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Dray · Joined: 05 Feb 2006 Posts: 31 Location: England

I've seen ads for jobs where more money is offered to applicants with an MA. Is that an MA in anything? Or do the universities require a TEFL or Applied Linguistics MA?

rossabrooks · Joined: 05 Feb 2009 Posts: 9 Location: Canada

I have an MA and a TESL cert, and I was able to gain employment in a couple of international joint-venture schools. My last two positions in China paid over 20,000 RMB/month. If you decide to work at a Chinese university, an MA usually allows you an extra 1000 RMB/month, so you can make roughly 4 or 5 thousand/month, instead of 3 or 4 thousand. If you decide to make ESL your life career, an MA in Applied Linguistics will allow you to make the big bucks in the Middle East, or improve your chances of landing a teaching job in a Western university/college ESL program.

Shan-Shan · Joined: 28 Aug 2003 Posts: 1074 Location: electric pastures

Don't waste that MA in the Middle East or Korea! Check this out:

http://www.eslcafe.com/jobs/china/index.cgi?read=19845

Their angelic smiles will make you feel as if a few extra zeros have been scribbled at the end of your wage.

bradley · Joined: 28 Mar 2005 Posts: 235 Location: China

I've never regretted getting my MA. I'm not advising anyone to get one just for working in China but you never know what the future will hold or where you will want to teach in the future.