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About the Author

Robert T. Tuohey was born in 1961, Danbury, Connecticut. He has studied psychology at the State University of New York in Albany (1988), and California Coast University in Santa Ana (1993). In the U.S. Bob worked in the field of mental health; for the past ten years, he has lived abroad (in Japan and China) teaching English at the tertiary level. His current position is Foreign Expert in the Languages Department of Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, Shanxi, PRC.

Bob's published works include an introductory textbook on English literature (From Beowulf to Joyce, Taiyuan University Press, 2001), numerous short stories (try, for example, Botkin's Resignation, Top Ten Tell-Tale Signs of Chess Addiction, http://www.baja-blue.com/crypt/ or szirine.com), his home page at http://jadedragon.250x.com/welcome.htm, and his quarterly chess column on forgotten players of the Royal Game http://chessville.com/misc/History/PastPawns/index.htm.

In his spare time, Bob plays chess, practices martial arts, and tries his hand at a bit of blues guitar. His e-mail is ima_potzer@yahoo.com

Shanxi University: Model Corruption

The following may be conceived of as both 1) an open letter to all Chinese officials concerned with Shanxi University, Shanxi Province, Taiyuan city, and 2) a warning to all foreigners considering working for that institution. The head of the Foreign Affairs Office, Mr. Yu Guodong, is, in no sense to be trusted. Read

By: Robert T. Tuohey | 27/07/2009 | International Studies

On Teaching English in China

An outline of key facts to consider before taking a teaching job in China. Read

By: Robert T. Tuohey | 01/10/2008 | Languages