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TEFL in China. Your experiences?

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  • 21-01-2014 6:36pm
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    panalava
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭


    Hi all,
    I have just finished an online TEFL course as of yesterday and I am looking to teach English in China for a year. My preferred areas to travel would be in the Guangdong province or in/around Shanghai. I was just wondering if anyone has thought in China before and if anyone has any info regarding where to apply etc.

    I have looked at Dave's ESL and a number of other sites and I was just wondering if anyone has any experience with any schools in particular that they could recommend?

    I am looking to travel as soon as possible but I understand it can take up to 8 weeks due to travel injections etc

    Any help is much appreciated!!


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    R.D. aka MR.D
    Registered Users Posts: 2,643 ✭✭✭R.D. aka MR.D


    hi,

    i'm currently in China.

    There is actually a thread in the China forum here about TEFL in China. Sorry i can't link to it right now. (one of the joys of China is annoying internet :rolleyes:)

    I don't have any specfic school recommendations. Just make sure they are bringing you over on a z visa because the regulations have gotten tighter recently and it's not advisable to teach on a tourist or business visa.

    Think about your reasons for coming here, too. I worked in Korea for almost 2 years before this and i must say that i'm finding China quite boring in comparisson. One of the reasons is the pollution. You have to spend a lot of time inside advoiding it. What has attracted you to china?


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    panalava
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    Thanks for the reply! I suppose the culture is what attracted me. I would like to travel in the mainland in China when I am there as well to see other parts of the country.

    I've heard a lot about the problems about the pollution. Where in China are you? I will be traveling on the Z-visa in any case. The company I have applied with gave me advice regarding the visa.


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    R.D. aka MR.D
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    I'm in Hangzhou. The pollution is terrible, i went travelling this week because it is the New Year holidays and i may as well have stayed at home and looked out at the smog. In fairness, i did get one nice day where it wasn't so smoggy that you could barely see 15feet in front of you.

    Maybe southern China is less polluted!


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    donegal.
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    i spent 6 months tacking in Korea, then 6 months traveling in China , then6 months teaching in Taiwan.
    you dont have to be based in china to travel there


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    gsi300024v
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    panalava wrote: »
    Hi all,
    I have just finished an online TEFL course as of yesterday and I am looking to teach English in China for a year. My preferred areas to travel would be in the Guangdong province or in/around Shanghai. I was just wondering if anyone has thought in China before and if anyone has any info regarding where to apply etc.

    I have looked at Dave's ESL and a number of other sites and I was just wondering if anyone has any experience with any schools in particular that they could recommend?

    I am looking to travel as soon as possible but I understand it can take up to 8 weeks due to travel injections etc

    Any help is much appreciated!!
    Did you go? My gf lives in shanghai and I am thinking of going over and try live there and teach English, I just finished a psychology degree.


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