Teach English in China

"The Chinese nation is huge and hungry for the English language. For over two decades there has been a flow of native speakers from the West to teach at schools and academic institutions around the country. But the past few years have seen a remarkable explosion in the number of private language institutes and companies in China, something that would have been unthinkable just a few years ago. The emerging middle class in China aspires to send their children for private tuition just as in the capitalist countries of Taiwan, Korea, and Japan. So a great many opportunities are opening up in China and are being advertised abroad especially via the Internet." —Susan Griffith reports in Teaching English In Asia.

The articles below offer both advice from experienced experts and a variety of useful first-hand accounts for would-be English teachers in China.

CIEE: Teach Abroad in China CIEE Teach in China places individuals just like you in paid semester or year English teaching jobs in elementary, middle, high school, or university level positions in urban or town locations in eastern China. Program benefits include a paid teaching, in-country orientation, rent-free accommodations for the duration of the teaching contract, airfare reimbursement for year-long participants, travel and medical insurance, and CIEE pre-departure and emergency support. Optional pre-departure TEFL certification is available.
	Dates: One and two semester options beginning in August and February. Contact: CIEE Teach Abroad, 300 Fore St, Portland, ME 04101, USA. Tel. 1.800.40.STUDY. Email: teach@ciee.org Website: For more information For more information please visit: www.ciee.org/teach/china.
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Disney English… Join the Adventure! Trainers will deliver innovative and immersive Disney programming to children in an energetic, passionate manner to provide a highly engaging and effective premium learning experience. Benefits and Considerations: A competitive salary; Training and performance bonuses; TEFL Certification Assistance; Health and Dental Insurance; Minimum 40 hour work week (20-24 hours actual teaching) including evenings and weekends; Paid sick and vacation time, plus 11 Chinese national holidays; Short-term lodging and a continuing housing allowance; Paid airfare to China and a travel stipend toward return trip; Visa document assistance.
	Dates: Hiring on a Monthly Basis Website: Learn more and Apply at: disneycasting.net/disneyenglish
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Teach in China Greenheart Travel’s Teach in China program is an excellent way for certified teachers to work their way to another country, rather than paying their way. Teachers receive generous salaries, subsidized housing, medical insurance and flight assistance. Teaching positions are located in Fujian Province, China, a beautiful, mountainous region that boasts a subtropical climate and warm winters. Fujian Province is one of the wealthiest provinces in the PRC and is conveniently located directly west of Taiwan, south of Shanghai, and just north of Hong Kong. Major cities include Zhangzhou, Xiamen, Fuzhou, Putian, and Quanzhou. Teachers in China must have TEFL/TESOL certification/license or 2 years of full time teaching experience. Greenheart Travel is a division of CCI, a non profit founded in 1985 and run by friendly and seasoned travel enthusiasts who regularly participate in their own cultural exchanges.
	Dates: 12 months. Fall start: August. Cost: There is no fee for this program. Teachers are paid a monthly stipend.. Contact: Greenheart Travel, 746 N. LaSalle Drive, Chicago, IL 60654. Tel.: 1.312.944.2544 or toll free 1.888-ABROAD-1. Email: info@greenhearttravel.org Website: www.greenhearttravel.org
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Teach and Travel Abroad with Paramount Education The Teach and Travel Program (TTP) is an international cultural exchange program offering a unique opportunity for ambitious and adventurous people to experience the real China. This is a great opportunity to travel in China and interact with enthusiastic, local English-learning students. Participants will gain valuable teaching experience in a summer camp setting and school environment.
	Dates: Summer or 6 months. Contact: Paramount Education, 5125 Montrose Road, PO Box 30014, Niagara Falls, ON L2H 0C1, Canada Tel.: 905-766-1727 Email: info@paramountedu.com Website: www.paramountedu.com
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Teach and Travel China With its emergence as a powerful economic, political, and cultural force, China is one of the most fascinating places to live and work abroad. In addition to experiencing the Chinese culture first-hand, you’ll earn your Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) certification. You’ll spend your first four weeks participating in a Training & Orientation Program in Beijing. After successful completion of the Training & Orientation you will be placed in a Chinese school (with at least one other participant). Placements are located throughout China. You’ll receive a monthly stipend, room, and board.
	Dates: Start dates in January and July 2011. Cost: $3595 Contact: InterExchange Working Abroad, 161 Sixth Avenue, New York, NY 10013. . Tel.: Tel: 212-924-0446. Fax: 212-924-0575 Email: workabroad@interexchange.org Website: www.interexchange.org/workingabroad
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Paid Teacher in China This is a paid position. Participants will receive 4000-7000 Chinese Yeun/month (approximately US $625-$1,095/month). China is an amazing place to teach English and explore a culture that is really just opening its doors to the world. Teaching English in China is a rewarding experience but you need patience and open-mindedness. Teaching jobs in China are plentiful but finding a professional and well-organized institution can be challenging. Thats where GeoVisions can help. We screen the schools and make sure you are going to a safe, reputable, professional school. Time spent in this culturally and visually stimulating country is truly a unique experience and well worth it. Teaching in China does not necessarily offer a great deal of money, but if you're looking to work in some of the most unique destinations in the world, then read on. Dates: Year round (Please note that schools are on holiday January to February and July to August). Contact: GeoVisions, 63 Whitfield St. Guilford, CT 06437. Tel.: 203-453-5838. Toll free 1-877-949-9998. Email: programs@geovisions.org Website: www.geovisions.org

