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tombirner



Joined: 19 Dec 2007
PostPosted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 4:21 pm    Post subject: Chinese citizenship Reply with quote
Sorry if this is a double post... I can't find an original anywhere. Not doing too well with this site so far (computers generally hate me)... is anyone else consantly having their user name/password rejected (more often by the Czech Republic forum) despite knowing their imputing it correctly?

Anyway, I have a friend of Chinese citizenship... she speaks perfect English with no accent (actually she grew up partly in England, and has a slight English accent), is TEFL certified, and has been teaching in Thailand for two years. She wants to move here. Is there any way with a Chinese citizenship (legitimately or illegitimately)? If it doesn't work for the visa, think a hogwon might take her???
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prairieboy



Joined: 14 Sep 2003
Location: The batcave.
PostPosted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 5:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Unless she is also a citizen of the UK, US, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand or South Africa and possesses a passport from one of those countries she cannot legally teach English in Korea.

Immigration is upping the penalties for illegal teachers and the businesses that employ them.

There will probably still be hagwans that will hire her but not as many as before.
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weatherman



Joined: 14 Jan 2003
Location: Korea
PostPosted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 5:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
If she speaks good English, yes some place will take her, but she will be working illegally which isn't recommended. She can blend in easy though..... Does she speak any Korean? If she does it will help her land English jobs.....
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spliff



Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
PostPosted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 6:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
TEFL certified...wtf's that? Does she have an actual college degree?
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lowpo



Joined: 01 Mar 2007
PostPosted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 11:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
spliff wrote:
TEFL certified...wtf's that? Does she have an actual college degree?


If she can still speak Chinese she can get a job at a University or Hogwan teaching Chinese.
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tzechuk



Joined: 20 Dec 2004
PostPosted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 4:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
lowpo wrote:
spliff wrote:
TEFL certified...wtf's that? Does she have an actual college degree?


If she can still speak Chinese she can get a job at a University or Hogwan teaching Chinese.


And earn half what she could earn teaching English?
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lowpo



Joined: 01 Mar 2007
PostPosted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 5:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
tzechuk wrote:
lowpo wrote:
spliff wrote:
TEFL certified...wtf's that? Does she have an actual college degree?


If she can still speak Chinese she can get a job at a University or Hogwan teaching Chinese.


And earn half what she could earn teaching English?


How can she legally teach English if her citizenship is Chinese. She could teach English and Chinese by doing privates. But she better not get caught teaching privates.
My wife is in the same boat as she is by being a Chinese citizen who can speak perfect English.
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Geckoman



Joined: 07 Jun 2007
PostPosted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 8:34 am    Post subject: Everyone has an Accent! Reply with quote
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... she speaks perfect English with no accent


EVERYONE in the world has an accent.

Often people say they do not have an accent but that is impossible. They do have an accent, but they just do not notice their own accent because they are so used to it.

But if a person goes to a place where the locals have a different accent than that person, such as a foreign country, or another part of their own country, the locals will say that that person has an accent, but they, the locals, do not.

But of course these locals are incorect as they too have an accent. They just do not notice it because they are so used to it.

Everyone in the world has an accent.

Cool
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mistermasan



Joined: 20 Sep 2007
Location: 10+ yrs on Dave's ESL cafe
PostPosted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 9:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
everyone? even deaf mutes?

sorry. couldn't resist Embarassed
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