... If you ever get into a REAL top level MA Ed program you ... Well...I have three Uni graduated friends living nearby...never been to a place of so-called...
francois williams
francoiswilliams@...
May 1, 2006 9:50 am
9583
... website a section called 'Employment of Foreign Teachers" where it states that for a BA + TEFL Certificate and a MA or MSc you will be paid an extra 250...
It is interesting to see what motivates teachers. I have found that teachers here are motivated by a wide variety of other factors. Perhaps that is why they...
... Actually, I heard good and bad. I think for 1 year it would be good and is close enough to Beijing to escape for a few days if needed. Try this Gail, Get...
On the JOBS list Dave Kees asked what i thought about IATEFL membership, and as this is just as much a teaching question maybe it should move there if anyone...
I found Richard’s Pryor’s last message to be quite perplexing. His ideas that salaries are not increasing is not borne out by my experience in Shanghai...
Good point Francois ! Higher education is over rated here and that is exactly why Chinese employers are not going to pay high salaries for ESL teachers just...
Hi All, Thank You for being here! ANNOUNCEMENT: WIKIGOGY Wikigogy is online, a blank slate! I founded Wikigogy to give us all a place to write and collaborate...
TEFLChinaJob@yahoogro...
May 1, 2006 2:28 pm
9591
'For some teachers these questions resonate with their lives. Other teachers just don't get it' Well said Dave, i fully agree with you :-) Wayne Ras (Dongying,...
Wayne Ras
wv_ras@...
May 2, 2006 12:56 am
9592
... is not borne out by my experience in Shanghai where local salaries at foreign invested companies are increasing so fast that it leaves foreign managers ...
... I attended a TESOL conference in Berkeley, California in the mid 1990's and enjoyed it and found it professionally stimulating. Not sure it helped me in...
Hi all, I should be in the shower but this caught my attention. ... mmmh so it's the top level Unis who are forcing unqualified 20 yer olds to stay unqualified...
... are not accepted unless you have at least 5 years experience. ... olds to stay unqualified for an extra 5 years ? Is that fair? Either on the students or...
... Interesting set of comments. In my recently completed Dip Ed year at Melb Uni, the %%% of youngsters doing the course was quite small, i.e. students from...
... stay unqualified for an extra 5 years ? Is that fair? Either on the students or on the teachers? Though to be fair I guess they are mainly accepting BEd...
... Maybe that is the reason the university and state requirements dictated at least 5 years experience before getting accepted into the MA Ed TESOL ...
RPryor
doopsnoop@...
May 3, 2006 1:23 pm
9599
... Many of my students (when I mention students we are talking about average age of 35+ with at least 8 years of work experience and 10 years + of English...
RPryor
doopsnoop@...
May 3, 2006 1:26 pm
9600
In Britain a TEFL MA has long been something you do after you have teaching experience. It's not an MA for fresh graduates. On my course we had first degrees,...
I know many of the teachers in the system complained about the recent education reforms that swept into legislation in the last few years. I know for the...
RPryor
doopsnoop@...
May 4, 2006 1:26 am
9602
... Reply: Interesting perspective Richard and I don't doubt your conclusions as applies to B.J and probably S.H. and the other big business centers. I can't...
... Let's face it, Richard, there's a lot of work to do to improve things but let's not make this sound like a Chinese invention. If we are realists we realize...
Exactly...and so do the so-called international schools...I am tutoring several from grade 4 to 12 in the Canadian and American 'international' schools who...
francois williams
francoiswilliams@...
May 5, 2006 4:48 am
9605
* School Name: Jiashan Leading Education School * Location: Jiahsan China, * Age-range or school-grade of students: Kids-Adults * Type of classes to be taught:...
Leslie Warren
jxrecruiter@...
May 5, 2006 4:50 am
9606
"The Drifters - Young expats looking for adventure and opportunity are being drawn to China, where the economy is booming, rents are cheap and skills in short...
Hello All, My name is David and I have followed this group for the past month and have listened to everyone trash "Newbies" or unqualified college students...
dk <davekees1@...> wrote: "The major reason foreign teachers are being hired is they are walking, talking realia." True in many of the backpacker gigs....
... I have deliberately held fire on "Is the party over" thread dominated by Mr Pryor because he seems obsessed with what is happening in Beijing without ...
... definitely not in this for the money nor am I a heavy drinker or smoke (smoking is just nasty). So I feel now would be the perfect time to go over to China...
leonard wolfe
lenwolfe02459@...
May 7, 2006 3:57 am
9611
... Hi David Just a few points, if I may. By preferring to head for major financial cities such as shanghai or Beijing, you will find living expenses higher,...
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