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markkarina , if you're retired and have a decent pension, I'd recommend China. The work loads tend to be light and demands low. Pay scales are low by western standards but enough to live well on here. I usually bank my whole pension. You didn't mention our qualifications but a university degree is ...

I did yesterday. I haven't heard yet but it's only been 24 hours.

Part of your problem is that we don't speak the way we write. There are many academic studies on this, but I digress. Watch and listen to TV programs if you don't have a native speaker to talk with. Spoken and written English are different. Even the most informal written English doesn't match spoken...

Take the money! While your employer may be honourable, I've heard of too many cases where for some vague excuse your employment is terminated two weeks before the airfare is due. Always evaluate the total package. I successfully used this to get a much better deal on an internal contract. I merely a...

I don't like tests/exams nor do my students. They're a necessary evil. Incidentally, are you speaking of tests to show you if your teaching was effective (i.e. did they get it) or for grades?

hy2958 , what are you testing? If it's oral skills, I have a set of topics that can be adapted to any class. However, I use the basic format as pair work in 80% of my classes so they aren't doing anything different - only that I listen instead of a peer. I would suggest no really different things. ...

Get your text CD's at home. Wait to buy music CD's until you get to China. There they're about $.65 each.