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[Looking for my place]

Can anyone tell me if it would be possible for a native non certified Spanish speaker to earn money tutoring in China???

[China.Pete]

Internet job postings for Spanish teachers are rare, as I suppose you may have already discovered. However, foreign language universities do hire a limited number of other than native English speakers, most often French, German, or Japanese, for their students studying those languages. You may have to research universities and colleges in China (try http://www.buxiban.com/schoolCLGCN.asp ), try to identify those which offer Spanish courses (where possible), and send emails to the International Cooperation Offices of those that seem promising. Perhaps others who know of such a position can give you a direct lead.

[Looking for my place]

Thanks for the infor China.Pete. Any other tips would be greatly appreciated.

[kev7161]

For about a minute it seemed like China and the Chinese were going to start to embrace the Spanish speaking population. CCTV 9 started Spanish programs (are they still airing by the way?) - - Latin music and dancing were becoming popular and Spanish style food (most notably the "Brazilian BBQ") was being seen in major cities.

But lately, I don't see or hear much about it. English is still the prevalent 2nd language, mostly because the government enforces the study of it in primary and secondary schools - - enforced in college for at least the first year or two, yes? After that I believe college students can choose their own language (or choose not to study a language? College teachers will have to enlighten me on this one).

So, teaching Spanish may be do-able here, but I'm guessing there's not a HUGE demand at the moment.

[HunanForeignGuy]

[sheeba]

Why not try your embassy?

[hfpardue]

Hey, Looking for my place, I'm an undergraduate majoring in Spanish and I'm thinking about teaching English and Spanish someday. Si encuentras alguna informaci�n, cu�ntamela. Podemos ayudarnos. Tambi�n me gustar�a aprender chino. P�salo bien, amigo.

[lf_aristotle69]

[Looking for my place]

It has been over a year since I created this post and I was wondering if anyone has any updated info. I am well qualified but would like my Latin boyfriend to come with and also be able to find some employment. Any new information about jobs for Spanish speaker?

[voodikon]

i'd scour the net. there are quite a few french teachers here, and they're generally teaching at the alliance francaise (not sure about that spelling). so in general, they seem pretty well organized, with branches in cities all over china. you might try to see if spanish speakers have any similar organizations active in china. don't have any direct information though, unfortunately.

[InTime]

As happens, the schools are behind the market needs...
South America/Spain
This lack leaves an opportunity for entrepreneurs
Here in Shanghai and Sevilla, my Spanish friends and I are focused upon long-term Chinese-English-Spanish language triangle symmetries...developing a Learning Community:
* at a neighborhood bar's 3rd floor, with large-screen DVD Projection
*in Sevilla, where we have land/building

BELOW are the non-school approaches we use.

[boxcarwilly]

There are opportunities but mostly for part-time work. I heard that Cervantes opened in Beijing about 3 months ago. Cervantes are the cultural exchange/language centers for the country of Spain. I have a friend whose girlfriend teaches there. I think now is the time to come to Beijing to get in on the coming Spanish mini-boom. The poster who is working the triangulated English Chinese Spanish approach is doing some good thinking. In my experience the embassies are mostly political ponies and have little to do with real working life or opportunities. Look for jobs on www.thatsbj.com as I see some from time to time. Truthfully, at this point one still needs to be a maket maker to do well with Spanish but it is growing.

[Looking for my place]

Thanks for all the helpful information. To elaborate, my situation is this..... I have the experience and qualifications (M.Ed, tons of TESL experience and soon an B.Ed) and would love to experience and work in Asia but I would like my Latin fiancee to be able to come and have some sort of life there also. I realize the school would have zero financial obligations for him, but if a school provides an apartment will they object to having us live together? Can he simply stay there and look for odd jobs or will he need a work permit/ visa?

Thanks for your advice.

[voodikon]

if you speak chinese and/or have any contacts here, you can probably work out a deal with your school to give you a housing stipend rather than providing you with an apartment so that your housing isn't dependent on them, and that way you can do as you please in terms of who lives with you. if they're providing the apartment, they can make all the rules. but it would probably be difficult to find your own place if you don't speak any chinese or don't know anyone here--unless you're going to a city big enough to have an expat relocation service and are willing to pay the price for them to find you an apartment.

he'll need a visa to be here. maybe he could look into enrolling at school to study chinese? that would provide a student (X) visa, and it's (at least in chengdu) in the neighborhood of 6000 to 8000 rmb/semester. otherwise he'll be on travel (L) visas requiring him to exit the country and renew all the time, which is a hassle. another option might be a business (F) visa, but i'm not entirely sure how those work.

[naturegirl321]

I know that Jilin University in Changchun teaches Spanish. Supposedly there are only 16 unis in China that offer it. PM me if you want the info on Jilin