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Other Writers to the Rescue

Two months of nothing. 65 days and no written rain. No new stories, or even tidbits, to wet readers’ whistles. And I realize the dust is starting to kick-up. Yes, I’m thirsty too.
I can’t think of a  better way to turn on the flow again than to publish some material from other writers. This should [...]

Single Sentences from Students

I have just posted some work from my current students here in Xi’an. It’s taken me a while to get these published but better late than never. these are examples of my introductory assignment at the beginning of the semester. Their mission: to write one sentence beginning with the word “I.” Mission accomplished. Check out [...]

Students’ Photo Captions

I have just posted one of my final writing assignments from last spring in Xinxiang (took me long enough). Students created photo captions, and I have highlighted the really exceptional work on the Student Work page. Check it out!
The Word Is: Photograph 照片 [zhàopiàn]

More Stories on “Student Work” Page

Nihao!
I’ve just added a few more pieces of students’ work from last year at Xinxiang University. Take a look at student movie reviews that analyze the film “Wall-E.”
The Word Is: Movie 电影 [diànyǐng]

New ‘Student Work’ Page

I have created a new page to show-off some of my students’ writing. You can access this page by clicking the Student Work tab in the top right-hand corner of my blog. I have just published five students’ compositions who wrote interesting letters about their college life here in Xinxiang. In the future, I will [...]

Dear Readers

Nihao! Hi! And I should say pривет!
I’ve had quite a few comments over the past few months and haven’t been able to address them all fully. I thought it would be worthwhile to respond in a brief post.
To all the questions regarding RSS feeds and email notifications: To be honest, I’m not sure why people [...]