Languages

MSW Interviews: Chris Norton – Internet Entrepreneur and Mandarin Chinese Language Student

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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Self Realizations from Living Abroad: Chance Encounters

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 [...]

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Learn Chinese with Peggy Lee (33): Usage of guo(4)

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.

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Learn Chinese with Peggy Lee (33): Buying Tickets

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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Learn Chinese with Peggy Lee (32): Sentence Pattern for When and While

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.

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The ESL Educators’ Guide: How To Teach Grammar Effectively

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.

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Self-Realizations From Living Abroad: I’m A Foreigner

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 [...]

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