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Global routes and local roots – ideological clash between the East and the West

Written by Che Wang Friday, 04 September 2009 17:01

It’s true that sometimes western commodities do not agree with the traditional Chinese culture. Economic development and a successful Olympic Games in Beijing have made people in China proud of themselves. However, there still lies confusion and uncertainty about the mixture of traditional Chinese national culture with international streams of thoughts brought with the opening up for imported and mass produced western commodities. Behind those commodities are mass culture and ideology from the western countries. This article attempts to take a look at the changing ideologies of Chinese people in the progress of globalization...

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Mental health issues among expats

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Written by Sandra Kimball Thursday, 21 May 2009 11:53

How severe is the impact of 'loss', when a person comes to China for the first time to work as a teacher? Some people have no trouble at all: easily immersing in the culture, making solid friends, and getting connected in their local community. Others don't cope as well, and end up suffering a nagging sense of losing something, by straying so far away from the nest. Mental health counselor Sandra Kimball reports.

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A day in the life of a Nanjing IELTS teacher

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Written by skjcvbkljnwe Thursday, 07 May 2009 10:28

Enda Farrell was working as an IT engineer when a sabbatical opportunity came up. Interested in experiencing a change of pace, Mr. Farrell came to China and lucked out: he enjoys an easy working schedule, motivated students, and enough free time to pursue cultural arts and travel.

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Comparing Chinese and western cultures

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Written by skjcvbkljnwe Tuesday, 27 January 2009 01:32

There are fundamental differences between Chinese and western cultures that we strongly suggest newcomers prepare for, prior to their arrival in China. TO help on that front, TCN enlisted the aid of Matthias Heller and CIndy Yu from Source Products Asia.

Source Products Asia has a long history of bridging western and Chinese professionals in the business world. However, their advice is also useful, for those about to immserse within the world of Chinese education and ESL. In the following article, Matt and CIndy use a pictorial comparison of Chinese and western cultures to comment on aspects of the culture gap that incoming teachers will find extremely useful.

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Introduction to China

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Written by Planet Asia Tuesday, 27 January 2009 00:14

This comprehensive primer was produced to help newcomers get acquainted with the realities of expatriating to China. Included is a full geographical breakdown of the mainland (with custom maps), visitor essentials (visa info, getting around, etc) and a succinct look at what to expect when first starting to engage with the locals.

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