Teach English in China - Contact Information

Please note: No one can guarantee that any of these schools will provide a good teaching experience. I have selected them for their good reputation among Chinese, for the substantial number of foreign teachers they hire each year, and for their locations in or near the major, rather Westernized, cities of Beijing and Shanghai. This list is by no means comprehensive. There are plenty of intriguing schools all over China. Some Westerners specifically want experiences in relatively remote areas. See www.educasian.com for more information.

Beijing Univ. (Beijing Daxue). China’s most prestigious university. Doesn’t usually accept independent applicants with only bachelor’s degrees. Contact: Prof. Liu, Vice Chairman, English Dept.; 011-86-10-6275-1586, fax 011-86-10-6275-1587.

Qinghua Univ. (Qinghua Daxue). China’s best technical university. Difficult to get positions. Apply very early or very late. Contact: Prof. Luo, Chairman, Foreign Language Dept.; 011-86-10-6278-2115 or 011-86-10-6278-5559, fax 011-86-10-6278-5568.

People's Univ. (Renmin Daxue). Very good university. Difficult to get positions. Apply early. Contact: Professor Zhang, English Dept., 011-86-10-6251-1050.

Beijing Normal Univ. China’s top teacher training school. Bright students, but living conditions and treatment of foreign teachers are not very good. Contact: Chairman, English Dept., 011-86-10-6220-9339.

Foreign Affairs College (Waijiao xueyuan), 24 Zhanlan Rod., Beijing 100037. Small but terrific school of foreign service. Students are the crème de la crème, especially in English. Contacts: Professor Wang, Vice Chairman, Foreign Languages Dept.; 011-86-10-6832-3907 and Mr. Wen Quan, Foreign Affairs Office; 011-86-10-6832-3348, fax 011-86-10-6834-8664; waiban@public.bta.cn.net.

Institute of International Relations (Guoji Guanxi Xueyuan). Smart kids, serious operation, but like it or not, this is one of China's spy academies. Foreign teachers have to live in Beijing’s far-away Friendship Hotel and are picked up for class by car. Contact: English Dept., 011-86-10-6286-1384.

Beijing Univ. of Foreign Studies (nicknamed “Beiwai”). Very well-respected school. Candidates with bachelor’s degrees may only be eligible to teach in the College of Adult Education. Contacts: Prof. Lou, Director, College of Adult Education, 011-10-6891-6268 and Prof. Zhu, Dean, College of English, 011-10-6891-6844, fax 011-86-10-6846-4412, English department, 011-86-10-6891-6281.

Beijing Language and Culture University (Beijing Yuyan Wenhua Daxue), 15 Xueyuan Rod., Haidian District, Beijing 100083. Mostly filled with foreigners studying Chinese. Prof. Wang is a better bet than Prof. Zhang. Contacts: Prof. Wang Bingxin, Director, Department for Pre-departure Training; 011-86-10-8230-3541, fax 011-86-10-8230-3909, chuguobu.blcu@bj.col.com.cn and Prof. Zhang Baojun, Vice Chairman, English department; 011-86-10-8230-3657 or 011-86-10-8230–3513; zhbj@BLCU.edu.cn. Foreign Affairs Office, 011-86-10-6232-7531 X2052, fax 011-86-10-6231-1228

Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Hangkong Hangtian Daxue), 37 Xueyuan Rd., Haidian District, Beijing 100083. Well-respected among Chinese. May have openings to teach content courses to English majors as well as language classes to adults. Contacts: Martin Jiang, Foreign Languages Dept.; 011-86-10-8231-6233, fax 011-86-10-8231-6100; fldbuaa@public.fhnet.cn.net. Prof. Wang Longdi, Director, English Training Center, fax 011-86-10-8232-8116 or Mr. Yan, Foreign Affairs Office, 011-86-10-8231-7687, fax 011-86-10-8232-8036.

Beijing Institute of Post and Telecommunications (Beijing You Dian Daxue), 42 Xueyuan Rd, Haidian District, Beijing. Respected university. There are only two foreign teachers here a year, and they are well- appreciated. Contacts: Ms. Li, Foreign Affairs office, 011-86-10-6228-1945; Prof. Wang, Vice Chairman, English Dept.; 011-86-10-6228-3481 or 011-86-10-6228-2105; zhuli@bupt.edu.cn.

