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Em Casalena
Em Casalena
10 Ways to Kickstart Your Career Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language
Are you a brand new Mandarin language teacher or tutor?
First off, good for you! You’ve chosen to give the …
By Em Casalena
Em Casalena
8 Free Chinese Teaching Resources for Taking Your Students to the Next Level
It’s okay to admit that after a while, your classroom can get a bit dry.
The day-in, day-out almost boring…
By Em Casalena
Em Casalena
9 Awesome Resources for Chinese Worksheets
Being a Chinese teacher can be a bit rough, especially when you hit that dreaded mid-semester funk.
The students …
By Em Casalena
Em Casalena
The 6 Best Mandarin Teaching Resources for Taking Your Class From Drab to Incredible
Teaching Mandarin is a very particular mix of thrilling, rewarding and downright difficult.
If you’re teaching this language to people …
4 Chinese Classroom Activities Guaranteed to Get Your Students Speaking
Did you know that I’ve been studying Russian for some time now?
And guess what. My Russian is pretty terrible.…
How to Teach Chinese Characters: 6 Simple Methods
You need to know at least 3,500 characters to read Chinese properly.
That makes reading and writing in Chinese seem …
How to Make Your Next Chinese Music Lesson Go Platinum
Ever had your students completely lose their focus in the middle of class?
Don’t worry, you’re not alone. It happens …