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pjmuggsie
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 Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 11:45 pm Post subject: 1 year experience in China - where to teach in Taiwan? |
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Hello everyone,
I'm a 24 y/o American white male and just finished teaching at a university in Nanjing, China for 1 year. I have a business BA degree and a TEFL cert through the Chinese government with SAFEA (had to get it to teach). I want to teach in Taiwan now and not quite sure what to do. I only taught 16 hours at the university, but from what I've been reading it seems quite unlikely/not possible to get a Z Visa before arriving without working full-time and also impossible to get a university teaching job in Taiwan without a PhD/Masters.
So from what I've read it leads me to think the only option to teach in Taiwan for me is to work at a chain school. Obviously, working fewer hours would better, but I'm perfectly fine with working full time and I don't mind teaching children. I just want to work for an employer that I can rely on for a salary every month and is a total pain in the ass to work for.
I'm wondering what kind of advice anyone can give me for my situation. Right now I'm in America and it seems like a good idea to get a Z Visa before I go instead of getting one on arrival.
Any tips/advice would be appreciated, thanks. |
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yamahuh
Joined: 23 Apr 2004
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Location: Karaoke Hell
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| Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 4:57 pm Post subject: |
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Taiwan doesn't have a Z visa - it's a visitor / tourist visa and the length and availability are dependent on your nationality.
In Taiwan, experience outside Taiwan counts for nothing; experience inside Taiwan counts for very little; show up and hand out resumes or apply online.
I just want to work for an employer that I can rely on for a salary every month and is a total pain in the ass to work for.
You can be pretty much guaranteed of your second requirement.. |
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WYSIWYG
Joined: 17 Oct 2004
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Location: It's good to be in my own little world. We all know each other here!
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| Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 10:07 am Post subject: Re: 1 year experience in China - where to teach in Taiwan? |
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| pjmuggsie wrote: |
Hello everyone,
I'm a 24 y/o American white male
only option to teach in Taiwan for me is to work at a chain school. |
This is probably very true. |
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ickle_moose
Joined: 02 Jul 2012
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| Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 10:05 am Post subject: |
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Most people enter Taiwan on a visitor visa (90 days if you can get it, but that seems to just depend on luck) then start canvassing for jobs once you are there. There are some great websites where expats all talk to each other and look for/advertise jobs, depending on which city you want to teach in.
For Taipei try www.forumosa.com and for Kaohsiung try http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KaohsiungLiving_com/
I worked in a cram school (Jr. Jet) in Kaohsiung for 6 years and really enjoyed it. |
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