Comments on: The Ups and Downs of Teaching English in China http://www.traveltogrow.com/2010/03/04/the-ups-and-downs-of-teaching-english-in-china/ Personal Development Through Travel Sun, 15 Jan 2012 13:05:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Devin Licastro http://www.traveltogrow.com/2010/03/04/the-ups-and-downs-of-teaching-english-in-china/comment-page-1/#comment-432 Devin Licastro Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:39:00 +0000 http://www.traveltogrow.com/?p=1750#comment-432 don't give me the foreigner price is one of my favorite phrases in Chinese. bu yao gei wo wai guo ren jia ge! hehe but you need to say it with a big smile and then everyone is happy and they will bargain with you. don’t give me the foreigner price is one of my favorite phrases in Chinese.
bu yao gei wo wai guo ren jia ge!
hehe but you need to say it with a big smile and then everyone is happy and they will bargain with you.

]]> By: Devin Licastro http://www.traveltogrow.com/2010/03/04/the-ups-and-downs-of-teaching-english-in-china/comment-page-1/#comment-430 Devin Licastro Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:37:00 +0000 http://www.traveltogrow.com/?p=1750#comment-430 oh yes of course, good and bad people everywhere... any opinion like this can only be a generalization. However I've talked to about 15 different teachers and only 2 of them had good or neutral things to say about their management. However I'm sure the good ones exist. oh yes of course, good and bad people everywhere… any opinion like this can only be a generalization. However I’ve talked to about 15 different teachers and only 2 of them had good or neutral things to say about their management. However I’m sure the good ones exist.

]]> By: Devin Licastro http://www.traveltogrow.com/2010/03/04/the-ups-and-downs-of-teaching-english-in-china/comment-page-1/#comment-431 Devin Licastro Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:37:00 +0000 http://www.traveltogrow.com/?p=1750#comment-431 It seems for most schools the only requirement they care about to get you in the door is what you look like. (They are a little more picky in the bigger cities). But the demand is so high they don't have the luxury of only hiring the serious teachers... the schools will loose money if they have no one to teach their classes  so they hire whoever is available and hope that some training and encouragement will be enough.If you check e-chinacities you will see a whole lot more than 20 new jobs every day too! It seems for most schools the only requirement they care about to get you in the door is what you look like. (They are a little more picky in the bigger cities). But the demand is so high they don’t have the luxury of only hiring the serious teachers… the schools will loose money if they have no one to teach their classes  so they hire whoever is available and hope that some training and encouragement will be enough.If you check e-chinacities you will see a whole lot more than 20 new jobs every day too!

]]> By: Admin http://www.traveltogrow.com/2010/03/04/the-ups-and-downs-of-teaching-english-in-china/comment-page-1/#comment-428 Admin Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:34:00 +0000 http://www.traveltogrow.com/?p=1750#comment-428 It seems for most schools the only requirement they care about to get you in the door is what you look like. (They are a little more picky in the bigger cities). But the demand is so high they don't have the luxury of only hiring the serious teachers... the schools will loose money if they have no one to teach their classes  so they hire whoever is available and hope that some training and encouragement will be enough. If you check e-chinacities you will see a whole lot more than 20 new jobs every day too! It seems for most schools the only requirement they care about to get you in the door is what you look like. (They are a little more picky in the bigger cities). But the demand is so high they don’t have the luxury of only hiring the serious teachers… the schools will loose money if they have no one to teach their classes  so they hire whoever is available and hope that some training and encouragement will be enough.

If you check e-chinacities you will see a whole lot more than 20 new jobs every day too!

]]> By: Admin http://www.traveltogrow.com/2010/03/04/the-ups-and-downs-of-teaching-english-in-china/comment-page-1/#comment-429 Admin Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:34:00 +0000 http://www.traveltogrow.com/?p=1750#comment-429 It seems for most schools the only requirement they care about to get you in the door is what you look like. (They are a little more picky in the bigger cities). But the demand is so high they don't have the luxury of only hiring the serious teachers... the schools will loose money if they have no one to teach their classes  so they hire whoever is available and hope that some training and encouragement will be enough. If you check e-chinacities you will see a whole lot more than 20 new jobs every day too! It seems for most schools the only requirement they care about to get you in the door is what you look like. (They are a little more picky in the bigger cities). But the demand is so high they don’t have the luxury of only hiring the serious teachers… the schools will loose money if they have no one to teach their classes  so they hire whoever is available and hope that some training and encouragement will be enough.

If you check e-chinacities you will see a whole lot more than 20 new jobs every day too!

