Take the Reach To Teach Asia food challenge to see how many of these strange foods you’ve tried.
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This month we talk to a young couple about their time teaching English in Taipei. Zach and Shay are high school sweethearts who made the move to Taiwan from Chicago. Read on to hear about their unique and interesting insights into Taiwanese culture and their observations on life in Taiwan. Hi Guys! Thanks for joining us today. Let’s start with a short introduction, please. To start, our names are Zach and Shay. We are both in our early twenties. We met in high school, and we have been together ever since (seven years). Our hometown is the suburbs of Chicago, but we both lived in the city for five years while attending university. Zach: I attended DePaul University in Chicago where I studied Political Science. I love living in big cities. The crowds, the nightlife, and diversity of environments are all big draws for me. At the same time, I love getting away from said city and its high-energy and high-traffic life and out into nature and its tranquility. Shay: I spent a ridiculous amount of money studying architecture at the School of Art institute in Chicago. However, I like to tell myself it was all worth it because I loved my
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Ever wondered what the differences are between teaching in Bali vs teaching in Taiwan? Dean Barnes talks about his experiences in both countries.
Continue Reading →Today we hear from one of our teachers in Georgia. Britney is a Reach To Teach teacher who hails from Florida and teaches her young classes in Georgia. Read on to hear about her teaching experiences and how heart warming she has found her time there. Please tell us a little about yourself. I’m a graduate from Florida State University in Tallahassee Florida, however I was born and raised in Miami Florida. I received my degree in International Affairs with a minor in Japanese. How have you enjoyed teaching in Georgia to date? I’m really glad iv’e had the opportunity to teach in Georgia, the students are genuinely happy to have me there and to have me assist them in learning English. What advice can you give to new teachers interested in teaching in Georgia? The best advice I could give any teacher wanting to teach English in Georgia is to just go with an open mind, and a willingness to give all you have to your students because a lot of them do not have much and for many of them what you as a native English speaker have they want and need and they are willing to listen and learn. Basically if you give your all
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The English language is a complicated beast, but there’s no excuse for making these common grammar and spelling mistakes. Do you have any grammar pet peeves?
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Why does personality matter when you’re applying for an ESL job? How do I showcase my personality on my CV?
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Interview with Katie Lucid, an American Teacher in Taipei, Taiwan. She moved from New York to Taipei with a years stay in China. She teaches buxiban and has visited many places in Taiwan.
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Ten tips for ESL teachers for their first day of school. Try and use these tips on your first day and you’ll be well on your way to a terrific school year.
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You won’t want to miss this interview with Sam Simile, an American teacher in New Taipei City. Samantha is a Reach To Teach teacher from Pennsylvania who has been wowing her students in Xi’an, China and Tucheng, Taiwan with her circus skills. Samantha is accomplished at stilt-walking, fire-breathing, and she’s incredibly bendy (As you’ll see from her photos!).
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Grammar tips: Writing, and writing well, is a challenge. When students write in a second language — English, in this case — the challenges increase, but the same techniques that they use to write well in their first language apply, with a few modifications.
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Six great tips for preparing for your EPIK interview (Or for any other teaching position, for that matter!)
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