computers of the kids in … Read more
Connecting to the other side of the World PublishedMay 16, 2021 by Matthew Bao For the past three nights, I have sat in my apartment and stared at my laptop into the faces of … Read more