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sharona
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 Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 7:01 am Post subject: China, Malaysia or Indonesia?? - non-degree holder |
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I am 53 year old New Zealander, CELTA certified but no university qualifications.
I taught English in China for 6 months approx five years ago (but don't know if I still have the paperwork to prove that).
Now I'm keen to teach & travel again and unsure whether to return to China or try Indonesia or Malaysia instead. So just scoping things out at this stage.
I need a reasonable paying job as I need to send about $100 US home per month.
I wasn't that keen on China (I think I'm more a SE Asia kind of person) but I found a good school which made all the difference.
What do people recommend? I'd appreciate it if you could keep your suggestions positive and constructive....thanks 
ps - I don't want to lost all credibility at this early stage, but I am a rather phobic towards large spiders. How many of those could I expect to see in these countries? I suspect a lot, am I right? |
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nomad soul
Joined: 31 Jan 2010
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Location: The real world
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| Malaysia requires a minimum bachelor's degree. |
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Prof.Gringo
Joined: 07 Nov 2006
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Location: Dang Cong San Viet Nam Quang Vinh Muon Nam!
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| Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 6:10 am Post subject: Re: China, Malaysia or Indonesia?? - non-degree holder |
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| sharona wrote: |
I am 53 year old New Zealander, CELTA certified but no university qualifications.
I taught English in China for 6 months approx five years ago (but don't know if I still have the paperwork to prove that).
Now I'm keen to teach & travel again and unsure whether to return to China or try Indonesia or Malaysia instead. So just scoping things out at this stage.
I need a reasonable paying job as I need to send about $100 US home per month.
I wasn't that keen on China (I think I'm more a SE Asia kind of person) but I found a good school which made all the difference.
What do people recommend? I'd appreciate it if you could keep your suggestions positive and constructive....thanks
ps - I don't want to lost all credibility at this early stage, but I am a rather phobic towards large spiders. How many of those could I expect to see in these countries? I suspect a lot, am I right? |
Try Inner Mongolia, China. A bit cold for spiders. Also, willing to hire those who can handle the cold. Degree is optional with the right school, they can grease the skids, so to speak...  |
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EFL Educator
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Location: Cape Town
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Malaysia is a great place to English....but the cost of living is very high. It is almost as expensive as Singapore these days!  |
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adaruby
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| Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2014 12:30 pm Post subject: |
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| the cost of living is very high. It is almost as expensive as Singapore these days! |
This isn't true. The only thing I can think of that can even be classed as being the same price as Singapore is the transport, and that comes cheap in both countries.
As far as a local comparison goes, you can say that Malaysia is a slightly more expensive version of Thailand; however, you will pay an awful lot more for alcohol in Malaysia. |
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