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robinnn
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 Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 4:22 am Post subject: Taiwan newbie thinking of coming in Sept 2011 orJan 2012 |
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I'm a native speaker, 5 years of teaching experience in private and public schools in Japan, bachelor degree, basic Mandarin ability and thinking about getting TESOL certified before coming to Taiwan. I know it's hard to predict the job market for Jan next year, but what are my prospects?
I'm mainly experienced in teaching kids. |
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TaoyuanSteve
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| Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 4:32 am Post subject: Re: Taiwan newbie thinking of coming in Sept 2011 orJan 2012 |
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| robinnn wrote: |
I'm a native speaker, 5 years of teaching experience in private and public schools in Japan, bachelor degree, basic Mandarin ability and thinking about getting TESOL certified before coming to Taiwan. I know it's hard to predict the job market for Jan next year, but what are my prospects?
I'm mainly experienced in teaching kids. |
Childrens' teaching jobs are still plentiful here, especially if you are somewhat open to where you will work. I think you should be ok to come here and work. Do TESOL if you want, but know that it isn't especially sought after here and won't help you negotiate higher salaries, nor help you adjust to local teaching methods. Mandarin will help you in your daily life, but is not necessary for most teaching jobs (although there are a few that seem to like it). Some schools will specifically ask that you refrain from Mandarin speaking around students. |
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forest1979
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| Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 6:13 am Post subject: |
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| Opt for a summer move. Many more jobs available prior to September than for January. |
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adogadie
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| Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 2:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Make sure that you are thoroughly acquainted with the visa process here as well. You can find that information all over the web and somewhere at the top of this forum. Anyway, what's it like finding a job in Japan teaching kid? |
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robinnn
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| Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 11:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Getting a kiddie teaching job in Japan was easy 5 years ago. I got a job in a week with no teaching experience. I'm afraid I couldn't say with any certainty how easy it is now. The market is flooded at the moment. |
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Nip
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| Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 3:58 am Post subject: |
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| forest1979 wrote: |
| Opt for a summer move. Many more jobs available prior to September than for January. |
Further to this, July 2nd is a very important date because if you can be in the country for 183 days you will only pay 6% tax rather than 18% (or at least, will qualify for a rebate later on).
More info here:
http://www.tealit.com/article_categories.php?section=arcs&article=taiwan-taxes-teaching-white-collar-workers
Going after that date will cause the higher tax rate but will make your tax situation much easier in the following tax year(s) though, as explained in the above link. |
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