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October 8, 2014 karinawp

Having taken HSK Level 4 last year, I am planning to HSK Level 5 asap! Well, I say that, and it will take some time to learn the extra 1300 words necessary to give me at least a chance of passing. (HSK 4 = 1200 words, HSK 5 = 2500 words). In order to get…

July 26, 2014 karinawp

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv9SudDJAaY?feature=oembed&w=500&h=281] World of Chinese magazine competition. Full Chinese language summer scholarship at Tsinghua University. Only catch – you must be a beginner…I entered anyway! No…I didn’t win…I didn’t match the criteria! (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

June 15, 2014 karinawp

whitehouse: whitehouse: President Obama is answering your questions on education and college affordability in his first-ever Tumblr Q&A today. Tune in right here at 4 p.m. ET, and make sure to follow us @whitehouse. Happening now. Watch → http://whitehouse.tumblr.com/ Education, education, education. US-style.

June 2, 2014 karinawp

成为 好老师有什么秘诀? 需要: - 激情 - 知识 - 有耐心 有激情: 我是个很好奇的人。我喜欢学不知道的事。我喜欢跟陌生人打交道。很容易跟陌生人相处。我喜欢分享知识。我很激情。我很激情的教英语。我尽力负责让学习英语容易简单和很好玩儿。 知识: 为了成为好老师你需要很深了解你的专业。不但教学内容而且教学方式。 有耐心:好老师实现,有的学生很快明白,有的学生很慢明白,有的学生喜欢这个方式学习,有的学生喜欢那个方式学习。 成为好老师有什么秘诀?

April 9, 2014 karinawp

Writing Chinese characters…one year on. There are some clear peaks and troughs visible on the annual graph. I was travelling last summer, and since Christmas have failed to maintain a consistent flow. However, now that the 1000-character barrier is in sight – I will make an extra effort to reach the finish line. (Well, technically…