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[Seska]

Greetings all,

I am a dirt poor, though highly self-educated person. It is not through life mismanagement, or any other poor life choices, though being born to a poor family, in a place where the educational system was severely lacking. English is my first language, I enjoy reading, I enjoy writing. I have taught English for three years to exchange students and immigrants through ads in the paper. (I've never claimed to have a degree, and I was always paid in cash per lesson. I've never gouged or cheated. I simply... like to teach.)

I have a desire to teach, but I've never had the money to get a degree. I've never had the money to get a GED either. (Yes, $25 is too much for me.)

I have been studying these forums for awhile now, as well as the culture and cost of living in China. I have been over several informational guides, such as the one at middlekingdomlife.com.

I want desperately to have a change of life. I want desperately to teach, yet will never be able to afford a degree. I am used to living without food for days, and am used to constantly being on the brink of homelessness. To simply put it - my life cannot get any worse.

That being said, I have a few questions regarding employment in China as an ESL teacher;

1. Is it possible for the teaching job to buy my ticket for me, rather than them offering a reimbursement?

2. With 3 years of teaching experience of nothing but foreigners to the United States, will I be able to get a job regardless of my lack of a degree?

3. Will my standard of life in China be any better than my current situation in the United States?

4. I plan to wait till after the olympics, and save what little I can to bring with me should I get a job teaching in China - Is $200USD enough to keep afloat for a bit if all goes wrong?

5. Will they be willing to pay my medical exams on-site? (ie; be able to hand the cash over when the doctor asks for it.)

6. How much can I expect to make in an outlying area from Shanghai? I was hoping to get a job for an untaxable salary in a cleaner part of Henan, or a less polluted and industrial place (Climate means nothing to me. I have moved all over the country here for work, I've frozen my knickers off, and have melted in the Arizona sun.) (4800 RMBs per month)

7. As a Marxist, will I be in heaven? (Not quite a serious question, but feel free to answer if you wish.)

8. If I explain my dedication, and the fact that I actually have learned conversational mandarin through free courses and personal study and resources over the years, will it help? (I really want to teach, I love it, and I just can't continue to live off of teaching under the table, and what meager money I make in other jobs with the current economy in the United States.)

Keep in mind that what grammar I lack at the moment, I am constantly trying to improve upon and should be 100% by the time I start applying for jobs.

I have not been able to teach for awhile due to my mother becoming terminally ill, and having to take care of her for the past five years. During which, I did happen to pick up alot of medical training for the express purpose of taking care of her, including emergancy.

I assure you, what grammar I am currently lacking is being brushed up on even as I write this post. (I have Dave's very helpful grammar lessons up in another window for study.)

[Anda]

Personally with the way that you write I can't understand why you haven't made better money in the US.


There are jobs here where you can earn a basic income without a degree however how long these positions last is another question. Many institutes will manufacture a false degree so they can employ you but such jobs are in the more out of the way places. Being in close to a place like Shanghai is out as many qualified foreigners are applying for such locations.


There is nothing to stop you from studying by distance education with an Asian university cheaply and getting a degree once you are here.

You will have to come up with the airfare but that shouldn't be such a problem for you if you are used to living poorly so you should be able to save. To be honest you come across as a fake!

[Seska]

I assure you, I am no fake. If you really do not believe me I could show you the exact amount of money in my bank account via screenshot (with important bits blacked out).

Thank you for the information. It's too bad about the airfare, I guess I'll try to save and put my availability during an off-season.

[Seska]

I am sorry for the double post, would anyone happen to have any links to sites that give lower airfare than the mainstream? I need to find out how much I will need to save in the coming months.

[jeffinflorida]

Dude you sound like you have a genuine desire to go to china...

I can recommend that you hook up with an English training center as they often do not care care if you are degreed or even over 21...

You need to get a visa, have a passport, and pay your own ticket. These cost money. $200 won't get you far.

You can sometimes find companies /schools that will give you a ticket to come over but you have to work and find the right place.

Keep in mind that most schools will not pay you for over a month so be prepared to have some $ to eat. Look for a job that offers you some free meals everyday

DO some serious searching and put your resume on as many job sites as you can find.

Forget about close to shanghai - too cold in the winter. Concentrate on the southern areas like Zhuhui or Shenzhen where you can get away with dressing in lighter clothes, thus cutting down on the articles you need to carry.

