Brendan John Worrell

Emerging graduates and emerging economies

Why more young Chinese are not thinking of India as a possible job opportunity? 2009-06-30 14:55

Language of the financial crisis

I’d give you a quiz just to check how much you know about the global financial crisis. 2009-05-15 09:32

Plagiarism and Chinese students (pt 1)

Chinese students need to be treated less as robotic study machines and more as unique individual minds.2009-04-27 16:45

Road to IELTS set to serve test-takers

Reason being IELTS today is an essential gateway for Chinese to pass through on their way to study abroad or a job. 2009-04-03 17:03

Courses and jobs for the future

One of the biggest challenges facing students and their families is what prospective career they should enter and what is the best path for them to take. 2009-03-13 17:18

On libraries, bookshops and netbars

Call me a bookworm, a geek or a nerd whatever - I think if you asked me I could probably describe every library I have ever been to. 2009-03-06 17:46

On work experience and internships

If there is one thing I have learnt, be it here in China or anywhere else for that matter, it's that many people have absolutely no idea what they want to do in life or what it is they were meant to be. 2009-02-23 17:18

Education the next bubble to burst

Many people are now wondering whether the education industry will also start to experience a downfall as a result of the global financial crisis, (GFC). 2009-02-01 15:35

On “pork barrel politics”

What does"pork barrel"mean? 2009-02-19 16:14

The quest for power and its recent mutation

Hard power,soft power and smart power 2009-02-12 14:16

Advice on job interviews in English

To begin it was suggested that you actually write out a self introduction and any other material that is related to you and your skills. 2009-02-05 14:25

On disrespecting dogs and discordant unions

Why is it called a yellow dog contract rather than just "a contract that prevents you from joining a union"? 2009-01-22 13:43

The take-home message

2009-01-19 14:24

Tips for speaking tests and contests (pt 2)

In this article I would like to go into more depth regarding speaking tests as many colleges and schools will be conducting them in the lead up to the Spring Festival. 2008-12-18 16:12

Overcoming cliché in our writing tasks

Creative, risk taking use of language supported by a strong grammar foundation and varied vocabulary offer greater promise than standard, unemotional copied responses. 2008-12-11 16:57

Overcoming cultural barriers while abroad

How well you engage with other workers, how hard you try to create opportunities... 2008-11-26 17:19

Towards improving our writing skills

Writing is an 'active' language skill that makes ones grammar level clear and easy to grade... 2008-11-14 18:05

Understanding the aging population

One of the pressing issues facing many nations today and tomorrow is that concerning the aging population. 2008-10-09 11:54

Saving our students sight

When I spoke to my class they submitted a whole range of theories as to why this was the case. 2008-09-27 14:35

Looking for the land of milk and honey

Using this as our start point let's now venture off into all the milk related idioms... 2008-09-19 11:10

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Raymond Zhou

周黎明，Raymond Zhou,中国日报资深专栏作家，用地道英语撰写社会、娱乐等题材的评论文章。

张欣

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Leon

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王银泉

中国日报网特约专栏作家，英语专业教授，硕士生导师，国内知名公示语翻译研究专家。