anybody ever done it?
its another thing I'm considering after graduation

Quote :

"The Hunan Province of China is seeking English Teachers in many of their schools. Most of the schools that we are working with provide the following benefits: 1. Salary: USD 500/month. 2. Free accommodations including all utilities (phone/electric), individual apartment includes TV, Internet, kitchen, bathroom etc. Maybe the food is not included. But food here is very cheap, 3. The school will pay round trip airfare if the contract is 10 months long (US or other countries to China and return), 4. USD 10/month phone reimbursement maximum, 5. USD 10/month utility reimbursement maximum, 6. Free medical coverage, 7. The school will arrange visa. Passport acquisition must be done by applicants, 8. One month paid vacation with extra USD 300 allowance for traveling during winter vacation (Chinese lunar New Year), 9. Paid holidays for all US and Chinese national holidays. Most schools require 10 month contracts. The above information may vary a little but not much depending on schools. Living expenses here are very low compared with the States especially with almost all of the major expenses paid by schools. Teaching material can not be provided but chances are you would be teaching spoken English. "

5/30/2006 3:05:56 PM

i reckon you'd better be able to speak chinese if you wanted to do that.

5/30/2006 3:07:45 PM

it would probably be helpful but I'm not sure that it is necessary

5/30/2006 3:11:47 PM

That's crappy pay for the skills involved...even for China. And, why wouldn't you need to speak Chinese?

5/30/2006 3:13:56 PM

$500/month?

Seriously?

5/30/2006 3:14:04 PM

My friend's brother does that in Japan. Seems to like it. You don't even have to speak japanese/chinese (Not sure why but he didn't speak it at all when he moved). His apartment is tinnnny though.

[Edited on May 30, 2006 at 3:17 PM. Reason : *]

5/30/2006 3:16:47 PM

Quote :

"Maybe the food is not included. But food here is very cheap"

That's because they eat ANYTHING that moves. From what my friend that lives in China says, you don't ask what you're being served. You don't want to know. Hell, half the time the waiters don't know what it is.

I think I'll stick with eating identifiable meats and veggies, and fish that have been filleted.

5/30/2006 3:19:53 PM

i have some japanese vendors and they like to send their kids out of japan if they can afford it to learn english

said being away from the japanese culture helps them learn it faster
but the cost of these schools are $texas

5/30/2006 3:21:36 PM

I'm aware of the cuisine

my father has travelled extensively in China

I'm wanting to know about teaching there

and $500/month isn't so bad considering that the housing is covered... plus airfare is covered
its more about the experience than it is the money

I wouldn't need to know Chinese necessarily because I'm assuming I'd be teaching conversational English to older students who already speak some English

[Edited on May 30, 2006 at 3:24 PM. Reason : most other places in the world are way more multilingual than us]

5/30/2006 3:23:01 PM

Quote :

"why wouldn't you need to speak Chinese? "

one of my friend's grandmothers did this. I think they teach correct grammar and the like to chinese students that already speak some english.

5/30/2006 3:23:07 PM

Would you do well in a country where you can't speak your mind?

5/30/2006 3:24:19 PM

like I said, its about the experience

and I'll always have the internet to vent to

^^ I think I've got the necessary skill set for that... I'm a literature major

[Edited on May 30, 2006 at 3:26 PM. Reason : -]

5/30/2006 3:25:31 PM

Quote :

"and I'll always have the internet to vent to"

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

you know the chinese are as strict as the saudis about filtering and blocking a lot of websites

5/30/2006 3:31:06 PM

^Yeah I was about to say that they censor their internet over there. But don't you think it would be a little difficult to just do ordinary day things in a country where you don't speak a bit of the language? I'm sure you would start to pick it up after a few weeks but those first few would be pretty difficult.

5/30/2006 3:39:14 PM

theres no hope for the wolfweb over there.

[Edited on May 30, 2006 at 3:40 PM. Reason : ps that sounds really interesting to me nick, id look into it more if i were u]

5/30/2006 3:39:23 PM

My friend is in Beijing now studying abroad. She was offered a job teaching English while working out at some gym there. It paid what equates to $19/hr. Then you have to consider that the cost of living in Beijing is much lower. So it's pretty good money and you don't have to know Chinese to teach English for most of these jobs. These children learn English growing up sort of like we do.