As far as degrees go... if you don't have one then - as my exwife used to do... fake it. No one really cares. Many schools want an English speaker who can read from a book and talk to the students... A friend of mine made his own and got a job with a major english training chain. Another friend was 19 years old, just finished high school, and got a job at a training school and made the same salary as everyone else. He was white and spoke English...

There are plenty of web sites to get cheap airfares... but cheap is still $900 so try hard to get a ticket upfront from a school.

I once got a school to fly me over there to work. They purchased a ticket for me both ways.
So look hard. Also if you are short on cash then consider multiple hops... ie fly to guam, to korea, to hong kong etc... instead of a direct flight.

[Seska]

So far I've found a post office within walking distance that will do the total package (Passport Book and Photo) for $115. There is also a One-Stop Career Center that may have a scanner for me to get my passport scanned to the internet. I am hoping a scanned passport will be viable for my required "color photo".

I plan to save up for the next two months to get that. I also have found that $900 ticket thing. I will try to find a job that will fly me over there. I'm old enough for a Z-visa as of September. (After the age has been brought up to 25 recently.) I will try to find a route to China that is cheap.

So I guess it's just more saving, while knocking on wood like a woodpecker to get a lucky break and a teaching job that will buy my ticket for me.

I've also made sure to keep everything to a minimum in my simulated contract. I won't ask for much, and be willing to work a bit harder than my salary, if they plan to fly me over.

Poster EDIT: As for the faking the degree... I kind of want to present myself honestly in my resume. If the school must fake my degree or use Guanxi to get me in there, so be it, but I won't lie to my employers.

[Anda]

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[Seska]

So far I've gotten down to a 3333 RMB flight and a 90 RMB plane ride. I cannot find the cost of the train from Hong Kong into Shanghai. I'm using that as a reference point. But I think I will be able to negotiate my flight being paid if it's only 3333 RMB. (I will pay the plane/train from Hong Kong myself.)

My question about the medical exam is - Will they pay it for me, or reimburse? If it's reimburse, how much will it cost me for the exam? So far I've seen 500 - 1000 RMB, with rare occurrences of it being more expensive.

I think I can eat in the canteen for the first month, and it should be easy to negotiate. I can spend the money I bring with me on water for the cooler (Coconut Palm) and some green vegetables. Maybe some soy product for protein.

[jeffinflorida]

Don't stress over the medical. not all schools make you get one.

What state are you leaving from by the way?

Train to shanghai is - at a guess - about 300 rmb for cattle class. Also there are plenty of buses that do the same route. Either way its about a 24 hour ride...

[Seska]

New Jersey. Home of the Sopranos. As for the medical exam thing, I'd rather go in with enough money to cover it. Even though getting a Z-visa into the country means the job is waiting, I am unsure what happens if they say you need a medical and you don't have enough for it. Not to mention the total embarassment. If $200 - $250 covers it, I'll be fine. As for the train, it looks like flying will be cheaper. There seem to be daily flights from Hong Kong into China at 90 RMB, 4 to 6 times a day.

[jeffinflorida]

[Seska]

I'm not from Jersey, I'm just stuck here atm. The train seems to be the best bet. I guess it'll take 4 months to save up if they foot the bill for the plane, six - eight months if they do not, and I sell every bodily fluid I have.

[bearcanada]

Get serious, people. Can't you recognise a hoax when you see one?

God.

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[Orrin]

Whether or not the OP is a hoax, here are a few jobs that would be perfect for the poster. These came from the �China Job Board� about a week ago. I�ve done my best to delete any contact info.

These would also be GREAT for all the other backpackers out there.


