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stormrider · Joined: 07 May 2005 Posts: 89

I'm having a hard time finding any on the net.

I'm looking for a school that offers free accamodation. I can start in October. I have a TEFL, experience (in China & Canada) and a 2 year diploma. I can speak a little Chinese (if that helps). I'll be coming in from HK or SHenzhen (after renewing an L visa).

Please let me know if you can assist me in landing a job on Hainan island

cujobytes · Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 5:30 am Post subject:

Here we go again. Rolling Eyes

Roger · Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 9138

Officially some 23 institutions in Hainan are listed that have a licence to hire FTs, including several universities (did you know there is a town Qiongzhou that boasts one university?).
Several vocational schools and middle schools hire too.

If they don't advertise it is probably because they don't have to go to that extreme. Word of mouth propaganda fills their positions.

Illustrious TalkDoc of some fame or other is comfortably ensconced at Hainan University although his views of his place of work and host society have undergone some noticeable modifications for the worse. Maybe he can land you a post.

KarenB · Joined: 20 Sep 2005 Posts: 227 Location: Hainan

Yes, there's a number of teaching positions in Hainan; however, most of the ones that provide accomodations are the universities, colleges, or public or private high schools, and they require that you have a Bachelor's degree. At this point in time, I would expect that most of the schools have hired their teachers for the year, since classes begin the first of September, but there may still be a few openings.

About 90% of the teaching positions are located in Haikou, the capital city. If you don't need accomodations (or a Z visa) there's a host of private kindergartens, private training schools, and 5 Star hotels that desire to hire English teaching staff. The going rate in Haikou for free-lancing is around 100 yuan an hour.

Some of the schools post their openings on various websites, and others just fill them by word of mouth. Our school didn't advertise at all for teachers this year, and all 7 positions for this Fall were filled by last March (i.e. you need to apply early to get the good jobs in Hainan).

stormrider · Joined: 07 May 2005 Posts: 89

Shite

I really want accom. but don't want to worry about Z visas and government schools (or thier requirements).

Talkdoc has offered to look up some positions for me (the net is virtually void of Hainan jobs).

nolefan · Joined: 14 Jan 2004 Posts: 1458 Location: on the run

have you tried emailing some of the unis directly? I would guess that it would be the most appropriate course of action at this point.

stormrider · Joined: 07 May 2005 Posts: 89

Again, I'm not really interested in government jobs (including universities)

1) I don't have a B.A.
2) I don't want to commit for a year (Z visa, etc...)

I'm looking for a private operation somewhere in Hainan (probably Haikou), though hotel jobs in Sanya seem appealing too.

klasies · Joined: 04 Mar 2003 Posts: 178 Location: China

Beware of private teaching in Hainan. My son was bust about a month ago. It seems the PSB want to stop that kind of thing in Hainan.

cujobytes · Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 4:52 am Post subject:

This guy's never leaving Canada. It's all a daydream.

stormrider · Joined: 07 May 2005 Posts: 89

*beep* you Cujo,

I've been in China for months now...

cujobytes · Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 1:40 pm Post subject:

Where?

stormrider · Joined: 07 May 2005 Posts: 89

It doesn't matter where.

All that matters is you either have something useful to add or get out.

cujobytes · Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 1:51 am Post subject:

It doesn't matter where because you've never been to China.

stormrider · Joined: 07 May 2005 Posts: 89

Again,

you're an idiot!

Roger · Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 9138

Stormrider,
please, buzz off! The languyage you employ is not tolerable in ten-year olds; why would we put up with it from one of our 'peers'?