Since the publication of Midnight in Peking nearly a decade ago, British writer Paul French has become synonymous with vividly told tales of foreigners running amok in the Middle Kingdom. His latest, Destination Pekin...
How well do you know your old Shanghai sojourners?Overthe decades so many foreigners rich,poor;famous,infamous;European,American;dodgy,legit came to Shanghai.Its hard to keep track ofthem all.A few have lived on in th...
As two of the main challenges for students studying abroad,ethnocentrism and language barrier are the most common issues they will probably encounter.The essay will illustrate these two aspects separately.
When attempting to adapt to unfamiliar learning environments within new cultures,learning sojourners,represented by in-ternational students will face a challenging and dynamic process.Based on the understanding of lit...
Thornton Wilder's works are often characterized as transcending time. Our Town (1938) remains a widely produced piece of dramatic literature nearly 75 years after winning the Pulitzer Prize in 1938. However, many o...