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RoisinDubh · Joined: 23 Apr 2011 Posts: 43

A bit of background. I have a BA, MA, CELTA and around 4 years of full-time teaching experience. My partner has a BA, CELTA, DELTA and has also been teaching for 4 years.

We taught in London for 2 years and are currently teaching in Spain. Our contracts finish up in June and we would love to go abroad again, but for various reasons, don't really want to make another year-long commitment. Does anyone know of a country where there are decent summer school opportunities which pay fairly well? I'm especially interested in Asia.

Any advice welcome!

Javelin of Radiance · Joined: 01 Jul 2009 Posts: 1187 Location: The West

You can try on the China forum. They have summer schools there. I don't know about the pay or the hours but there are threads there on the same topic. I'd give you a link but the search function here is broken again.

tttompatz · Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2012 5:46 am Post subject:

With the exception of China I think that you will find that:

a) your schedule doesn't fit with their academic schedules (end of academic year breaks typically run from Feb. to June - depending on the country).

b) most places that pay enough to cover airfare and visa expenses will leave you scant little left over for anything else on a short term contract.

In the case of China their breaks are different but the pay/visa issues are the same. Nobody will jump though the visa hoops to bring you in for a "camp" and pay anything more than a stipend for your time.

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Glenski · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 12844 Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN

You can cross Japan off your list.

RoisinDubh · Joined: 23 Apr 2011 Posts: 43

Just to make it clear - when I say I want decent pay, I mean that I'll be able to break even after paying for my return flight, so it doesn't actually cost me anything to go there. I don't expect to make much money for just a few months in the summer, I know that's not realistic.

tttompatz · Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2012 10:46 pm Post subject:

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

I was offered a summer job in China. I would have just about broken even after paying for my airfare. This was in Qiqihar, north of Harbin, a few years back.

I wasa tempted to do it as an intro to PRC.

choudoufu · Joined: 25 May 2010 Posts: 3325 Location: Mao-berry, PRC

tttompatz · Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2012 6:33 am Post subject:

So that would have been part of

RoisinDubh · Joined: 23 Apr 2011 Posts: 43

And what about elsewhere in the world? Any chance of summer work that isn't going to end up costing us money?