Arranging an overseas teaching trip of the kind I
usually do is extremely complex. But
when you’re preparing to take half a dozen students from East Tennessee to
teach English with you, the number of hurdles goes up geometrically.
A project like this involves an agreement between
ETSU and an international partner in China. Faculty members can explore such exchanges,
but we do not sign documents committing our institutions to a formal
relationship. So for the summer program
to happen, I must return to China over spring break along with Dr. Lewis our
Dean, and Dr. Hogan, Chair of Curriculum and Instruction (pictures below) and
meet with the Chinese partners. We’re
busy with mapping itineraries and obtaining visas for the spring trip, which
will occur in March.
Dr. Norma Hogan, Chair Dept. of Curriculum and Instruction
Applying for China visas isn't an easy process, but I've been through it before and can help Drs. Hogan and Lewis. Today as I worked on the multiple forms, I realized my visa will not expire 'til April 2015, so I won't need a new one 'til summer.
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