Teaching & Having Fun in Northeast China
XXX XXX XXXX was found in 2001. It is specializing in English language teaching for children. Now it has become a well established school with our faculty��s teamwork and strong efforts. XXXXX has more than 1,200 students and gained very good reputation in local community.
Our Mission:
- To build and enhance the students��capability to succeed in future global society thru introducing, developing and delivering effective English learning programs.
- To provide meaningful and valuable development opportunities for our faculties.
Our Vision:
- To be a leading and respected educational organization in China
Now we have urgent ESL vacancies to be filled for candidates
What Songyuan XXXXX offers:
- Monthly salary: 5,000 �C 7000RMB (20 teaching hours a week)
- 2 days off a week
- Free furnished private apartment (not shared with others) with appropriate appliances, including small things like knives, forks, chopsticks, plates, micro wave, toaster oven, bowls, cups and new beddings etc
- Following the completion of a one-year contract, 8,000 RMB will be paid for airfare reimbursement.
- 4 paid weeks holidays with full pay prior to the approval of the school. 2-week holidays are in August and 2-week holidays are in February normally.
- Providing of working visa and residence permit
Requested Documents
1. Copy of diploma
2. Copy of teaching cert if available
3. Copy of passport picture page
4. Reference letter if available
5. Resume
6. Personal Photo
Anyone who is interested in this position please contact: [email protected], and please also send the documents above required.
Why come to Songyuan?
Looking for something different where you can enjoy China and save money, try Song Yuan. A modern and growing city on the plains of Northeast China, Song Yuan is an exiting and attractive place to teach.
The city is located on the Songhua river, only two hours by train from the major cities of Harbin and Changchun, but in a rural setting. With four distinct seasons, it offers the visitors an enjoyable seasonal change enhancing the natural beauty.
It is very economical to live, having not yet had an influx of western teachers and business people. The most popular meal is dumplings, at 6 yuan (0.8 USD), salads at 5 yuan (0.7USD) and beer(large) at 2 yuan (0.3 USD). Other popular meals are noodles at 5 yuan and kebabs at 4 yuan (0.5 USD). The monthly living cost here is around 1, 000RMB (150 USD).
The locals are both friendly and courteous, and displaying an uncommercialized aspect of China that allows the visitors to enjoy the many aspects of modern China as well as the traditional rural aspect. It is still a very Chinese city with no English spoken or advertised and offers our teachers a taste of China unique to the beautiful north.
There is very good shopping, with several large shopping complexes supplying everything you would need. Street markets of late afternoon are plentiful with a wide range of fresh food and various odds and ends.
One of the most famous resorts in Songyuan is Chagan lake. It is a national tourism site and is very well preserved. It is an all year round tourist resort. The winter fishing is a special attraction. 104,500 kilograms was caught in a single net in December 2006 still a world record, verified by the Guinness book of records. This takes place in December and January.



Teach In The Exciting Cities Of Jinan, Hanzhong, Yinchuan, Xuzhou and Zibo, (China) and More For September!
XXXXXX XXXXXXX, an American managed school with 11 years history in China, welcomes professional western teachers to come to work at one of our nearly 50 locations across China.
We are now hiring for 2008 Fall term beginning in September for our private English language schools.
Positions available in September for:
Baoji, Chongqing, Dalian, Dandong, Guiyang, Hanzhong, Hohhot, Jinan, Lanzhou, Linyi, Mianyang, Tangshan, Taiyuan, Tongchuan, Weinan, Wuhan, Xi'an, Xianyang, Yanliang, Xingping, Xining, Xuzhou, Yan'an, Yinchuan, Yulin, Zhengzhou, Zibo.
We require:
Native speakers of English At least 21 years old Nationalities preferred are Canadian, British, American, Australian, Irish, and New Zealander College degree in any subject Must enjoy teaching children classes Some TEFL experience or TEFL Certificate or be willing to take a course 2 years of working experiences
Compensation:
September start
One Year 25 Hrs./Wk. Salary 6,200 RMB/month Hours/Week 25 Teaching Days/Wk 5 OT 100 RMB/hr for over 25 hours per week (monthly scale) Completion Bonus 1,000 USD Medical Insurance Yes Paid Vacation Days 14
One Year 20 Hrs/Wk Salary 5,000 RMB/month Hours/Week 20 Teaching Days/Wk 4 OT 100 RMB/hr for over 20 hours per week (monthly scale) Completion Bonus 500 USD Medical Insurance Yes Paid Vacation Days 8
One Year 15 Hrs/Wk. Salary 4000 RMB/month Hours/Week 15 Teaching Days/Wk 3 OT 100 RMB/hr for over 15 hours per week (monthly scale) Completion Bonus 300 USD Paid Vacation Days 6
Six Months 25 Hours/Wk Salary 6,200RMB/month Hours/Week 25 Teaching Days/W k 5 OT 100 RMB/hr for over 25 hours per week (monthly scale) Completion Bonus 225 USD Paid Vacation Days 7
Six Months 20 Hours/Wk Salary 5000 RMB/Month Hours/Week 20 Teaching Days/Wk 4 OT 100 RMB/hr for over 20 hours per week (monthly scale) Completion Bonus 150 USD Paid Vacation Days 4
Six Months 15 Hours/Wk Salary 4000 RMB/month Hours/Week 15 Teaching Days/Wk 3 OT 100 RMB/hr for over 15 hours per week (monthly scale) Completion Bonus 100 USD Paid Vacation Days 3
Note- All bonuses are intended as your flight reimbursement. To get a full flight reimbursement you must make a commitment for at least one year and do the full 25 hour contract. Lesser contracts allow you more flexibility such as the 15 hour contract only working 3 days per week, but you compromise on the bonus. Also note that leave days with XXXXX are paid. All contracts include shared housing, Internet access and Chinese classes.