Northern Transportation University (Beifang Jiaotong Daxue), Xizhimenwai, Beijing. Decent school, positions tend to stay open later into the spring and summer. Contact: Mr. Chen Qi, Foreign Affairs Office, 011-86-10-6324-0321, fax 011-86-10-6225-5671.

Beijing Medical College. Could be hard to get on the phone. Contacts: Foreign Affairs Office, 010-6209-1236 or Prof. Dong, Foreign Language Dept.; 011-86-10-6209-1420 or 011-10-1247, fax 011-86-10-6209-2641.

Near Beijing

Nankai Univ. (Nankai Daxue),Tianjin 300071. I taught here and heartily recommend it. Good university, bright students. Tianjin is a major city, 1.5 hrs by train from Beijing but much less modernized. Positions may be available in any of 4 or 5 departments. Foreign affairs office very helpful. Contact: Ms. Xue Hong Mei, Foreign Affairs Office, 011-22-2350-8312, fax 011-22-2350-2990 or 011-22-2350–4853; zhangmz@sun.nankai.edu.cn.

Shanghai

Fudan Univ. (Fudan Daxue), Shanghai 200433. One of China’s two or three most famous. With only a bachelor’s degree Public English might be easier. Contacts: Prof. Qiu, Vice Chairman, Public English Dept., 011-21-6564-2704, 011-21-6564-2708, fax 011-21-6510-6688 or Prof. Huang, Vice Chairman, Foreign Languages Dept., 011-21-6564-2222 or 011-21-6564-2702

Shanghai Transportation Univ. (Jiaotong Daxue), Huashan Lu, Shanghai 200030. Very well-known and well-respected in China. Contacts: Prof. Miao, Foreign Languages Institute, 011-21-6293-2471, fax 011-21-6293-2472 or Foreign Affairs Office, 011-21-6282-3378

Tongji Univ. (Tongji Daxue), Shanghai 200092. Contacts: Prof. Su, Chair, Foreign Language Dept.; 011-21-6598-3398 or Prof. Gu Hui Ming, Director, Australia Technology Institute, 011-21-6598-0468.

Shanghai Foreign Languages Institute (Shanghai Waiguo Yu Daxue). Prestigious school. For best results try Prof. Wang. Contacts: Prof. Wang Jian Ping, Assistant Dean, Adult Training Center, 011-21-6531-1900 X2446 or X2321, phone/fax 011-21-6531-8816, pdsisub@online.sh.cn or Prof. He, Dean, 011-216531-1900 X2325, Mr. Zheng, Foreign Affairs Office, 011-21-6542-0225.

East China Normal Univ. (Huadong Shifan Daxue), 3663 Zhongshan N. Rd, Shanghai. Another good teacher-training school. Contact: Prof. Wu, Chairman, Foreign Language Dept., fax 011-21-6254-2987 or 011-21-6254-3772; for phone try 011-21-6223-2421, or 011-21-6223-3333, or 011-21-6223–3773.

Nanjing Univ. (Nanjing Daxue), Nanjing 210093. One of China’s premier universities in the important and historic city of Nanjing. Departments seem to be disorganized. Contacts: Prof. Wen Qiu Fang, Chairman, English Dept., School of Foreign Studies, 011-25-359-3243 or 011-25-359-2323, fax 011-25-330-2728, email to Mr. Zhao Wenshu, wszhao@netra.nju.edu.cn. Prof. Yang Zhizhong, Chairman, Foreign Language Dept., or Prof. Wang, Vice Chairman, Foreign Language Department, 011-25-359-2352 or 011-25-359-2573 or 011-25-359-3532, fax 011-25-359-2573

Zhejiang Univ. (Zhejiang Daxue), Yuquan, Hangzhou, Zhejiang. Good school in Hangzhou, a famous tourist city with a great atmosphere. Contacts: Ms. Fen, Foreign Affairs Office, 011-571-795-1020, fax 011-571-795-1315, Prof. He Lianzhen, Foreign Language Dept., hlz@public.hz.zj.cn.