5/30/2006 6:11:45 PM

i graded papers for a while... my cousin teaches english in qufu (birthplace of confucius, no less)... i say go for it, you can learn chinese as you go

[Edited on May 30, 2006 at 6:42 PM. Reason : oop]

5/30/2006 6:29:32 PM

actually, i stayed with an american english teacher in tibet for a couple of weeks...
i'd highly recommend it if you want to go all indiana jones and shit

5/30/2006 6:35:13 PM

I'm currently in Campinas, Brazil, with a friend who went to an American High School here. He said that they get paid US$30,000, plus a free apartment. Check out other options, that one doesn't sound that great.

5/30/2006 6:37:51 PM

500 a month is a shit ton outside of beijing, shanghai and hong kong...
but since you're white, be sure to only pay about 1-10% of what they're asking for anything

5/30/2006 6:42:05 PM

got rice?
bitch

5/30/2006 7:18:46 PM

my brother is about to do this in japan with the JET program. knowing chinese/japanese isn't necessary, but i hear it helps a lot. Sounds like a fun experience, if i didn't have anything to do for the next few years i'd definitely try it out. Of course my grammar sucks ass....

Go over and start teachin dem fools ebonics... word.... word...

5/30/2006 7:40:28 PM

make sure you carry your own porn
they censor that shit also

5/30/2006 7:53:20 PM

^ to my knowledge china doesn't censor porn, only japan.

5/30/2006 7:55:44 PM

nah, just invite up 2 of any of the ubiquitous prostitutes to give you a show

5/30/2006 7:56:18 PM

Quote :

"^ to my knowledge china doesn't censor porn, only japan."

i was going 50/50

[Edited on May 30, 2006 at 8:06 PM. Reason : df]

5/30/2006 8:05:57 PM

I had a histroy teacher in high school that did the same thing in Korea, would be a good way to learn Chinese if you are interested, if not it would be a good way to make some money and get out of this country to expand your horizons

5/30/2006 9:13:33 PM

i hope you don't mind sweating your balls off

5/30/2006 9:18:13 PM

Quote :

"I'm currently in Campinas, Brazil, with a friend who went to an American High School here. He said that they get paid US$30,000, plus a free apartment. Check out other options, that one doesn't sound that great."

That's hazard pay, man. Brasil is tumultuous lately

133 dead in recent days

5/30/2006 9:49:37 PM

Hunan Province is shitty and poor. 10 months is a looooong time. Do they even have electricity? You could teach english in less shitty places for more money.

[Edited on May 30, 2006 at 10:00 PM. Reason : sdfsdf]

5/30/2006 9:58:40 PM

133 dead out of 188million people - yeah you would definitely deserve some hazard pay - that's pretty unheard of

5/30/2006 10:01:10 PM

aha

5/31/2006 12:50:27 AM

I know a lot of people who have done it in Japan and loved it, as for China....errr, no?

Wait, that seems crappy as hell. I'm fairly certain the Japanese jobs are sweeter than that. And it may be cheap to leave there, but I'm pretty sure traveling in China is a bitch and expensive.

Quote :

"Teaching material can not be provided but chances are you would be teaching spoken English."

WTF, they gonna have you teach Chinese economies??

[Edited on May 31, 2006 at 5:50 AM. Reason : addition]

5/31/2006 5:45:02 AM

seriously

who the fuck goes TO china

5/31/2006 7:15:42 AM

id do it if it was in your situation.....the experiences you get from living abroad are invaluable.

who cares about the money.

[Edited on May 31, 2006 at 8:06 AM. Reason : df]

5/31/2006 8:05:50 AM

Quote :

"133 dead out of 188million people - yeah you would definitely deserve some hazard pay - that's pretty unheard of"

yes cuz those were the people he was talking about and everyone is entirely equal when it comes to getting attacked.

5/31/2006 10:23:31 AM

Quote :

"Salary: USD 500/month."

The lady that takes care of my grandpa only finished 8th grade and she makes that much a week......

5/31/2006 10:36:07 AM

Quote :

"my brother is about to do this in japan with the JET program. knowing chinese/japanese isn't necessary, but i hear it helps a lot. Sounds like a fun experience, if i didn't have anything to do for the next few years i'd definitely try it out. Of course my grammar sucks ass.... "

Where in Japan is he teaching English?

