I train education students to teach English, and for years, I've been hoping to take some students to China so they could practice their skills overseas. University study abroad programs involve permission from lots of different departments. Most of the time, we write them up and then they go nowhere. No one blocks them exactly-- it's just that lots of work is involved and people have to give a project priority for it to fly. I retire in July of 2015, I figured the project would never happen under my leadership.
When I came back from China at the end of last summer, I suggested the possibility of an English teaching experience in China to my Dean and Department chair once more. I was stunned by their enthusiasm. It looks like it's going to happen. http://www.etsu.edu/coe/china/default.aspxThe stars are in alignment, I guess. Check our website.