]]> By: Chi Man http://www.traveltogrow.com/2010/03/04/the-ups-and-downs-of-teaching-english-in-china/comment-page-1/#comment-425 Chi Man Tue, 12 Jul 2011 06:44:00 +0000 http://www.traveltogrow.com/?p=1750#comment-425 The industry as a whole is growing rapidly too, I personally worry about the quality of new hired teachers when demand is so very high. http://www.teachergig.com has almost 20 new English job posts per day in China only - and that's just one site.  I wonder if all schools are equally looking at credentials or if quality is starting to slip... The industry as a whole is growing rapidly too, I personally worry about the quality of new hired teachers when demand is so very high. http://www.teachergig.com has almost 20 new English job posts per day in China only – and that’s just one site. 

I wonder if all schools are equally looking at credentials or if quality is starting to slip…

]]> By: Never trust the media! http://www.traveltogrow.com/2010/03/04/the-ups-and-downs-of-teaching-english-in-china/comment-page-1/#comment-418 Never trust the media! Wed, 01 Jun 2011 11:15:00 +0000 http://www.traveltogrow.com/?p=1750#comment-418 Great article, lots of perspective, clear, smart, and objective. Similar to Bangkok i noticed when it comes to being disrespected by penny pinching managment. People out to rip you off be it taxi's etc. Im going to learn the phrase, "How much for a Chinese citizen?" in their lang Because they will want to charge me more because im white. Great article, lots of perspective, clear, smart, and objective. Similar to Bangkok i noticed when it comes to being disrespected by penny pinching managment. People out to rip you off be it taxi’s etc. Im going to learn the phrase, “How much for a Chinese citizen?” in their lang Because they will want to charge me more because im white.

]]> By: Devin Licastro http://www.traveltogrow.com/2010/03/04/the-ups-and-downs-of-teaching-english-in-china/comment-page-1/#comment-393 Devin Licastro Thu, 10 Feb 2011 06:07:00 +0000 http://www.traveltogrow.com/?p=1750#comment-393 Hey Radek, Many schools claim to only want to hire teachers from countries where english is the first language such as Canada, USA, UK, New Zealand, Australia, ect. However I do know a number of teachers who's first language is not English, most often coming from Russia. Sometimes there english is even pretty hard to understand... So the truth is, there are so many chinese schools that want to hire teachers that it doesnt matter where you come from, you can find "a job" but you might be rejected from some schools. I think your chances of getting a job are much higher in smaller cities with few foreigners, cities like Beijing and Shanghai have much higher requirments for their teachers and you'll most likely have a much smaller chance. Good luck! Hey Radek,
Many schools claim to only want to hire teachers from countries where english is the first language such as Canada, USA, UK, New Zealand, Australia, ect. However I do know a number of teachers who’s first language is not English, most often coming from Russia. Sometimes there english is even pretty hard to understand… So the truth is, there are so many chinese schools that want to hire teachers that it doesnt matter where you come from, you can find “a job” but you might be rejected from some schools. I think your chances of getting a job are much higher in smaller cities with few foreigners, cities like Beijing and Shanghai have much higher requirments for their teachers and you’ll most likely have a much smaller chance.

Good luck!

]]> By: Foltynradek http://www.traveltogrow.com/2010/03/04/the-ups-and-downs-of-teaching-english-in-china/comment-page-1/#comment-392 Foltynradek Wed, 09 Feb 2011 22:28:00 +0000 http://www.traveltogrow.com/?p=1750#comment-392 I have read your article and thanks for it. I have the TEFL certification and five years teching experince in the Czech republic but I am Czech. Is it problem for me to get the job in China? Thanks in advance Radek I have read your article and thanks for it. I have the TEFL certification and five years teching experince in the Czech republic but I am Czech. Is it problem for me to get the job in China?

Thanks in advance

Radek

]]> By: Sam http://www.traveltogrow.com/2010/03/04/the-ups-and-downs-of-teaching-english-in-china/comment-page-1/#comment-383 Sam Sat, 25 Dec 2010 08:58:24 +0000 http://www.traveltogrow.com/?p=1750#comment-383 I have to argue about the "bad management" portion of your blog. There are good and bad people everywhere; China is no different. I wrote a lot about it here:<br><br><a href="http://www.teacheslinasia.com/teach-esl-in-china/working-conditions-in-china" rel="nofollow">http://www.teacheslinasia.com/...</a>/ I have to argue about the “bad management” portion of your blog. There are good and bad people everywhere; China is no different. I wrote a lot about it here:

http://www.teacheslinasia.com/…/

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