5/31/2006 10:37:22 AM

http://www.teachabroad.com/search.cfm

wow, i didn't know there were that many options

5/31/2006 11:22:00 AM

I'm really interested in doing something like this for a year as well. Either in Japan or China. If anyone has any experience, additional info it would really help me out.

Looking at that teachabroad.com site, there are teaching jobs in Japan which subsidize your furnished apartment and pay $2,200 a month. They also buy you a plane ticket home upon completion. Sounds like a good deal.

[Edited on May 31, 2006 at 12:07 PM. Reason : .]

5/31/2006 12:03:38 PM

A few days ago I ran across a group looking for an english teacher and a western history and geography teacher (in english) for a school in Mongolia. Pay was similar if i remember correctly but it sounded like an interesting experience. I could probably dig up the job posting if anyone was interested.

5/31/2006 12:29:44 PM

i teach a broad every saturday night

5/31/2006 12:37:01 PM

i'd do the mongolia thing... i've yet to meet an ugly chick from mongolia...

plus, they don't have thick accents when speaking like the chinese do, the language is much less tonal

[Edited on May 31, 2006 at 1:41 PM. Reason : oop]

5/31/2006 1:40:54 PM

A language is either tonal or not, there is no more or less. Unless you are referring to the number of tones a given language has. Which you can't be because the language of Mongolia, is not a tonal language.

But it's not the tones of any Sino language that give people a problem in speaking english anyway, rather the use of unaspirated voiceless retroflex affricate, palatal africtives, etc... that don't exist in english.

5/31/2006 2:47:14 PM

Below are the jobs in mongolia that i previously mentioned as well as a few others that I came across. Enjoy.

MONGOLIA

Teacher of History and Geography

This position is for academic year of 2006-2007 starting on 1 September 2006 and ending first half of June 2007.

A teacher should be willing to take over a wide range of responsibilities, which include course preparation, progress tests, giving exams and also assisting to school development. The school provides the textbooks and the guidelines for curriculum. Nonetheless, personal inputs of the teachers are most welcome.

As a teacher of as a teacher of World History and Geography at secondary school, the instructor will teach a full course on World History and Geography. The instructor will ensure that the students are familiar with historical events, personalities, dates and processes, their impact on everyday life of modern people, working with primary and secondary sources, map skills, and as such, class preparation is required, as well as giving and checking homework.

This is a challenging position which will require a lot of enthusiasm and creative thinking. A teacher will also have to be ready to work with grades from 5-11 with kids ages 11-17.

The teacher will try to make connections in his/her classes with the classes on the same subject delivered in Mongolian, and will therefore be asked to work closely with his Mongolian counterpart as well as the secondary school head teacher.

Additional Qualifications:
Excellent interpersonal skills. Openness and tolerance towards different cultures. Teamwork ability.

How to Apply:
To apply send the photocopies of the following (or scans in PDF):
- letter of interest
- resume
- 1 letter of recommendation
- 2 references
- photocopy of diploma
- academic transcripts

to be sent to "Hobby" school, Dr.Oyuntsetseg, Principal
fax 976-11-330400
post address: Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar-21, POBox 1096,
email: hobby@mongol.net /preferred

Teacher of English and Literature

This position is for academic year of 2006-2007 starting on 1 September 2006 and ending first half of June 2007.

A teacher should be willing to take over a wide range of responsibilities, which include course preparation, progress tests, giving exams and also assisting to school development. The school provides the textbooks and the guidelines for curriculum. Nonetheless, personal inputs of the teachers are most welcome.

As a teacher of English and Literature at secondary school, the instructor, will direct and guide the students in reading and understanding English literature / fiction and non-fiction, prose, poetry/, composition, grammar, vocabulary and other relevant skills and as such, class preparation is required, as well as giving and checking homework.

He/she will also participate in extracurricular activities at the school such as preparation for an annual English Olympiad, Drama Festival, Spring Festival, different quizzes and competitions.

Additional Qualifications:
Excellent interpersonal skills. Openness and tolerance towards different cultures. Teamwork ability.

