By Carrie on December 19, 2011
Chris Norton is a successful Internet entrepreneur and a lover of the Chinese language. He also happens to be the author of a terrific new e-book called Study Chinese in Taiwan. Find out what initially drew Chris to Taiwan, why he recommends studying Chinese in Taiwan and how the plans for his new website and e-book developed after his arrival in Taiwan.
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By Ava Apollo on April 28, 2011
This guest blog is by Ava Apollo. When she’s not writing for MSW, she’s blogging about adventure travel at bemytravelmuse.com. For the previous post in this series, please click here. Via a few texts back and forth (nobody in Asia actually talks on the phone, we just text, it’s just what we do over there. God forbid [...]
Posted in Expat Travel - Self Realizations from Living Abroad, Features, Guest Authors, Taipei Travel Guide, Taiwan Travel Guide | Tagged Asia, Bloggers, Food and Drink, Guest Authors, Languages, Reflections, Short Stories, Taipei, Taiwan Travel Guide |
By Carrie on March 29, 2011
Peggy Teaches Chinese: Learn Chinese in 10 minutes a day! Today’s lesson is on the usage of guo(4) as an experienced action marker and as a verb.
Posted in Cultural Travel, Features, Learn Chinese | Tagged Cultures, Languages, learn Chinese, Peggy Teaches Chinese, Taipei, Taiwan Travel Guide |
By Carrie on March 22, 2011
Peggy Teaches Chinese: Learn Chinese in 10 minutes a day! Today’s lesson is an intermediate Chinese Lesson on buying tickets.
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By Carrie on February 21, 2011
Peggy Teaches Chinese: Learn Chinese in 10 minutes a day! Today’s lesson is an intermediate Chinese Lesson on the sentence pattern for when and while.
Posted in Cultural Travel, Features, Learn Chinese | Tagged Asia, Languages, learn Chinese, Peggy Teaches Chinese, Taiwan Travel Guide |
By Carrie on February 19, 2011
Teaching grammar effectively, especially for first-time ESL teachers, can be a tricky business. Here are a few tips to help you make the best of your ESL grammar lessons.
Posted in ESL - Advice for ESL Teachers, Features, Teach and Travel - Teach Abroad! | Tagged ESL - Advice for ESL Teachers, ESL Educators, ESL teachers, global educators, grammar tips, Languages, Reach To Teach, teach abroad, Teach and Travel - Teach Abroad!, Teaching, teaching abroad, teaching in China, teaching in Taiwan, tips for ESL teachers |
By Ava Apollo on February 1, 2011
This guest blog is by Ava Apollo. When she’s not writing for MSW, she’s blogging about adventure travel at bemytravelmuse.com. For the previous post in this series, please click here. As the sun rose on day two, I had already been up for hours plotting my next move – the one thing jet-lag is useful for. I [...]
Posted in DESTINATIONS, Expat Travel - Self Realizations from Living Abroad, Features, Guest Authors, Taipei Travel Guide, Taiwan Travel Guide, Teach and Travel - Teach Abroad! | Tagged Asia, Cultural Travel, Guest Authors, Languages, learn Chinese, Taipei, Taiwan Travel Guide |
By Carrie on September 30, 2010
Learn the art of bargaining with today’s episode of Peggy Teaches Chinese.
Posted in Cultural Travel, Features, Learn Chinese | Tagged Asia, China Travel Guide, Cultures, Education, Languages, learn Chinese, Peggy Teaches Chinese, Taiwan Travel Guide, Taiwanese culture |
By Carrie on September 17, 2010
Today, Peggy teaches us about using a specific sentence pattern in Chinese to describe a person’s ability to perform an action.
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By Carrie on September 10, 2010
In this lesson, we learn how to use conditional sentences in Chinese.
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