I was a professor of curriculum and instruction at East Tennessee State University and am now in emeritus status. Currently, I teach English composition part-time at George Mason University. I have taught in Cincinnati, Turkey, China and the Czech Republic.
Friday, July 21, 2006
Open Ceremonies
The Chinese government, which is sponsoring our teacher training, is taking the process very seriously. We trainers, all native speakers, are from Great Britain and America, and the clients are Chinese, making this a complex cross-cultural venture. At times, there was so much back-and-forth that if I hadn't known this was teacher training, I'd have thought people were discussing nuclear disarmament. Above: Our director, Sir Barry Jowett with the Chinese officials at the training's opening ceremony. Yes, we had an opening ceremony. We'll have a closing ceremony. too. Like the Olympics. Believe me when I say it's a big deal.
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I love the picture of the officials at the opening ceremony. Please notice the guy wearing a tie is of course British!
Of course!
Interesting website with a lot of resources and detailed explanations.
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I say briefly: Best! Useful information. Good job guys.
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