How to Apply:
To apply send the photocopies of the following (or scans):
- letter of interest
- resume
- 1 letter of recommendation
- 2 references
- photocopy of diploma

to be sent to "Hobby" school, Dr.Oyuntsetseg, Principal
fax 976-11-330400
post address: Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar-21, POBox 1096,
email: hobby@mongol.net /preferred

English teacher in primary (elementary) school

This position is for academic year of 2006-2007 starting on 1 September 2006 and ending first half of June 2007.

A teacher should be willing to take over a wide range of responsibilities, which include course preparation, progress tests, giving exams and also assisting to school development. The school provides the textbooks and the guidelines for curriculum. Nonetheless, personal inputs of the teachers are most welcome.

The Primary school teacher position is especially challenging as the teacher will have to work with kids who don't speak English /1st grade and preschool/ as well as kids who already speak the language, though at various levels of proficiency /2nd, 3rd and 4th grades/ . He or she will direct and guide the students in English literacy, reading, writing, grammar, conversational English, and other related areas. Class preparation is required, as well as giving and checking homework.

The teacher will try to make connections in his/her classes with the classes on the same subject delivered in Mongolian, and will therefore be asked to work closely with Mongolian primary school teachers as well as the primary school head teacher.

He or she will also participate in extracurricular activities at the school, such as preparation for an annual English Olympiad, ABC festival, Spring and Drama festivals, different quizzes and competitions.

Additional Qualifications:
Excellent interpersonal skills. Openness and tolerance towards different cultures. Teamwork ability.

How to Apply:
To apply send the photocopies of the following (or scans):
- letter of interest
- resume
- 1 letter of recommendation
- 2 references
- photocopy of diploma

to be sent to "Hobby" school, Dr.Oyuntsetseg, Principal
fax 976-11-330400
post address: Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar-21, POBox 1096,
email: hobby@mongol.net /preferred/

All three positions pay USD 500 per month.

TANZANIA

Teacher Positions - K-12 school

The Iringa International School is a small British curriculum community school in rural Tanzania. Students, teachers, and parents are very serious about education and consider the school central to their diverse community.

The School is searching for qualified teachers to teach primary school (3&4/5), Senior 3 to 5 IT, Sciences (Physics, Biology, and Chemistry) and Maths, and Music.

Teachers who are able to teach more than one subject are encouraged to apply. In addition, all teachers are required to lead one extra curricular activity for one hour per week.

Additional Qualifications:

Teachers must have classroom experience, and 3 years of formal teaching experience is preferred. A teaching degree, TEFL certificate or Master's degree is also preferred. Compassion, curiosity, and creativity are essential conditions to teaching at this school.

We look forward to reviewing your applications!

How to Apply:
Please email a cover letter explaining what makes you a good candidate for the position, any experience working with youth or in a teaching capacity along with a Resume/CV to iringaschool@gmail.com or recruiter@iringaschool.org

Salary is $700-1200 per month

INDIA

Looking for teachers who can teach young children languages, science, math, and computers.
We have established school for poor children at village Kako, Jehanabad, Bihar, India.
School starts at 7.30 am and over by 1.30 pm
We will provide accomation and food for teachers.

Additional Qualifications:
Out side india volunteers need a valid tourist visa.

How to Apply:
Application can be sent to :-
The Chairman
Kainat Foundation
Kainat Nagar
Kako,Jehanabad
Bihar-804418
India
or
Mail to:-

kainatfoundation@gmail.com

remonaration Indian rupees 1500l-per month

5/31/2006 2:47:58 PM

there are no tones in the mongolian language?

5/31/2006 3:06:56 PM

nope


I think only all chinese dialetcs and Thai are tonal.

Nevermind that is wrong

[Edited on May 31, 2006 at 3:11 PM. Reason : .]

[Edited on May 31, 2006 at 3:12 PM. Reason : wrong]

5/31/2006 3:10:34 PM

now i'm confused... but i'll go ahead and retract my tonal comment:

Quote :

"i'd do the mongolia thing... i've yet to meet an ugly chick from mongolia... plus, they don't have thick accents when speaking like the chinese do, the language is much less tonal gay"

5/31/2006 3:17:08 PM

although... wouldn't 'NOT TONAL' be, by definition, less tonal?

5/31/2006 3:21:25 PM

a friend of mine did this last summer and loved it. that is all i have for you

5/31/2006 11:00:13 PM