Teachers Needed in Fujian Province, China
XXX XXXX Canadian Company involved in international partnership arrangements between Canada and China. We are looking for Canadians to teach here Fujian Province in September for our contracted government schools, colleges and universities.
Working for a government educational system provides many advantages, the biggest advantage are the days off during Spring Festival and if you sign on for another year most places will pay for summer holidays. All other amenities are there as well, such as a fully furnished apartment.
Fujian Province is a sub-tropical climate which means no winter. It's a short plane ride from Hong Kong, Thailand and Shanghai, Taiwan. It's a Fuzhou City has a population of about six million and it has a dynamic city atmosphere. We also work with Xiamen schools. Many teacers love to work there because of it's beautiful ocean view and beaches.
We are offering to you a 5,000 yuan per month salary, 2,800 yuan for travel allowance for each academic year and 10,000 yuan for international airfare after teaching one academic year.




Teachers Needed in Suzhou New District - China
XXX XXXX LEARNING CENTER: a company with a reputation for being serious about education and teacher support for over 20 years in Japan. Since early 2005 we have been expanding our program to the growing market for language learning in China and working not only with Chinese students, but also the large Japanese expatriate population. Both Shanghai & Suzhou schools have been very successful and growing rapidly. IB WLC is currently hiring native speakers of English for teaching positions in SUZHOU NEW DISTRICT ( an hour away from Shanghai).
Suzhou is a great city. It has a population of about 6 million. There is a ton of foreign investment, so it�s relatively wealthy and there are many foreigners. Suzhou is known for its canals that run throughout the city and it�s beautiful gardens, of which there are many.�@Marco Polo remarked,
�In heaven there is paradise, on earth Suzhou and Hangzhou�
Many western comforts can be found-most grocery stores have an import section and there is always Carrefour. There is lots of shopping, many different kinds of restaurants, several bars and nightclubs, numerous cafes and eateries as well as a thriving local expat community. Suzhou has lots of traditional architecture and has gone out of its way to preserve its heritage. It continues to grow at a rapid pace and is truly a city that has a mixture of old and new. Suzhou is also particularly known for its high quality silk. Lake Taihu is nearby, as well as hiking trails and parks, and Shanghai is about one hour away.
Training start date is September 15th 2008. Please inform us of your availability. Please note that FEMALE CANDIDATES will be given PRIORITY as these positions are currently held by female teachers.
The abovementioned position is for teachers of English Conversation. The schedule for these positions will be either a Monday to Friday or Tuesday-Saturday. ONLY ENGLISH NATIVE SPEAKERS will be considered. The students are of all ages and levels; the majority of the students are children. Teachers may also be expected to help with various activities concerning school set-up, marketing, etc. Overtime will be paid for any more than 25 teaching hours per week.
Here is some information about this position:
Salary:
8,000 RMB/Month;
5,000 RMB Contract completion bonus;
Five weeks paid vacation;
Accommodation:
One bedroom apartment with all basic furnishings including TV, VCR, and bed all provided at NO CHARGE (up to 1,200RMB for the rent);
Teachers pay for utilities;
Requirements for candidates:
Native English speaker;
Bachelor�s degree or above;
Experience & interest in working with children;
Strong preferences for candidates:
One year of classroom experience;
ESL/EFL certification;
Interest in Chinese and Japanese culture;
Please send cover letter, resume, recent photo and 2-3 references with email contact information to Marie Verlingo at [email protected].
INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL RESULT IN DELAYING THE CANDIDACY.
PLEASE BE SURE TO INDICATE IN YOUR APPLICATION YOUR DATE OF AVAILABILITY.
Here is some more information about our company:
We are a school focused on assisting our students develop skills for personal/business/academic growth and development. We have a student population of about 60% (or more) children�s classes and the remaining classes are divided between high school and adult classes.
� Bi-monthly teacher support meetings are held. This serves as an opportunity to share teaching ideas, solve teaching concerns, and disseminate company information;
� We provide a one-year contract with full visa sponsorship;
� 5-day week workweek with a maximum of 25 hrs of teaching time;
� A first year salary of 8, 000 RMB per month; 5,000 RMB contract completion bonus;
� Schedules are Monday to Friday or Tuesday to Saturday;
� Working hours generally fall between 1-9pm (3-9pm average);
� Small class sizes--generally six students or less;
� We have a very generous five weeks of paid vacation; two weeks at Christmas, one week in the spring, and two weeks in the summer (these dates are fixed each year);
� IB WLC covers all the start up costs for an apartment. Every teacher will have a private apartment FREE of CHARGE (up to 1,200RMB for the rent). The following items are included with the apartment; phone, futon, refrigerator, washing machine, heater/air conditioning unit and basic furnishings and appliances.
Requirements for candidates:
� Professional attitude;
� Cheerful disposition;
� Ability & desire to work with children;
� Bachelor�s degree;
� Native English speaker;
� MUST currently HAVE CHINA WORKING VISA;
� 100% commitment to a one-year contract;
� Some teaching or teaching-related experience
If you meet these qualifications, please send your resume, a recent photo, and 3-4 references along with email contact information to:


