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In Exile—Still Waiting
[…] permission to re-enter China. To our disbelief the answer was yes. The following day, however, the answer was no. Reluctantly, we stepped out in faith and bought tickets, praying that our flight would remain on schedule. Thankfully, it did—the airport closed later that night to all transiting passengers. In late March we landed safely […]
ZGBriefs | August 19, 2021
Shanghai Bans English Exams Amid Calls For Less English Teaching (August 12, 2021, Radio Free Asia) Authorities in Shanghai have canceled primary school English exams in a bid to lighten the burden on children and parents, amid growing calls for English to be de-emphasized in China's state schools.
Keeping a Cow
Practical Language Learning, Then and Now
[…] Working with a language helper, she constructed dialogs and vocabulary lists. Topics included things like shopping in the market, ordering in a restaurant, buying train and/or plane tickets, going to the hospital, shopping for computer parts in Zhongguancun, and renewing a residence permit. A few years ago, a friend of mine, while researching for […]
Is the Door Slowly Opening?
Over the weekend a Chinese friend whom I’ve known since he was a six-year-old boy in Beijing stopped by for a visit. In 2019, he graduated from university here in Minnesota. His parents came to help him celebrate. Since that summer he has gotten married, moved to a different state, started and completed a […]
Two Types of Cultural Adjustment
[…] minute,” I said. “Don’t you want to know the reason for the flight delay or cancellation? “Of course I do,” she replied. “But I don’t expect the airline staff to know or care, so there is no point asking about it.” I had to admit, she had a point. So, as you think about […]
In Exile—Still Learning
[…] Thailand, the whispers had become a roar. I started to hear about flights into and out of China being cancelled. By the end of the week, my airline had cancelled my flights and I too was stranded. Soon almost all the other foreigners I knew in Thailand were also stranded as their flights were […]
ZGBriefs | November 5, 2020
China Tightens Entry Requirements by Adding Second COVID- 19 Test (November 3, 2020, Sixth Tone) International travel to the Chinese mainland has slowly resumed after a ban on most foreign nationals was imposed in March. Now, strict testing and quarantine measures are helping curb the risk of imported COVID-19 cases but also creating headaches […]
ZGBriefs | January 12, 2023
Xi’s China, Christ’s Kingdom, and a Suffering Church: Review: ‘Faithful Disobedience’ by Wang Yi (January 11, 2023, The Gospel Coalition) The rich analysis of China’s house church and its theology contained in this collection offers precious insights into one of history’s most remarkable Christian movements.
#Pinyin Perfect
[…] most English-like to the least, and from straightforward spelling to irregular spelling. The app uses monotone to help students focus on just sounds, not tones. It uses nonsense words so that even students with little or no vocabulary can use it. It employs a dynamic virtual keyboard to reduce keystrokes and help the user […]
Book Reviews
Understanding and Serving in the “New China”
[…] for youth demonstrates that all is not well for young people. Media and technology have changed the way Chinese communicate. When I first arrived in China, home phones were very rare, and even a newspaper subscription required approval from your work unit. Now, China has the largest population of Internet users in the world, […]