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TEFLChinaJob@yahoogro...
May 1, 2008 12:04 pm
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In the three provinces where I have taught in China, the foreign teacher must provide a reference letter from their previous school in China before they can be...
It is impossible to determine everything prior to bringing on new staff. Everyone who has ever hired a new employee knows that mistakes are made and it is...
Jada: First, if your school has "just had to fire several new employees" then I would question how effectively your organization is run, and how you treat your...
Yi Chun, Jiangxi Province. The school is Yi Chun Vocational and Technical College. They offered 4500/yr. and bennies. I wonder if it's the mosquito paradise of...
Yi Chun is in the northern part of Jiangxi Province. I am much further south and we don't have a mosquito problem. I've lived in Ganzhou for 3 years. Yi Chun...
... The official requirements for foreign teachers is a BA. To stay ahead of the curve, you could get an MA in TESOL or EFL at a university where you could...
Nelson Bank
natlunla@...
May 1, 2008 4:17 pm
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... staff >with regards to hiring new people? A foreign teacher should do the recruiting, and establish a conversation online during the recruiting process....
Nelson Bank
natlunla@...
May 1, 2008 4:17 pm
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One of the main problems that I have observed my past 8 years as a teacher is China is the lack of boundary between teachers and students. This should be...
Gary, what you are describing is no surprise to me and reinforces my view that quite a number of the "teachers" / "foreign experts" in PRC are that in name...
gary. I don't think it's good to impose western teaching values on people teaching in China. What stood out was that you even want to bar men from "staring...
... Nelson has suggested elsewhere that "To stay ahead of the curve, you could get an MA in TESOL or EFL at a university" and have taught a little too. Here's...
... In Victoria, where I am registered, any behaviour that warrants serious censure (cases of sexual misconduct with a student in particular) will likely...
... I do not know any professional classroom teacher who would agree you. This is not the imposition of (western) values but the exercise of one's own...
... or at ... Roger, Thanks for your advice. NDI just opened our Bell Tower campus August 2007. If you have read any of my previous posts about my school, I...
Jeff. I read the transcript of the interview. What did the guy do wrong? He has an M.A. and experience. By the way. About the staring. People in China...
Additional advice and comments for Chinese staff hiring foreign teachers: (1) Whatever you tell the teacher in the hiring process should be true and true after...
Re: Gary and paper cannot tell the true story of personality or morals. Gary has hit the nail on the head. Unless you do a face-to-face interview with a...
Jeff: I think you're misinterpreting my statements. I don't mean that it's okay for male teachers to group and harass female students. What I mean is that...
Dear Gary, Thank you for your kind reply. The uni where I teach now is in Shandong Province, where staring is as not a big passtime for local people. I'll...
... about ... going ... links ... One link, which I think is a reliable start. http://www.hess.com.tw/careers/english/requirements/download/nst_app.doc I'd...
Nancy, we are waiting till after the May holidays to try to contact the guy who works in the Exit/Entry Admin. But my husband did go there to talk to someone...
... interview with a person, you never can tell his/her true personality. Little things like a smile, a frown, do they sit straight up, lean forward, laugh,...
Joseph, I am not imposing Western teaching values on others... The things I mentioned are not accepted in China if displayed by Chinese teachers, either. Last...
Hear, hear Gary, I totally agree with the points you make in particular male teachers interactions with young impressionable female students. I would like to...
ChinaThis is a major problem in my opinion. The teachers often use justification and say that female students are the only women who can speak English. This is...
Ria Smit
tryria@...
May 2, 2008 12:14 pm
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As far as getting help to get around, if really needed I would expect that being accompanied by more than one student each time would help, as well as not...
Gary. I see your point but now it seems you're advocating violence against men who don't follow the values. Is that why you told me the beating story? To...
I'd like to put an end to the speculation about working reqs for Taiwan. A Bachelor's degree is required. --OR-- An Associate's Degree (2-year degree) may be...
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