Lambert_Jennifer on news Language Wars: English-Speaking Chinese Person Meets Mandarin-Speaking Foreigner(34 comments)
You can replace "Chinese person" with about any nationality in the world. Non-native English speakers want to practice their English and they are literally everywhere in the world. Full Comment>>
Lambert_Jennifer on news Survival of the Fittest: The Difficulties of Finding a Job as a Foreigner(61 comments)
From what I understand, the accent is more of an issue than the color of the skin. For instance, it is not racist to recognize that African-Americans and caucasian Americans have different "accents". You know this when you talk on the phone without seeing the face. Apparently Chinese find it easier to ... Full Comment>>
Lambert_Jennifer on news Survival of the Fittest: The Difficulties of Finding a Job as a Foreigner(61 comments)
This is true. I believe the "Expert Certificate" will be withheld from a non-native speaker though. And the quality of the institutions accepting non-native speakers is lower. Besides, I have listened to many, many non-natives who teach English from around the world -- I would not want them teaching my ... Full Comment>>
Lambert_Jennifer on news Survival of the Fittest: The Difficulties of Finding a Job as a Foreigner(61 comments)
I agree with "mdsearth" -- it is unfortunate that he made one grammatical error. I am an English teacher, have traveled extensively, and the English I have encountered here is about the worst I have heard and read in my life. This is after some of my students have studied English for at least 7 years. They ... Full Comment>>
Lambert_Jennifer on news Survival of the Fittest: The Difficulties of Finding a Job as a Foreigner(61 comments)
The translation industry is wrought with examples of sacrificing quality to cut costs. Poor translations are everywhere in China! In seemingly every industry! Full Comment>>
Lambert_Jennifer on news Survival of the Fittest: The Difficulties of Finding a Job as a Foreigner(61 comments)
The author did state that jobs in the education industry abound. That being said, just because you can easily find work as a teacher, it doesn't mean that you are "wanted". Full Comment>>
Lambert_Jennifer on news It’s Now Way Easier to Get Into Tsinghua University(3 comments)
"Inexistant"? You mean "non-existent", right? Full Comment>>