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So You Wanna Teach in China, Too?
Chuck @ China© gets many visitors from people thinking about teaching in China.
I get lots of e-mail, too.
Here are the best links I know for getting good, reliable information.
(Note: TEFL = Teaching English as a Foreign Language and ESL = English as a Second Language)
Zhejiang University and John Zhou's China TEFL Network provides lots of information about teaching, studying and other employment in China. The site also has information on educational co-operation between Chinese and western universities and schools.
For more information, contact John.
The State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs or SAFEA (formerly known as the State Bureau of Foreign Experts or SBFE) can be a useful resource for you if you are planning on, or currently teaching in China. Their website offers a host of information for foreigners living and working in China.
It's here. This is how I got my first job in China; I sent them my CV and within a week I had three job offers. If you have any questions, contact Ms. Ao Jin Song at sbfe@chinaonline.com.cn.net. She is very helpful.
Also, once you are here, SAFEA can be very helpful in settling problems you may run into with your school. Their primary educational goal is to ensure that schools here have a good supply of foreign teachers and that the schools deal fairly with them. If you are having a problem or difficulty with your school, you can contact
sbfe@chinaonline.com.cn.net. |
Dr. Yong Ho has been helping arrange teaching positions in China for years. He is a professor at The New School in New York City as well as the Founder and Director of the U.S.-China Educational Exchange and Director of Language at The China Institute.
Dr. Ho charges only a small administrative fee to cover costs such as visa procurment, long-distance and international phone charges. (Last I heard, the fee was US$50.) In addition, he follows through with the schools with any problems you may encounter. He has many contacts throughout China. He also organizes an extensive Summer Teaching Program at many schools
throughout China for those who can only spare a month or two to come to China to teach. The U.S.-China Educational Exchange website is here. He can also be reached by e-mail at hsintl@aol.com (and I guarantee you'll hear from him in less than 24 hours!). Tell
him Chuck sent you.
Yong is well-published. His Beginner's Chinese (Hippocrene Books, 1997) [ISBN 0-7818-0566-X] is a great text for picking up basic day-to-day Chinese which will be useful if you plan on living here. He has written other books on Chinese culture, history and linguistics, as well including Aspects of Discourse Structure in Mandarin Chinese (Edwin Mellen); China: Its
Illustrated History and Teaching and Learning Guide to the Most Frequently Used Chinese Words. |
This is the granddaddy of TEFL/ESL teaching websites; it is known as "The Bible" for all TEFL/ESL teachers throughout the world.
Anyone teaching TEFL/ESL anywhere in the world (including your country) knows Dave's.
Jobs from everyplace in the world and resources for everything you'll need to teach TEFL/ESL. Plus an Internet Resource Center with links to everything remotely connected to teaching TEFL/ESL.
Dave's Cafe is to ESL teaching, as Rick's Cafe was to Casablanca. Eventually, we all stop at Dave's. |
The China Institute is a New York-based not-for-profit founded in 1926 by American educational philosopher John Dewey of Columbia University and Chinese educator Hu Shih (later president of Peking University and China's ambassador to the United States) and their colleagues, to foster understanding
between the people of the United States and the people of China through education, and to stimulate interest in and promote the study of Chinese culture in America.
The Institute hosts a wide range of lectures, activities, classes, arts events, and educational resources for those interested in all things China. It also has programs, co-operative exchanges and resources for those educators interested in introducing themselves and their students to China to help strengthen that bridge between East and West.
The Teach (about) China program can be found here - a good resource for teachers in the U.S. who want more information about China for use in their American classrooms. | |
Fred first came to teach in China in 1990. He maintains an EXTENSIVE web site with information, articles, advice, and links - the most comprehensive website on the net for anyone considering living or teaching in China. |
The Appalachians Abroad Teach in China Program (AATC) is an opportunity for qualified individuals to teach or study in China. Founded in 1995, AATC is a nonprofit program designed to build educational and business relationships between the Appalachian region and China. The program is a part of the Center for International Programs at Marshall University, in
Huntington, West Virginia.
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Founded by Roger Crisman in 1995, this is an invaluable resource specifically created for TEFL teaching in China. Here you can find lots of job-hunting links and advice as well as tips on what it's like living and teaching in China. Also has useful links to many e-mail discussion lists for TEFL teaching, in general, including how to subscribe to Roger's original
TEFL China lists on life, jobs and teaching in China.
Required reading for anyone who has been, is now or is considering teaching in China. |
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