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...
Jun 1, 2007 11:23 am
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Most universities allow you to create your own class curriculum. They usually don't worry about it since they will have a Chinese teacher teach the same...
... Absolutely maybe. I found that their suggested adherence to their methodologies are waived in direct relation to your presentation of a coherent and...
Nelson Bank
natlunla@...
Jun 1, 2007 3:34 pm
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David Kasper raises an interesting point when discussing "number of hours". Perhaps we should also look at "number of weeks". I wrote earlier about teaching...
"I would not even think about working a 24 hour week contract even if the money was better than great. It is just to much class time and you still have to...
... Nor I. ... That depends on a whole lot of things. Language teaching often needs to be highly interactive. I'd say the maximum reasonable load for that sort...
Sandy Harris
sandyinchina@...
Jun 2, 2007 3:17 pm
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... Hi Sandy, Been a while since we crossed paths. I note that Fujian province seems to belong to you! Anyway, in my post, can I respectfully suggest that...
I, with a degree in English and four years TEACHING experience in China, have yet to come across any school offering more than 10k per month. Most offer around...
Stephen McNeill
chinesefiction@...
Jun 3, 2007 7:10 am
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... Yeah, we basically agree; I was just quibbling about terminology. I'd say you have 26 classes but 17 contact hours. ... Yes, some of the best jobs here or...
Sandy Harris
sandyinchina@...
Jun 3, 2007 7:12 am
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I have been teaching for the last two years at Nongken Middle School, Haikou, Hainan. The headmaster has now decided that he would like a young female teacher,...
Our jobs board is in the form of a discussion email list. You can post a job position announcement to it for distribution to more than 1000 subscribers. It is...
TEFLChinaJob@yahoogro...
Jun 3, 2007 11:25 am
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Sandy Harris <sandyinchina@...> wrote: Say you're on 6000, manage to save two months salary, and you fly home. That's roughly $2000 Oz or Canadian, less...
Stephen McNeill
chinesefiction@...
Jun 4, 2007 1:12 am
10869
... Stephen, Highly paid positions for professional teachers do exist. I think what you said is right regarding networking. Once in and know the ropes many...
Just sending the kid to a descent pre-school in GZ means 80000 RMB a year, more than an annual salary+ boni - a family trip home a year means 3 months + ......
... Hello Marian, Are you still online? This might be a good opportunity for you to cut your losses with some really dubious people you have unfortunately had...
Again it goes back to what a few others have said, that it really depends on why you have made the choice to work in China. For those who see it as a once in...
If you are doing a decent job then 16 contact hours (real hours) should mean you are doing 32 hours teaching, preparing and marking. Other bits and pieces of...
I was once a lecturer at INTI University College and taught for 35 hours a week non-stop until I dropped. Using your formula I would have taught 70 hours a...
... Absolutely 100% correct and especially in China where you are often expected to be entertainer as much as teacher. ... When I first came to China in the...
In the discussion about teaching contact hours, I think Paul made the comment, 'throw in 50% extra time for someone reasonably dedicated to their job'. But as...
Jennifer Wallace
jenniferwallaceuk@...
Jun 4, 2007 1:41 pm
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... Jennifer, I understand fully what you are saying. Unfortunately we are having an asynchronous discussion - hard for me to give proper detail for...
Dear fellow English Teachers, I write this letter on behalf of a Chinese student/teacher who is organizing a summer school in her hometown Ling que, which is...
George Tronsrue
georgetronsrue@...
Jun 5, 2007 2:52 pm
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"Paul Anthony" pauldotcom@... wrote about the lack of planning that occurs in many situations in China. In my new, private university, run by...
Fellow Teachers, Gosh, thanks so much for this topic. I've felt forlorn at the end of the semester; I've wondered if the current job would renew my contract....
Mary Ann Davis
impossibilitiesexist@...
Jun 6, 2007 5:03 am
10883
... expectations about >what means you use to get the end Mine didn't. There were books, I did teach a lot from them but 50-70% was from other sources....
June 5, 2007. That was the day (yesterday) when I finally found out that my contract would be renewed! The school had known for many months that I wanted to...
... colleges) now have very rigid expectations about >what means you use to get the end Thanks for interesting comments, mostly relevant to my question. I'm...
China Foreign Language Public High School requires Teachers Teaching in China does not have to be a big mystery or leap of faith. These teaching positions are...
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