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StephPoet · Joined: 05 Jul 2005 Posts: 26

I'm a soon to be 26-year-old TESOL teacher and a journalist for over seven years. I've been offered a job with Inyo School of English in the Guangdong Province. They have offered a slew of benefits including a fully furnished apartment, a driver to and from work, two Chinese lessons a week, free electricity (up to 100 RMB a month). The work is 18 to 20 hours a week and I didn't go through any recruiters (I refuse to pay to work.)

Anyone know anything about this school? It sounds so cushy I'm almost afraid it's too good to be true. I know TEFL/TESOL/ESL is NOT an easy job (I was an assistant for a year in the U.S.) but the benefits do seem a bit unique in comparison to other ads I've seen. Any thoughts?

Stephanie

Chris_Crossley · Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 5:42 am Post subject: Re: Inyo School of English?

Roger · Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 9138

I have - and have often taken advantage of such offers. IT is standard for Chinese employees to be driven to work since only a few have to commute while the majroity live near their work places. Schools essentially have campus housing for their teachers.

But I guess you are not going to work for a school but for a training centre (the name is a hint in that direction). This means you will be driven to classes away from the training centre. The most important question in this regard would be: what kind of students are you going to have to teach?

SInce you didn't mention the location of your employer nor the salary it is too early to say whether this is a good offer or not. Anyway, I personally don't fancy in-house classes for staff to whose company I have to travel in my spare time, limo or no limo.