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Dr. Gregory Mavrides is an American psychoanalyst who has been working in China as a professor and mental health consultant since August 2003. In January 2007, he was bestowed the Coconut Commemorative Award by the Hainan provincial government for his teaching contributions while at Hainan University. Currently, he is a professor of psychology at Jinan University's International School, Department of Clinical Medicine, a Project 211 university in Guangzhou, China. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Prof. Mavrides volunteers as a therapist at the student counseling center and maintains a few hours each week treating private patients as well. He is the author of several professional articles, symposia presentations, and APA PsycCRITIQUES book reviews, in addition to serving as the principal author of the Foreign Teachers’ Guide to Living and Teaching English in China. Dr. Mavrides can be contacted directly at DrGreg@middlekingdomlife.com.

Is Teaching English in China Really for You?

This article presents essential information that every prospective Westerner should carefully consider before making the life-altering decision to move to China for the purpose of teaching English as a foreign language. Read

By: Gregory Mavrides, PhD | 30/01/2009 | Languages