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cormac

Joined: 04 Nov 2008
Posts: 768
Location: Xi'an (XTU)

Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 4:11 pm Post subject:

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My other question, do you think the internet connection is an issue? Will I be able to keep my hours of online teaching?

Internet in China tends to have many dropouts, so you'll experience lag spikes. It's one of the biggest complaints many of my expat friends have. Trying to play online games is often impossible. I doubt it would provide enough quality for your customers...

TBH though you should easily be able to make up the same from actual privates classes. There are heaps of "white monkey" jobs here especially for western women, and they often have excellent income opportunities. (all illegal, of course)

Non Sequitur

Joined: 23 May 2010
Posts: 4724
Location: China

Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 5:40 pm Post subject:

Iloveamma wrote:

Wow! Thank you for the reply.
What do you mean it was perishing?

Does that mean it is humid?
I will check out Qingdao. How do you get around?

Perishing as in cold.
If you live in Nth America you are used to snow. It was new to me.

Non Sequitur

Joined: 23 May 2010
Posts: 4724
Location: China

Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 5:53 pm Post subject:

Iloveamma wrote:

Look at this crappy offer from Qingdao university. Guess I would fall into the 4500 category. Sad

Monthly salary from RMB 4,500 to 10,000 (4,500 for bachelor’s with over two years’ teaching experience; 5,000 for master’s; 5,500 for doctor’s; 7,500 maximum for associate professor; 10,000 maximum for full professor)
* Round-trip international flight allowance every year (8,000 for Europe; 10,000 for USA)
* Monthly apartment renting allowance from 1,500 to 2,500
* Yearly heating allowance from 2,100 to 3,700
* Medical insurance of 1,680 per year.
* Free transport from the airport
* Luggage delivery reimbursement of 1,000.

This is pretty standard university stuff. The thing I don't like is the implication that you find your own accommodation. Then again the allowance may be in case you want to live off campus.
I always took the on-campus single-occupancy apartment option. If you have split shifts - say 8am to 10am and then 2pm to 4pm, are you going home or do you hang out in the library?
Universities will probably employ you on the standard 20 hour pw (max) SAFEA contract.
'Hours' are teaching hours - 45 or 50 minutes and a normal workload is 16 or 18 teaching hours pw. Great for Oral English. Written work marking is in your own time.
I'll PM you with other stuff otherwise this will be too long.
I've never been given a lesson plan.
NS

nimadecaomei

Joined: 22 Sep 2016
Posts: 605

Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 9:36 pm Post subject:

Non Sequitur wrote:

Perishing as in cold.
If you live in Nth America you are used to snow. It was new to me.

North America is a big place mate, not used to snow at all. Also, only seen it twice here in 10 years.

Non Sequitur

Joined: 23 May 2010
Posts: 4724
Location: China

Posted: Sat May 19, 2018 12:59 am Post subject:

I think you get my meaning.

nimadecaomei

Joined: 22 Sep 2016
Posts: 605

Posted: Sat May 19, 2018 3:21 am Post subject:

You just phrased it wrong, it snows in the continent I am from and yours also. The only time I have seen anything resembling serious snow was this year in Jiangsu. I think the problem with cold in China is that everything is a cement ice box.

Non Sequitur

Joined: 23 May 2010
Posts: 4724
Location: China

Posted: Sat May 19, 2018 3:48 am Post subject:

Iloveamma wrote:

I absolutely love your replies!
It would be a bit hard to find my college teachers though, since that was almost 20 years ago! I only remember one of my professor's names!

I have a profssionally designed online curriculum that is extremely awesome. I would not have to do anything except get it onto the projector. But it has only about 660 lessons.

How many total lessons would I need to teach in one year? Do you have any idea?

Answering your final question. The academic year in universities and public vocationals is 2x18 week semesters. Doubt you'd be asked to do more than 16 contact hours pw. Deduct two lessons (2x50 min) for assessment per class per semester and you'll get a close estimate.
In the times I've been asked to do 18 or 20 hours (staff leaving or something) I've been given a lighter workload the following semester or if a replacement teacher arrives.
I've PMd you access ($) to a quick primer on timetables including the mysterious 'make up days'.

nimadecaomei

Joined: 22 Sep 2016
Posts: 605

Posted: Sat May 19, 2018 4:26 am Post subject:

Non Sequitur wrote:

Are you sure all universities and vocational do this? I see doubt written in the post. I will say again, if I had listened to what people say on this board a year ago when I had to get a new job, there would be 6500 a month and a place to live. I am on my second identity here, I admit that, I was wangdaning before. I am a legit person who wants to give help. The positions mentioned above might help a noob to enter the field of ESL. I just think people are lowballing themselves.

Sorry if I seem mad, just heard a speech about Chinese being one race, their eyes black, and their skin yellow (haha, no worries of rac