Experience exotic Mongol/Uyghur Culture in Dynamic Place - Korla, Xinjiang

Deadline: Mid-September, 2008
Positions: 1
Details:
We offer 1 oral English teaching job vacancy for next September semester in Korla, Xinjiang province, north-western China( two job positions have been filled). There is ample opportunity to mix with many minority peoples and explore a truly multi-cultural part of China. The positions are to train Grade One to Grade Eight students oral English (aging from 7-15) and music/dance which involves instruments teaching. 12-16 working hours from Monday to Friday. Average class size is 35 students . The class periods are 40 minutes.
We Require:
-Healthy, confident, professional, enthusiastic and outgoing people;
-Be a Native Speaker of English, preferably from USA, Canada, UK, Australia, Ireland, and New Zealand; music teacher from Europe preferred;
-Have a Bachelor degree or above;
-Have a recognized ESL/EFL/TEFOL/TESL certificate;
-Be willing to make at least 4-month contract,10-month or longer contract preferred;
- Classroom experience of teaching: 1.5 years or more;
-No crime record;
.
We Offer:
- stable salaries: sliding pay structure from 3400 yuan RMB to 4680 yuan RMB for weekly class load ranging from 16 to 24 classes; This salary is high by local standards (higher than that of a doctor) and is enough for living and traveling in China .
-- Accommodation: a single fully furnished apartment with 5 minutes walk to school --- 68 square meters (one bedroom, one computer room, one living room, one kitchen , one bathroom and one balcony), with furniture, computer on broad band internet, telephone, TV set, refrigerator, air-conditioner, micro-waver, bed and bedding, hot shower, washing machine, desk, chairs, table, rice cooker, gas and other cooking utensils;
-Refund at twice one-way ticket fare to Korla for 10-month contract and one-way ticket fare to Korla for 4-month contract��
-Cover the expenses of working visa, residence permit and foreign expert certificate;
- 24-hour support;
-Paid public holidays, plus (for ten-month contract) 30 days paid vacation;
-Free Orientation which covers awareness and preparation for culture shock and possible problems;
-Free trips in Xinjiang;
-Pick-up at Urumqi International Airport ;
Allowances:
Following allowances are given at the completion of ten-month contract. Half for four-month contract.
-Phone communication allowance: 600 yuan RMB;
-Transportation allowance: 1200 yuan RMB ;
-Free local medical insurance ;
-Holiday allowances: 3200 yuan RMB yearly ;
Special Bonus
-To encourage teachers to teach well and stay longer (one year or longer), we provide year-end bonus: 5000RMB or more;
Employer:
Ba Zhou Education Bureau Tarim Petroleum Branch is a state-owned organization and it runs six schools and Petroleum No.1 School is one of them. The school practices a 12- year education system with primary, junior and senior school classes on two campuses. It covers over 42000 square meters. There are150 teaching staff and 1596 students .Established in 1992, the school is located in the residential compound by the Peacock River. It takes 5-minute walk from apartment to the school and 15-minute to downtown area.
Location, City------Korla:
Physical Features: higher north and lower south terrain, forming sloping oasis like a fan; Kongquehe River flows its way through its whole area; the branch of Tarim River flows through the south of the urban
Population: 330,000
Urban Population: 200,000
Area: 7116.9 sq km
Nationalities: Mongolian, Uygur, Han, Hazake, Hui, Kerkezi, Xibo, Tajike, Wuzibieke, Tataer, Dawoer, Manchu and Russian
History: with thousands years history, Korla is a throat in the middle of the Silk Road in history; it was set up as a county early in 1940, a prefecture in 1954, merged into the Bayin'guoleng Mongolia Autonomous prefecture in 1960, being approved to be as a city on October 1979
Climatic Features: dominated by continental climate, the area is dry with light rainfall, a high evaporation rate, lots of sun and a huge temperature disparity between day and night
Average Temperature: 7-14 C annually with great daily temperature difference
Rainfall: annual precipitation 25-100 mm
Mountains: the Tianshan Mountain Chain; Mt. Aerjinshan
Rivers: the Bosten Lake, Kongquehe River, Tarim River, Kuerchu Brook, the Yinyanghu Lake, and the Lianhuahu Lake
Local Highlights: Korla sweet pear; tomato; muskmelon; little apricot in white; fig; mulberry
Korla is a central hub of communication of Xinjiang and is small, fast-developing and safe. The local people have little experience with foreigners. You will be treated in a most friendly manner. Due to the effort local people made to green this city, Korla has won the title of National Sanitary City. It would be an ideal place to explore fascination for the diverse cultures and see stunning natuarl beauty from the Tian Shan mountains to the grasslands to the wild Taklama Desert. It is a dynamic place to work and a comfortable environment in which to live.