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Amity Foundation
Teach English in China
Christian organization which places native speaker teachers in schools and colleges. The Teachers Program is a project through which people from around the world are recruited and sponsored by church agencies working in partnership with Amity and sent to China to teach English, Japanese, or German. A typical Amity placement is in a college which prepares future middle school teachers, usually in a small or medium-sized city. In these schools, Amity teachers most often teach oral skills courses and/or writing, although there is variation from school to school.

Contact: www.amityfoundation.org

Appalachians Abroad
Teach English in China
Participants teach English at K-12 and higher education institutions in Shanghai or Beijing, but placements in other areas also available. Minimum requirements are a bachelor’s degree. Job placement, work permit, international airfare, housing, health insurance, domestic travel stipend, and paid vacation provided. Salary varies depending on qualifications.

Contact: www.marshall.edu/gochina

Buckland International Education Group
English Teaching Program in China
Recruits native speakers of English to offer conversation teaching for 3-12 months in different areas of China.

Contact: buckland@china.com, www.bucklandgroup.org.

Colorado China Council
Teach in China
Teach English, history, economics, etc. for 1 year in Chinese universities. Minimum BA. All majors considered, Chinese language not necessary. Placements in February and September. Chinese schools provide salary (good by Chinese standards), free housing, medical care, paid 3-4 week vacation. Fabulous opportunity to teach, travel, and learn Chinese. Professionals encouraged to apply, as well as couples.

Contact: 4556 Apple Way, Boulder, CO 80301; 303-443-1108; www.asiacouncil.org.

CTLC
Teaching English in China Program
The program begins with three-week intensive courses in Beijing, in Chinese language (4 levels; the beginning course requires no prior study of Chinese) and in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (with supervised practice classroom teaching), taught by American faculty at Beijing University, China’s premier liberal arts university. Housing at Beijing University is included, as are tours of the Great Wall and in Beijing, and first-class train ticket for group travel from Beijing to Shenzhen. The training in Beijing is specifically geared to equip you with the skills to be a successful teacher in Shenzhen. Your will teach English speaking and listening, 12 hours per week, Monday through Friday (15 classes, 45-minutes each), in a Shenzhen junior/senior high school where you will be a faculty member.

Contact: china.program@gmail.com, www.chinaprogram.org

EF English First
Teach with EF in China: Year-round start dates in over 50 cities
EF is looking to recruit qualified native English teachers with at least one year classroom experience to teach English to adults, teenagers or children in over 50 cities in China. We offer an excellent package for teachers with at least 1 year experience and from native English speaking country (great salary, legal working visa, health insurance, flight allowance, accommodation assistance, training, professional development, up to 3 weeks vacation, Chinese lessons, and many more) and there are always opportunities for development and promotion. Many EF teachers are promoted within EF to new roles, such as Operations Managers, Recruiters, and Product Development Managers. 

Visit: www.englishfirst.com/trt/

Princeton-in-Asia
Paid internship programs for college graduates, usually teaching English, for one or two years in China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam. Teachers may be responsible for transportation. Salary very much country-dependent; housing and health insurance arranged. Must interview and have orientation in Princeton.

Contact: pia@phoenix.princeton.edu, www.princeton.edu/~pia

Teach English in China
Positions available teaching English all over China.

Visit: www.teachcn.com