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That Canada Guy
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Hi,
I get my Bachelors degree in May 2010 and I was wondering what my prospects were for landing a university job in Chengdu sometime between June and September?
I have experience in tutoring English to Chinese students in my last year of high school (Canada) and also for two months during my second year of university (also in Canada). I don't have any kind of TEFL certificate but I'm sure I could get one.
The two cities I have been thinking about going to are Chengdu or Nanjing.
I've heard a person can come to China and teach at a university with just a Bachelors degree and a TEFL certificate? |
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youlan77
Joined: 02 Nov 2009
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Location: Jilin City
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| I am sure you could def get a job. Especially if you have your degree by then. The students have their Summer holidays during July and August, so many jobs start from September. Generally university jobs don't pay that well, but the hours are better than a private language school. There are several private language schools in Chengdu if you're interested in a higher paying job, and you'd be able to start with them anytime if they have positions. It does help if you have your TEFL/TESOL qualification. Chengdu is large city and has a decent expat population, so there are many Western restaurants, bars etc. I lived there for a year. A benefit of Nanjing is that it's close to Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou etc...Good for traveling. |
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jiangsu
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Nanjing itself is a nice city with plenty to do, plenty of Western stuff if you're homesick and lots of historical stuff (Presidential palace etc).
And as Youlan says, it is a very well connected place, a key hub on the Jinghu railway. |
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jiangsu
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| Oh, but it gets hot in the summer, the two days I spent there, it was 40 degrees both days. It is one of the 'furnace cities'. |
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Pelican_Wrath
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| Personally I'd go for Chengdu. Sichuan Cuisine is the second best in China, after Hunan, and it's right near loads of interesting places - Jiuzaigou, Songpan etc |
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A man called Roger
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| it's right near loads of interesting places - Jiuzaigou, Songpan |
Sichuan is 3 times the size of the UK - driving from Chengdu to Songpang or JZ takes at least 10 hours - depending on road conditions - so it can well be longer.
They do have flights and are building a high speed railway to JZ - but normal FT wages makes this a luxury trip rather than a regular weekend outing.
Saying JZ and Songpang are close to Chengdu - is like saying Edinburgh makes for an easy weekend trip from London!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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jiangsu
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| Pelican_Wrath wrote: |
| Personally I'd go for Chengdu. Sichuan Cuisine is the second best in China, after Hunan, and it's right near loads of interesting places - Jiuzaigou, Songpan etc |
Yeah, the people in Nanjing eat some terrible sh*t like smelly tofu and duck liver soup (both of which I was forced to eat). Lots of frog as well, but that's common all over that region (possibly all over China as well).
But Wuxi Rib is common and incredibly good, as are xiaolongbao, which I'm absolutely obsessed by as the board may have noticed  |
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platinum peyote
Joined: 25 Dec 2008
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Location: Nanjing, near the bus stop
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| jiangsu wrote: |
| Pelican_Wrath wrote: |
| Personally I'd go for Chengdu. Sichuan Cuisine is the second best in China, after Hunan, and it's right near loads of interesting places - Jiuzaigou, Songpan etc |
Yeah, the people in Nanjing eat some terrible sh*t like smelly tofu and duck liver soup (both of which I was forced to eat). Lots of frog as well, but that's common all over that region (possibly all over China as well).
But Wuxi Rib is common and incredibly good, as are xiaolongbao, which I'm absolutely obsessed by as the board may have noticed |
Duck blood soup, not duck liver soup.
OP, both are good cities, although Chengdu has better looking women, but a terrible dialect (not to say Nanjinghua is good or anything though). |
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That Canada Guy
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| If I get a certification should I just go for an online one or for the CELTA? Just wondering because the CELTA is awfully expensive and I've heard the online certifications are not.. |
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Steinmann
Joined: 17 Mar 2009
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Location: In the frozen north
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| Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2009 6:26 am Post subject: Re: Chengdu 2010 |
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| That Canada Guy wrote: |
Hi,
I get my Bachelors degree in May 2010 and I was wondering what my prospects were for landing a university job in Chengdu sometime between June and September?
I have experience in tutoring English to Chinese students in my last year of high school (Canada) and also for two months during my second year of university (also in Canada). I don't have any kind of TEFL certificate but I'm sure I could get one.
The two cities I have been thinking about going to are Chengdu or Nanjing.
I've heard a person can come to China and teach at a university with just a Bachelors degree and a TEFL certificate? |
Why limit yourself to such a tight geographical range? Explore the Middle Kingdom fully. |
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