Teach in Xi'an, China
Introduction:
We are a group of Chinese Americans who are starting training schools in various cities in China. One of the most demanding areas of training is English and we are looking for native English speakers from Canada, America, England, Australia, New Zealand or other location where English is spoken as the first language.
Location:
Xi�an, China
Description:
Xi�an is an ancient Chinese city that has been the capital of thirteen dynasties. Location of the Terra Cotta Warriors and an intact city wall, Xi'an is a center of ancient history and culture - you will see the real China here. The cost of living is low, people are friendly and services are great. Xi'an is the center of education for central and northwest China and has many universities.
No of openings:
3 teachers
Start Date:
July 2008
Contract Length:
1 or 2 years
Job Description:
Instructors will teach conversational English and Phonics to student of all ages and language levels. Busy on weekends, teaching hours are usually 20-25 hours per week with 2 days off on weekdays. Student will be evaluated to ensure certain English proficiency before enrolling in class. We have professional curriculum development - excellent student manuals, activity books and VCD support. All our classes are taught by a native English speaker and a bilingual Chinese/English teacher.
Vacations: Teacher will be entitled to 10 paid personal days per year.
Holidays: Teacher will be entitled to China public holidays that the school is closed.
Salary:
4500 � 6000+ RMB per month depending on experience, hours taught, and contract duration. Overtime pay is 1.5 times hourly rate (calculated from the monthly salary rate)
Bonus:
Travel allowance/end of contract bonus, varies with length of contract.
Other Benefits:
� Private apartment (Accommodations include heater, air conditioner, TV, microware, refrigerator, washer, local phone.)
� Free, Quality Chinese language classes (3 hours per week) AT YOUR LANGUAGE LEVEL (beginner to advanced) from a qualified Chinese language instructor, (3 students per class or fewer). If you want to learn Chinese, you'll come to our school.
Requirement:
� TESL/TEFL/TESOL certificate
� Native speaker of English
� Enthusiastic, motivated and open to new experiences
� Bright, innovative, hardworking team-players who are professionally minded educators.
� Teaching experience, especially for children, is preferred.
Contacts:
Along with high quality and professional orientation, we're a friendly, close knit team. A comment from our newest foreign teacher: "What a great group of people!"



