"Oksaka, you will definitely need to get your Z visa before leaving .I work in Jiangxi Province and the Government has just recently announced that no Z visas...
My personal opinion and experience was that the contract is signed after you get to China as they will also ask you to sign a contract that is written in...
... wrote: You must have your medical and invitation letter to get the Z visa. ... Is this true about the medical? I know that the embassies often send a...
Quick question.... What is the average rate for individual tutoring? I know this rate with vary from city to city. I am looking for a general idea. Thanks, ...
Tony Lee <chinateaching@...> wrote: They have not outlaid one cent towards getting you to China and if they don't like your face when you arrive they...
Hi All, ... Thank You for being helpful, *friendly* and thank you for being here! list rules ... 1. *Friendliness first* - this is a public list, avoid...
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Aug 1, 2004 10:22 am
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In the UK it was not necessary to have a medical to get the Z visa. I had a free medical in China, providing my own needle for the blood test. Sheila ... ...
Sheila Cornelius
sheilacornuk@...
Aug 1, 2004 3:30 pm
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I also did not need a medical for my Australian issued Z visa. After getting the reassurance that an Australian medical would be accepted, I spent a lot of...
alan
sningbo@...
Aug 2, 2004 6:09 am
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Your local Security Bureau should be able to take your Z-visa at the end of your contract term, or your residence card term, and give you a tourist visa for a ...
I don't know how many IELTS examiners and other BC wage slaves we have on the list. Some of our BC teaching colleages are a bit upset about how they are being...
Hello, This is an inviting letter from Guangzhou World Educational Service Co., Ltd. We are currently seeking some foreign teachers for each new semester...
Hello! I am considering a teaching position at one of two English First schools in China and I was hoping that someone could offer me a little information...
Hello to everyone who currently has time to read the lists. I have been requested by a friend to proof-read approximately 100,000 words in a submission he...
M M
chinadaze@...
Aug 5, 2004 9:40 am
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indycoltsfan75 wrote I am considering a teaching position at one of two English First schools in China and I was hoping that someone could offer me a little...
I think youŽd have a lot more fun in Nanjing. There is a lot more to do, and a much better place to live, generally. Also great travel connections. But...
Tim Edwards
timothyjohnedwards@...
Aug 5, 2004 1:35 pm
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Maria: Proof-readers generally charge by the type of material (technical, non-tech, accuracy requirement, etc.) X type of font/display X number of words, based...
Hello. I am deciding between a school near Wenzou(Quingtian) and a school in Jiujiang. They both are offering pretty much the same but wonder if there are any...
sunny dhaliwal
dhaliwal_sunny@...
Aug 6, 2004 3:21 am
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Gordon asked for EF information. I'm the DoS at EF Weihai. At the moment the teachers are working between 24 and 32 AC hours each..(each AC hour is 45...
... I teach in Wenzhou and have visited QingTian a couple of times to buy stone carvings. It's an hour's bus ride out of Wenzhou and is very small and ...
Phil, Thanks for your advice. I have now seen the document and based on your suggestion, my friend and I have agreed on what seems to be a fair sum. Maria ...
M M
chinadaze@...
Aug 7, 2004 3:30 pm
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Open letter to all foreign ESL teachers in China. This letter was composed by a foreign ESL teacher who is currently an oral English teacher at a primary...
Paul Hodge
paulahodge51@...
Aug 8, 2004 2:23 am
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... an oral English teacher at a primary school in China. The motive for writing this letter is to express a genuine concern over the ineffective and...
Paul Hodge's list of problems and concerns over the ineffective and slow-moving progress of oral English education delivered to Chinese students is very...
Paul Relax a little. Get as much accomplished as you can and you have helped. Just try to make one person's day each time you enter the room, be it the ...
john pullen
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Aug 8, 2004 2:28 pm
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... Reluctantly, I have snipped most of Tony's very fine post with the lament about ESL in China, framed within a larger lament that there is never quite...
Our school recently hosted a group of Hong Kong Chinese English Teachers for a day visit. They are in Brisbane doing a six week intensive English course at a...
Reply to contributors Tony Lee, Kay Bence, John Pullen and John Hibbs. I thank you for taking the time to reply to my open letter. The below quotes are taken...
I get my z-visa through the New York City consulate. Three years I had to have the medical (that they didn't even look at). The last two years they have made...
Good luck Paul on what you are trying to achieve. I think everyone on this list would like to see educational standards rise. If I could take a macro view...
Steven McMath
ssroverss@...
Aug 9, 2004 3:20 pm
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To John Hibbs and Tony I agree that all of the 1.4 billion Chinese are not motivated to learn to speak English. However, a more realistic figure would be to...