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chaz47
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 Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 10:10 am Post subject: what kinds of jobs |
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hello china board
i am in Korea presently and in the first quarter of my contract. I am thinking that the pay may be high enough in China now and the culture intriguing enough that i want to search for my next job there...
i was wondering what sorts of classes/work you do?
in my current contract i teach adults one to one... it's quite nice and it feels rewarding when you connect with a student and watch them learn... is this possible in China too?
what sort of qualifications would be useful in landing a good job?
what should i consider to be a good job in the market there?
i hope this wasn't to vague and thanks all for any help/advice...
Chaz
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tw
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| Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 12:05 pm Post subject: Re: what kinds of jobs |
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| i am in Korea presently, in the first quarter of my contract and thinking that the pay may be high enough in China now and the culture intriguing enough that i want to search for my next job there... |
Where on earth did you get THAT idea from? As compared to Korea, the salary you get in China is nowhere near. I may be way off here, but I think $3,000 USD is what most FT's get in Taiwan, Japan, and Korea. Well, in China, most of us get under $1,000 USD. In fact, many of us get under $500 USD. Granted, FT's do live very comfortable here as far as cost of living is concerned when compared to the kind of salaries we make here. But if you think they pay more here in China then you are very wrong.
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| i was wondering what sorts of classes/work you do? |
Most of us teach oral/conversational English. Many also teach writing and specialty classes like sciences etc.
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| in my current contract i teach adults one to one... it's quite nice and it feels rewarding when you connect with a student and watch them learn... is this possible in China too? |
I would say impossible unless you are doing private lessons.
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| what sort of qualifications would be useful in landing a good job? |
If you are qualified to teach in Korea, then you are more than qualified to teach in China.
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| what should i consider to be a good job in the market there? |
Read the threads on salaries and contracts. |
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chaz47
Joined: 22 Apr 2005
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| Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 2:12 pm Post subject: Re: what kinds of jobs |
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| chaz47 wrote: |
| i am in Korea presently, in the first quarter of my contract and thinking that the pay may be high enough in China now and the culture intriguing enough that i want to search for my next job there... |
Where on earth did you get THAT idea from? As compared to Korea, the salary you get in China is nowhere near. I may be way off here, but I think $3,000 USD is what most FT's get in Taiwan, Japan, and Korea. Well, in China, most of us get under $1,000 USD. In fact, many of us get under $500 USD. Granted, FT's do live very comfortable here as far as cost of living is concerned when compared to the kind of salaries we make here. But if you think they pay more here in China then you are very wrong. |
I do realize the pay in China is significantly less. Many teachers in Korea believe the magic number for shifting to China is roughly $1000 US a month. I feel the same way.
The pay for some jobs seems to be approaching this amount, more than enough money to pay down some student loans and learn one of the oldest languages in the world and experience a culture equally as ancient before the capitalist machine comes in and turns it into another parody of McWorld... at least that's my opinion. |
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therock
Joined: 31 Jul 2005
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Location: China
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I would doubt you will be able to teach one on one students here in China. If you work at a primary, high school or university then classes will be in the range 40 to 60 students per class. Work at a private language centre and you the class sizes will be down to 5 to 15 per class. If you want one to one lessons then you will need to find private students.
It's possible to earn $USD1000 you would need to work at a private language training centre. Or if you are working at say a university then have a part time job as well.
If it's money you want then stay in Korea, or consider Taiwan and Japan. However with the salary you make in China you would have a pretty high standard of living. |
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Super Mario
Joined: 27 May 2005
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Location: Australia, previously China
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There are unis out there paying $1000. Guangxi Uni and Shanghai Dian Ji are 2 off the top of my head.
The rest offer lower pay and spectacularly short hours, as well as housing.
Offers of extra work-some very well paid-are frequent, even annoyingly so. |
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