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once again · Joined: 27 Jan 2003 Posts: 815

Andy was right in that it is easier for women to get work in the kindergarten area, although I have also been offered full time work in that area. On the salary note, I was recently asked at interview to give an expected salary. I gave a salary higher than my qualifications and experience could really justify. Surprisingly, the school went out of their was to meet it and came back with only a little under what I had asked for. So it is not all about just getting cheap meat I guess.

ChrisRose · Joined: 19 Apr 2003 Posts: 427 Location: Hong Kong

Funnily enough.......

After 5 years my wife has decided to changer her career, and become a KG TA.

The problem is qualifcation, there is a huge gap betwen recognised certifcation.

There are the distance Montessaries, the other short course private courses and then the 3 year certificate courses for a ecognised Qualifed KG Teacher Cert. Of course there are 5 o 6 year degrees in ECE.

Since she will be commencing as a KG TA, I would be grateful if anyone has any information on short / introductorary courses either ECE or KG TT in HK.

Please reply by e-mail to [email protected]

joe_doufu · Joined: 26 Jun 2004 Posts: 25 Location: Korea

thanks for the answers guys.

I have taught kindergarten in Taiwan for one year, that's my only qualification other than being a native English speaker. I was offered a job pretty quick in a HK kindergarten for $15000 a year but I probably won't take it. I don't think I'm patient enough for another year as a kindergarten teacher. I'm holding out now for teaching-adults work.

Ludwig · Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2004 7:47 pm Post subject:

AndyinHK · Joined: 21 Oct 2003 Posts: 98

Thanks Ludwig for pointing that typo out.

Maybe instead of addressing other people's typos you should address the one(s) that you made in another posting.

Better yet, go back to the hole you crawled out of in the former apartheid state, South Africa. I guess you couldn’t, as you would be unemployed.

I wonder if your students here can understand that South African accent... or is that Afrikaans you are teaching them.

once again · Joined: 27 Jan 2003 Posts: 815

As you are so fond of correcting mistakes Luddy, can you explain this one to me:
"I have coming up for a decade of experience now, have 10 'O' levels, 5 'A' levels, 2 'AS' levels', a BA (Hons) in language studies and linguistics, a MA in language acquisition, a CELTA, a CELTA YL-extension, a PGDE and, as stated, am currently completing my doctorate."

You might recognise the quote as coming from yourself and the term "A MA". Now which should it be, A or AN?

It really would be interesting to clear this up.

ContemporaryDog · Joined: 21 May 2003 Posts: 1477 Location: Wuhan, China

I am currently teaching in China (have a BA French and Politics and CELTA cerificate) and am thinking of returning to the UK in September 05 to do a PGCE.

Would doing that stand me in good stead for finding a decent-paying job in Hong Kong?

AndyinHK · Joined: 21 Oct 2003 Posts: 98

That depends on what you mean by decent paying. You would probably get 16,600 or there about per month and with the cut coming in January O5, it will probably be closer to 16k. You would probably get the lowest point on the master pay scale because all experience gained prior to a qualification isn't counted. Usually, the education department wants to see a couple of years of experience teaching in your home country too. This is because you're supposed to be able to show the local English teachers 'western' teaching techniques and be apply it to a Hong Kong classroom.