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Summer teaching in China
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Summer teaching in China
April 18, 2019 at 5:05 pm
I have just been accepted to teach a two-week graduate course in mathematics in Chongqing China.

I have to admit to a bit of nervousness. My Mandarin is scanty. While this is an English immersion program for my students, it will be a Chinese immersion for me. Smile

I know a couple of things: 1. Chongqing is HOT in the summer. 2. I really want to try original Szechuan hot pot.

Does anyone have any recommendations? Comments? Things to consider?
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RE: Summer teaching in China
April 18, 2019 at 6:59 pm
Don't piss off the government.
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RE: Summer teaching in China
April 18, 2019 at 10:17 pm (This post was last modified: April 18, 2019 at 10:18 pm by brewer.)
Ah-oh Indy, just checked the air pollution: https://aqicn.org/city/chongqing/

Not sure there is much you can do to protect yourself.
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RE: Summer teaching in China
April 19, 2019 at 2:58 am
Just had a look on trip advisor. You can get a sightseeing tour of the city and a hotpot lunch for £53, seems a bit pricey.
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RE: Summer teaching in China
April 19, 2019 at 5:18 am
How much graduate-level maths can you teach in China in just two weeks? Fuxxake, it takes me longer than that figure out exchange rates (I'm pretty sure I financed a new wing at the Louvre when I tipped a cabbie).

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RE: Summer teaching in China
April 19, 2019 at 6:50 am
(April 19, 2019 at 5:18 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: How much graduate-level maths can you teach in China in just two weeks? Fuxxake, it takes me longer than that figure out exchange rates (I'm pretty sure I financed a new wing at the Louvre when I tipped a cabbie).

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I'm doing 36 lectures of 40 minutes each. That makes about 4 a day, so I can actually do quite a lot.
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RE: Summer teaching in China
April 19, 2019 at 6:59 am
(April 18, 2019 at 5:05 pm)polymath257 Wrote: I have just been accepted to teach a two-week graduate course in mathematics in Chongqing China.

I have to admit to a bit of nervousness. My Mandarin is scanty. While this is an English immersion program for my students, it will be a Chinese immersion for me. Smile

I know a couple of things: 1. Chongqing is HOT in the summer. 2. I really want to try original Szechuan hot pot.

Does anyone have any recommendations? Comments? Things to consider?

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RE: Summer teaching in China
April 19, 2019 at 7:32 am
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