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ESL in Gwanju, South Korea, 1996

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One  of Tom R. Chambers' many classes at a media/communications institute (YBM/ELS) in Gwangju, South Korea, 1996. The students used a publication that they wrote and published in-house ... Chambers as the advisor/teacher ... to hone their skills in written English as well as oral communication, indicated by the various conversational groups in the picture below. Chambers is in the corner of the classroom making this photograph. Most of the individuals are college students interspersed with a few working professionals.
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Teaching English as a Second Language in China (2003-2005)

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Tom R. Chambers taught English as a second language at Sheng Da College, Zhengzhou, China (2003-2005). He was responsible for three conversation classes and two writing classes per semester. He also worked with debate teams and advised the college photography club. As a documentary photographer, he also got involved with the local documentary photographers, and had a two-person exhibition with  Zhao Zhenhai: The People of Longhu Town [China] (tomrchambers.com) Thanks to his student connections, Chambers had the opportunity to tour and document the area in a very personal way: Exams for English majors (second year) at Sheng Da College, Zhengzhou, China: Oral: Tom R (tomrchambers.com) Tom R (tomrchambers.com) Tom R (tomrchambers.com) Mid Term: Mid-term Test Outline (Oral) (tomrchambers.com) Tom R (tomrchambers.com) Writing: Mid-term Exam (Writing) (Second Semester, 2004) (tomrchambers.com) Tom R (tomrchambers.com) Tom R (tomrchambers.com) Reference letter from Dean Shen, Department of Fo
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