Teaching English as a Foreign Language in China Today has beendeveloped ， through 16 years of experience in training more than1，000 foreign teachers of English by the Center for Teaching &Learning in China （CTLC）， in cooperation with the Peking UniversityEnglish Department and School of Foreign Languages. BenjaminDuncan， Ph.D. wrote this book at the invitation of CTLC and as aCTLC trainer. He first taught English in China in 1999 with theCTLC program in Shenzhen. This book builds upon CTLC's 2007textbook Teaching English in China， written by CTLC trainers，Robert Wyss， M.A. and Emily A. Thrush， Ph.D.， and CTLC Co-DirectorsDe-an Wu Swihart， Ph.D. and William O'Donnell， Ph.D.， and with anappendix provided by the Department of Culture & Education ofthe State Administration of Foreign Expert Affairs， whichofficially endorsed the book and uses it in their training.
　　Teaching English as a Foreign Language in China Today is veryuseful for English teachers to learn how to teach English in China.It includes chapters written by highly experienced professors fromthe USA and from Chinese faculty of the Peking University EnglishDepartment. The emphasis on understanding Chinese culture addressesthe needs of foreign teachers living in China.