SSAB - March 6, 2025

Throat is definitely stressed.Snatch and grab breakfast! Came back to do laundry.Lu Xun (狂人日记 - “Diary of a worker” but Wikipedia tells me it’s “Diary of a Madman”) - an example of contemporary Chinese writing, had never heard of him before but he’s mentioned in the PPTs-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Madman_(Lu_Xun)Apparently I gotta start making my own PPTs! starting in Week 3!Soooo ChatGPT?Writing task today… let’s see:-one copied answer-one gf sent her bf the answer-some translations-and DeepSeek for “checking” the responseShot another vlog around campus and bumped into a few students. One foreigner, and a couple of other Chinese students. Apparently CUFE is among the top three universities for finance and economics in Beijing and in China.And is it a good time to start a business in China?Donate to the show! PayPal link below!https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA***Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.comAnd on Notion: https://stevensirski.notion.site/SSAB-The-Audio-Blog-of-Steven-Sirski-00acfe344e164bfab191d3cddf6952b2?pvs=4Newsletter over at stevensirski.substack.comLanguage vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlogHope you have a good Thursday!00:00 Introduction and Throat Issues00:51 Teaching Techniques and Challenges04:05 Creating and Using PPTs06:06 Student Engagement and Communication16:44 Daily Routine and Breakfast17:31 Navigating Campus and Transportation19:53 Lu Xun and Literary Discussions23:05 Modern Classroom Dynamics27:14 Future of English Teaching in China28:37 Starting a Business in China32:26 Conclusion and Farewell