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ptaslawa
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 Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2004 11:05 am Post subject: Is M.A. enough to teach in china? |
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ORRR do I also need a Tefl? My MA is in english teaching, from the Jagiellonian University (Poland). Can you help me? 
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lagerlout2006
Joined: 17 Sep 2003
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Have you applied anywhere? Do it and see the reaction.
Anyway nobody NEEDS a Tefl. Some schools will ask for it but it means nothing in terms of visa etc. Especially with an MA in teaching English - don't worry about it..Least of your worries. |
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ContemporaryDog
Joined: 21 May 2003
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Location: Wuhan, China
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| Depends how good a job you want. But for your average internet-advertised tefl job you can have just about any qualifications. As long as you can read and write. Someone who teaches at my school had nothing other than a US High school diploma, hadn't finished uni when he came out here, had not tefl. |
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Chris_Crossley
Joined: 26 Jun 2004
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Location: Still in the centre of Furnace City, PRC, after eight years!!!
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| Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2004 1:07 pm Post subject: Underqualified or overqualified? It's all the same! |
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| Whereas I have an MBA degree and a TESOL certificate. So, it does not really matter if you are "underqualified" or "overqualified" - you can still teach English in China! |
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quanxie
Joined: 11 Feb 2004
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Location: The Sticks
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| Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 12:48 am Post subject: |
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| If you are Caucasian (aka white) then you are qualified for most jobs in China. Some universities are beginning to expect real teaching qualifications. I agree with Chris_Crossley there is no such thing as "over or under qualified" here in China. |
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ContemporaryDog
Joined: 21 May 2003
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Location: Wuhan, China
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| Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 5:58 am Post subject: |
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| quanxie wrote: |
| If you are Caucasian (aka white) then you are qualified for most jobs in China. Some universities are beginning to expect real teaching qualifications. I agree with Chris_Crossley there is no such thing as "over or under qualified" here in China. |
By real teaching qualifications do you mean B.Ed / PGCE?
I take it that such places are offering considerably higher pay than the average tefl job (18,000 and upwards)?
Anyone who was a qualified teacher would be mad to take the typical tefl job paying 5000-odd yuan a month, IMO. When they clearly have so many more options. |
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Chris_Crossley
Joined: 26 Jun 2004
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Location: Still in the centre of Furnace City, PRC, after eight years!!!
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| Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 2:50 pm Post subject: It depends, though.......... |
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| ContemporaryDog wrote: |
| Anyone who was a qualified teacher would be mad to take the typical tefl job paying 5000-odd yuan a month, IMO. When they clearly have so many more options. |
I guess it rather depends on your situation. The way I see it, my having both a B.Ed. degree and experience in a public primary school in mainland China could act as a "springboard" for an international school job. If I were to apply for a job at an international school job in Asia, my already having full-time experience at a local public school in China for at least one year might - just might - give me an edge over those who do not. However, I am not the one sifting through resumes of applicants, knowing what the criteria are (i.e., quals + exp), wondering whom to invite for interview!
Having said that, I will have accumulated that one year's experience by the end of January, so I can seriously look at applying for a job at an international school, starting, say, the following September. HK is always a good bet (I think!)..... |
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ContemporaryDog
Joined: 21 May 2003
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Location: Wuhan, China
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| Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 3:01 pm Post subject: Re: It depends, though.......... |
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| Chris_Crossley wrote: |
Having said that, I will have accumulated that one year's experience by the end of January, so I can seriously look at applying for a job at an international school, starting, say, the following September. HK is always a good bet (I think!)..... |
Good luck! I am sure your qualifications plus experience will stand you in more than good stead for finding a really top notch job. |
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