If you aren’t using Sina Weibo with your Chinese students, you’re missing out.
While many teachers have embraced social media to engage students outside of class, the vast majority of teachers have had little to no exposure to the social website with the most users in the world: Sina Weibo. Given the growing number of Chinese students in western universities and high schools, knowledge of Weibo (pronounced “way-bwuh”) is an […]
Why are China’s “Good Samaritans” seen as fools?
The death in October of a two-year-old girl who was run over by a van and then ignored by pedestrians and shop owners sparked outrage and public debate over a strange disconnect in Chinese society: while traditional Chinese culture is said to value compassion towards others and helping behaviors, in modern China the practice of ignoring those […]