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This month, you will see, or maybe even be surrounded by, many Chinese people going crazy about moon cakes (月饼/月餅/yuèbǐng), BBQ (烤肉/烤肉/kǎoròu), pomelo (柚子/柚子/yòuzi) and telling stories about the beautiful lady who flew to the moon (嫦娥奔月/嫦娥奔月/cháng'e bēn yuè). Why? Because it's time to celebrate the Moon Festival also called the Mid-Autumn festival 中秋节/中秋節/zhōngqiūjié. This year, it is on Monday, 12th of September. Teacher Yifan wrote a very insightful article about the origin and the evolution of this festival, check it out.  Increased Message LengthIt would be a lovely way to reconnect with your old teachers, or to show appreciation to your current teachers, to send them a nice "Happy Moon Festival" message. With our improved messaging function, you can now write a proper "letter" to your teacher. When we first implemented our messaging function, its purpose was for 'quick questions', maybe just to double check on some confusing points you came across while studying on your own, or if you needed to cancel/change a lesson at very last minute and wanted to let your teacher know why, etc. But we noticed many of you are now using the function creatively, some use it to detail their learning background, some use it to explain their study objectives and preferences, some even use it directly for writing a small article to discuss in the lesson with their teacher, or as a way to complete the "homework" given by our teachers. As a result, more and more students and teachers are telling us they need more space to write their messages. We heard you and have improved this function. Try it, and if the new length still doesn't satisfy your messaging needs, shout again, we promise our commitment to improve will never end!  Star Teacher of the Month: September 2011Teacher's name: Susan Category: Teacher Reason to be Teacher of the Month: Susan is likely to be one of the nicest, most patient teachers you will ever meet. You will discover very quickly that Susan's desire to help you learn is one of her most distinct trait from the very first lesson, and you will be amazed how dedicated she is in helping her students from all angles. There are no questions too trivial, no problems too complex, as long as it's about helping her students to understand the Chinese language and culture better, she will always give it her 110%. Susan is an experienced teacher in the field of Teaching Chinese as a Second language, on top of customising lessons towards each student's individual capabilities and preferences, she also offers structured HSK training for those who are preparing for the exam. But don't be frightened by her impressive teaching qualification & background, Susan is very easy to talk to, she is kind, funny and very very helpful, If you are still waiting to have your first lesson with us, why not give Susan a call? Shhh, what you might not know: Susan just returned to Germany from China, and brought back more information, textbooks and good ideas about Chinese teaching, so there is no better time to tap into her passion for the language as right now. Happy Studying! The ChineseTeachers.com Team ChineseTeachers.com - Bringing native Mandarin teachers to everyone in the world  Want to receive free study materials? Subscribe to Practice-Chinese.com.  Want to know more about us? Read our progress since 2007 in our News page. Want to unsubscribe? Simply reply 'stop' (you can opt-back-in later from your Profile page). |