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[hak]

Hi guys
I am intersted in teaching in Asia and am looking into what placed would suit me.I am after a place with Interesting p/l to meet,an oppurtunity to travel,a scenic place where i could have some oppurtunities to maybe place some tennis or soccer,join a wrestling club or if im very lucky get some dance lessons.
I am planning to stay for a 3 year period and would like to save some money as well as have some experiences.I have a BA,Dip Ed ,and Ma from Melbourne University as well as 5 years experience teaching English to high school students.I would like to find something that pays at least 4 thousand australian dollars a month.
I would like to know which of the Asian countries could meet my needs.I was also wondering if the INternational/ Private schools in the area pay better then the ESL jobs.I would prefer to teach something other then English and have experience in the Humanities fields mainly.

[JZer]

[Henry_Cowell]

[JZer]

whatever? One is probably not going to walk into a 4000ASD job in China or Thailand unless you are certified and get a job at an international school. Of coure a business man can make can make that much easily. You might be able to make that much if you line up high paying privates but that would take time.

[Henry_Cowell]

Then I'm glad you agree that it's not "unthinkable." For somebody working in the field of language and communication training, it is entirely possible to make A$4,000/month in the places you site.

In fact, people ARE making that much -- and more. And they are not "business men."

[Glenski]

$4000 Australian is (at present exchange rate) 361,543 Japanese yen/month. That's extremely high, especially for starting wages in Japan, and I wouldn't expect to land any entry level job with that sort of salary.

You wrote that you have experience teaching English to HS students. Does that mean you have a teaching license? If so, consider international schools, but I don't know the salaries there. Even so, I don't think you'll find any that pay that high. YOu might get lucky, though. Check out www.tokyowithkids.com to see a link to international schools here, and if you can read enough of the language, you might find some salary info.

Entry level work in Japan pays 250,000 yen/month for most jobs (conversation school), and that has been going DOWN in the past year or two. JET programme pays 300,000 and is considered a rather high paying job for beginners here. Unless you have experience in Japan you will probably be considered a "beginner" by most employers. How's your Japanese language skills? If they are fairly high, you might have an edge, but experience is pretty key, too.

[JZer]

[Henry_Cowell]

[JZer]

[rusmeister]

Hi Hak,
I notice this is a near duplicate of your post in the North American forum. Does it matter to you where you teach? Or are you just looking for a job anywhere?

[hak]

Hi
I posted around to see where i could make some money and also have a good experience.I do not mind to much although it is looking like the Middle east or Asia is the way to go.

[Chris_Crossley]

[hak]

Good luck mate it seems like you have put in the time to make the big bucks.I on the other hand am maybe jumping the gun a little.Hong kong or Korea may be my best options.

[Sgt Killjoy]

You make what you make in the tefl industry. If you get a little luck and good sleek marketing, you may not walk into a AUD$4,000 a month job, but you might be able to find after a year or two.

[johanne]

If you have teaching certifcate as well as your Dip Ed you could get a job at an international school in Japan. Starting salaries range from about 350,000 yen a month (I think that's about $4000 Australian dollars) to 500,000 per month depending on the school and your years of classroom teaching experience in a K-12 system. Teaching ESL doesn't count unless you were doing it in a K-12 system as a certified teacher. Good luck