Hi All, Roger has put a wiki online for teachers of English as a second or foreign language: http://wikigogy.org A wiki is a website where you can not just...
TEFLChinaJob@yahoogro...
Mar 1, 2007 5:30 pm
10601
Dear Teacher: Our school is in need of 2 skilled english teachers for March 2007 term and 16 for August 2007-2008 Term to train and mold our students into...
Hi, We are a professional technical institute in Haikou, Hainan province. We are looking for a native English teacher who is already hired in Haikou city by...
NING LEI
cflfhn@...
Mar 2, 2007 9:21 am
10603
... If this school is in Gongyi, it is not in Zhengzhou city. It is in Zhengzhou district. It is a 90 minute train ride from Zhengzhou to Gongyi and it is an...
Ria Smit
tryria@...
Mar 3, 2007 3:19 am
10604
... Thank you for telling the truth about a situation. I saw some schools advertise they were in Suhou and Wuxi last year when they were two or three hours...
... I'm not querying Zhengzhou Uni (though I had to read closely and eventually found it's probably Chenggong college) but can the foreign teachers borrow...
... It is not really a matter of true or false. It is rather a matter of the way we see facts. When I see that the facts are stated in such a way that the...
Ria Smit
tryria@...
Mar 4, 2007 1:36 pm
10607
... In the old days when I used to recruit for Shengda College, Ria took me to task for making similar geographical "claims" even though I was sufficiently...
When your relationship with a school is based upon their lie, things never get better. They would do well to recruit honestly and attract tghose who do not...
YOUR EXPERT ADVICE IS URGENTLY REQUIRED. I have been offered a teaching job by the " JOY LANGUAGE CENTRE " in CHANGHUA COUNTY in Taiwan ( through a job...
You should always get in touch with a teacher who has previously taught at an institution before accepting a job there. If the school refuses to supply you...
KSuther929@...
Mar 6, 2007 12:27 am
10611
I do agree, but even as an experienced Chinese traveler and teacher I was in discussion for creating a special program in a school that claimed it was in Wu...
Ria and Martin make good points about the differences in understanding between the western and Chinese meaning of "city". A "city" in China can be what I ...
... There's a website for foreign teachers in Taiwan, I found it by accident when I was googling for something. There could also be a yahoo group :-) so try in...
... say, "Zhengzhou City" (which I think is what this add did in fact say, ... I think Changsha City now includes the metropolises ? that we would call ...
... Have they given a reason why they have not paid you. What is there response for request of payment? English First schools are franchise schools and often...
If Farideh could supply the details regarding the money that is owed by EF, it might help the rest of us to avoid such situations. Meanwhile, I would recommend...
KSuther929@...
Mar 9, 2007 2:25 am
10617
... 8,000 for an eye opening education is not expensive tuition. Take your loss and move on. You will expend far more than 8,000 chasing the 8,000. Time, ...
Hello All, I am looking for a job in Beijing to teach English for 6 months to a year starting this september. What programs/avenues should I pursue to achieve...
... Simple answer is: You don't! This is China, the land of infinite ways to take advantage of the foreign expert. Just read the various forums and you will...
Martin Wolff suggested that Farideh walks away and write off the last month's pay, 8,000 RMB and to put it down to the sharp learning curve. But I'd disagree....
Jennifer Wallace
jenniferwallaceuk@...
Mar 10, 2007 2:27 pm
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If you want a legal answer read the information I pulled off of my website: (3) How are labour disputes handled in China? Labour disputes in China can have...
This thread raises many interesting questions. What is the crux of the financial dispute? Is Farideh a native English speaker? Teachers are supposed to go to...
Private Educational Institutions operate under different guidelines than the Public Educational Institutions in China. One must always remember that the...
Jenifer Wallace suggests that EF, or one of its employees, may worry about negative information may be posted to the internet. Do a Google search or a Dave's...
When I posted about Farideh's pay problems, suggesting talking about it with the DOS, I thought Farideh was a teacher, not a DOS. Other postings make this...
Jennifer Wallace
jenniferwallaceuk@...
Mar 11, 2007 4:31 am
10627
The Internet is full of warnings about EF. Forums have multiple threads discing EF for many different reasons. Anyone researching a possible job with EF could...
I have been reluctant to get in on this thread but I do think, in general, one is better off sticking with the public schools (and for less money). For four ...
You may find that most employers want a one year contract (10 months) for obvious reasons of continuity. At best you will get a one way airfare paid after 5...
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