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 response Shot 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.com And on Notion: https://stevensirski.notion.site/SSAB-The-Audio-Blog-of-Steven-Sirski-00acfe344e164bfab191d3cddf6952b2?pvs=4 Newsletter over at stevensirski.substack.com Language vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlog Hope 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