A major concern of many international teachers is their ability to pick up a local language and be able to get by in shops, bars and restaurants. Mandarin is arguably the most difficult language in the world for an English speaker to learn, but Helen Weir’s experience proves it can be done with a little… Read more »
Posts by Helen Weir
a secondary English teacher from Scotland who trained in Birmingham. Although she misses the struggles and hilarity of the British classroom, Helen is enjoying completely different challenges in Chongqing, China.