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March 13, 2008

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(Article by Astra NG, communications specialist)

 

Shawnee State University students teaching in China share their experiences on the Internet

(SSU students write blogs to share their life in China)

            Four Shawnee State University students teaching in China are sharing their knowledge and experiences of living in China through writing blog entries.
            Jessica Driapsa, Jeffrey Hunter, Mallory Reed and Joshua Salisbury have their own blog entries, along with pictures, describing where they are teaching and what they have been doing in China.
            To read more about the daily activities of the SSU student teachers, go to www.shawnee.edu/off/cipa/index.html.
            “I learned it is uncommon for teachers in China to give a test or quiz over a unit of material. Typically, the only test given is at the end of the 12-week term, which only gives the students one chance to pass or fail,” said Jeff Hunter, student teacher at ShaanXi Affiliated High School.
            New blogs are written almost daily to keep readers up-to-date on what the students have been up to and what they have learned about the Chinese culture.
            “Black Friday, the busy shopping day after Thanksgiving, in America is nothing compared to a Chinese supermarket on any day of the week. It was incredibly chaotic and the food definitely takes some getting used to,” said Mallory Reed, student teacher at Guangdong Teacher’s College of Foreign Language and Arts.
            All four of the SSU student teachers will continue to update blogs until they return at the end of the school semester.