From Grits to Chopsticks

This semester, there is a very large English Corner at the school – over 100 students:

In past English Corners, we liked to sit in circles and give students the opportunity to practice their spoken English, but this can be difficult with 25 students in a single circle:

One way to get everyone involved is to teach the entire group a song (click: Lean On Me  to watch):

During the previous week, we taught them “My Favorite Things” from “The Sound of Music.”  But this is southwest China.  People here have a hard time connecting with strudels, schnitzel, and snowflakes on your nose and eyelashes.  So we asked the students about their favorite things. Here is the resultant version of “Our Favorite Chinese Things”:

Perhaps I’ll post a video someday!