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portmac · Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Posts: 7 Location: Australia

Told you I am a novice.......sent the last bit accidentally!

So..........to continue......(blush)........since "retiring" I have taught casually. (Still love teaching and can't give it up yet!) I am 62.

Now I have these really itchy feet, and want to use teaching English as a means to travel. I taught in Vietnam for four weeks (October to November, 2007). I loved the experience, but will need to get paid work next time. I don't need megabucks, but the job will have to pay enough to cover my expenses.

Would the "summer schools" in China be a good idea for me? Will I need CELTA or something similar? (I am a registered teacher.)

Where else would you suggest? I am really open-minded!

Sonnibarger · Joined: 15 May 2007 Posts: 320 Location: Wuhan

Ya summer camps in china might be a good place to start. you can earn ok money and most camps will put you up in a hotel with free food... You can do a few in different cities around china and if you find someplace you like sign a fultime contract. One thing is if your over 60 some schools won't want to hire you... you will also have to prove your in good health. You won't need anything to start teaching.. the fact you have experience is more than enough..

portmac · Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Posts: 7 Location: Australia

Thanks Sonnibarger! I will certainly try out the summer camps! The idea of combining several, sequentially, is a good one! It will give me ways of comparing different schools. When do they start advertising for these vacancies?

Anda · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 2199 Location: Jiangsu Province

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&newwindow=1&q=Summer+schools+China&btnG=Search