Welcome to the region which is the cradle of Chinese nationality and the birthplace of Huaxia civilization to experience ancient Chinese culture.You will have a good travelling time while you teach!!!
From the moment you reach China, we will be responsible for picking up at Beijing airport,Staying at Beijing,Dinners and Trip to one of our Joint Venture Schools.
Information on Recruiting Foreign Teachers Teaching
Locations: Yuncheng,Shanxi province
Language: English
Courses: Oral English
Workload: 20 school hours/week
Monthly salary(RMB):RMB4000-6000(Depends on working experience)
A round way air ticket.
Free boarding: a furnished apartment with necessary electrical or gas appliances (a TV set, a refrigerator, an air conditioner, a microwave oven, a shower water heater, an gas stove, telephone, computer with internet,etc.)
For teaching,there are Chinese and Foreign directs in our school who could help you a lot how to teach Chinese students.Moreover,An assistant teacher for each foreign teacher who could help you to be familiar with your living and working environment and teach you Chinese if you would like to learn.
1.photo page of your passport;
2. resume(including age, marital status, nationality, etc.);
3. recent picture.
Here is the charming city.You could travel while you teach.
'Yuncheng City', a middlel city in the southern of Shanxi province, which is at the corner of the Yellow River honored'Golden Triangle'. Here is one of birthplaces of Chinese cultures, so she has abundance of Chinese culture resources. Yuncheng City is not only a historic cultural city, but also a newly developing industrial city and tourist destination with rich resources, splendid culture, convenient transportation and a strong scientific and technological force.Yuncheng is 3-hour-bus-ride away from Xi'an, a famous city in China, where 6 dynasties had their capital. Yuncheng is also 3-hour-bus-ride away from Luoyang, a famous city in China, where Tang dynasty had her capital. Yuncheng has convenient transportation for buses and trains. The newly airline provides you much more services.



A university in China that looks after a teachers, with motivated and eager students
A university in the south west of China is looking for two EFL teachers for the coming semester: September. This is a university I can recommend, having worked there as a teacher myself. The students are friendly and motivated. I never had any problems with payments; wages were always there on time. This university really looks after you. The majority of the teachers have been there for a number of years, with some having returned after working for other institutions.
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Teachers� package:
1) Salary between 4000-5000RMB/month, which is more than ample for the area
2) Monday to Friday, no weekends
3) No more than 16 hours per week
4) Free medical care up to 400CNY a school year.
5) Travel allowance 2,200CNY a school year.
6) Foreign Expert Certificate and Resident Permit provided and paid for by the Collage
7) Airport pickup
Return flights one year, one-way for half a year.
9) Free housing; Broadband Internet, computer, cable TV; A/C, refrigerator, furniture, telephone, water dispenser, washing machine, kitchen and western style bathroom.
10) Electricity and water paid for by the university
11) Chinese lessons are also available for up to 2 hours a week
12) All national holidays, plus one month winter break, two months summer break
You should be a native speaker of English from the UK, US, Can Aus, Ireland, New Zealand or South Africa.
Hold a Bachelors Degree, (please only degree holders apply)
And preferably hold a TEFL Cert, and/or have teaching experience
To apply send your
A brief covering letter, CV, copies of your academic qualifications, and scanned photograph page of your passports to either


