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basiltherat · Joined: 04 Oct 2003 Posts: 952

hi
would appreciate some advice.

i have been approached by an efl/esl institution in singapore offering the equivalent of US$2500 pcm. is this a respectable financial offer considering local cost of living ?
i dont have many other details yet but it seems like accommodation could be provided by them ie on top of salary quoted earlier.
any comments appreciated.
regards
basil

JosephP · Joined: 13 May 2003 Posts: 445

Sounds pretty okay to me, especially with housing thrown in.
Is there a catch? If not, do they need another experienced TESOL teacher?
Good luck.

Micro67 · Joined: 29 May 2003 Posts: 297 Location: HCMC, Vietnam

A lot of the schools will try to heap extra work on you for that price. S$2,500 should get them about 25 contact hours a week, during the day and without significant paperwork.

The average 'full time' teacher works a 44 hour week. Many, many teachers work a half day on Saturday to 'give face' to the principle and there are horror stories aplenty about the working conditions. Forwarned is forearmed.

Mchristophermsw · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 228

I have a close friend that is East Indian Singaporian who was a teacher for the public school system and she worked over 40 hours on a regular bases. And the conditions (bad administration) left her burnt out.

She actually gave up her Job but still does lessons on the side.

Also, I have been to Singapore and while I do not know about ESL scene, everyone I met spoke great english. Did not notice a shoratage of English speaking Nationals? But then agian, I was not looking.

I do know that Real Estate is high...
If you want to talk to my friend who was born and riased and still lives in Singapore PM me and I will forward you her email.