Date: Tuesday, 8 July 2008, at 12:40 p.m.
Yulin is a small city in northern China�s Shaanxi Province with lots of history. It's right below Inner Mongolia and just west of the Yellow River, one of the most famous rivers in China. Here and in nearby cities, you can see parts of the REAL Great Wall � unlike the rebuilt portions that you will find near Beijing. We also have the beautiful Red Stone Gorge, a place which can only be described as a Buddhist temple carved into stone cliffs hugging a river. Less than a day�s travel to the south is Xi�an, the capital of Shaanxi, well known throughout the world as the home of the Terra Cotta Warriors. Less than a day�s travel to the north lies the (disputed) resting place of Ghengis Khan. Yulin�s unique location provides access to a range of interesting cultures, including the Mongolians from the grasslands to the north and the Muslims from the desert lands to the east. The most interesting addition may be you. Many people here have never seen non-Chinese people before, and if the prospect of being somewhat famous appeals to you, then this is the place to be.
There are many places to go and things to do in your leisure time. There are reservoirs to swim in and places to camp as well as bars, discos, and karaoke bars for those interested in night life. As for the weather, here there are four distinct seasons. The summers are hot, and the winters are cold. Fall and spring are just right.
At our school, Open English, we try to provide a relaxed environment for students and teachers both. At many schools in China, there is overwhelming pressure on the students to excel, which leads not only to stress and potential cheating among the students, but also ultimately does them the great disservice of distorting their priorities so that they are more interested in getting good grades than in learning. Here, the students have no homework, no tests, and no grades. And it works. The students want to learn English so that they can communicate with you in class and with their fellow classmates, so they study on their own, free from the pressure of you telling them to. The teachers are also under less pressure than you will find at other schools. Other schools may monitor your whereabouts (whether you know it or not), check your email, etc. You may find yourseld in a school with bars on the windows and motion detectors in the hallways � no joke. But not here. Here, your free time is your free time, and you are free to do as you please, with the assumption that you have the good sense to keep yourself from neglecting your duties and out of jail. Also, unlike other schools, we trust you to be prepared for your classes. Other schools will demand to inspect your lesson plans before you conduct your lessons, which can be intimidating for new teachers and simply annoying for seasoned ones. You are also encouraged to use your own style and to experiment with different strategies if you so desire, and the more you prove successful in this aspect, the more you will be allowed to fly solo, as it were. Only when something you try falls flat on its face will you be given advice about how to better reach the students. And of course, at any time, you can ask for advice if you are unsure about how to teach something. We have a very good training system for those who may be new to teaching, which of course would be of no charge to you.
Students are usually between the ages of five and 15, and classes are no more than 20 students (although if you sign a full-time, year-long contract, a few times a week, you may be teach larger classes).
We try to have fun as much as possible. We often go camping, hiking, fishing, swimming, skiing, skating, and have picnics with the students, and you are welcome to join us in these activities although you are under no obligation to do so.
We are a well-established, certified English training school capable of providing a Z (working) visa and a stable environment. We have been growing for several years now and expect to continue to grow. We hope you can join us.
Qualifications
We require:
Native speakers of English
Nationalities preferred are American, Canadian, English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, Australian and New Zealander.
A bachelor�s degree is preferred, but we realize that there are many capable teachers who are looking to take a year off from college or before college, etc. Experience is preferred, but we know everyone has to start somewhere, and we don�t want to overlook a potentially great teacher who is just beginning only to get a mediocre one with experience. The most important thing is that you have faith in yourself and the will to improve. By the way, we place a great deal of emphasis on pronunciation, so you will be asked to take part in a phone interview, the purpose of which solely is to hear your accent. If by listening to you we can tell that you are from one of these countries, you will already be high up on the list of candidates.
We are looking for teachers who can start sometime between now and October, but if you must start later than that, you are still encouraged to contact us. Contracts are typically for one year, and can be renewed upon completion.
Salary and benefits:
Salary: 4,500-5,000 RMB for 80 working hours per month
40 days paid vacation per year
Accommodation: a furnished apartment with a bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, living room, computer, DVD, TV, washing machine, refrigerator, hot water, etc.
Motorcycle or scooter: We offer a motorcycle or a scooter. We can help you get car license if you buy a used car (about 10,000 RMB). When you finish your contract, you can sell it back to the school at 70% of the buying price.
Airfares are reimbursed up to 8,000 RMB upon completion of a full year�s contract, 4,000 RMB for one semester.
� Internet access in the apartment,
� Electricity, gas, Internet, and water are free.
� Airport pick up (Xi'an or Beijing).
� Working visa and residence permit in China is provided as well as Foreign Experts Certificate if you have a bachelor�s degree
� Medical insurance
To apply for a teaching position, please send your resume and a photocopy of your passport along with a brief introduction, which you can send in the body of your email. Please remember to include your phone number in your email.

[China.Pete]

"As a Marxist, will I be in heaven?" -- Seska

More like hell. While China is still nominally communist, in practice it is more like Hong Kong-style capitalism. Actually, Hong Kong has had to implement a policy of cash up front for pregnant Mainlanders to prevent them taking advantage of that socialist paradise's hospitals. In Mainland hospitals, those needing urgent care may just be left to die on the street if they can't come up with the scratch. In light of this, I would seriously advise you to rethink some of your assumptions about working in China. While there are undoubtedly many down-on-their-luck English speakers who find a safe harbor in China, it is not necessarily the best place for those without any resources whatsoever. Not $200, but $2,000, would be a more realistic margin in the event all goes wrong.