New Members 1867_owl Posted January 19, 2011 at 11:05 PM New Members Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 at 11:05 PM Hello everyone. I’m looking for some help and advice about teaching English in Shanghai. Having graduated university (with little chance of a town planning job) I’m currently studying on a 150hour online Tesol course and learning Mandarin in my spare time. My reasons for choosing China is that it seams to pay very well (in terms of the quality of life one would be able to afford) compared to with teaching other countries. I also have a couple friends who had a great year teaching in China. I’m just wondering if anyone can recommend some schools/universities in Shanghai as from reading various forums there seams to be a number of unscrupulous employers out there. I’ve been searching around on the internet and I’m just a bit overwhelmed by all the schools/agencies. I’m looking for a ‘relaxed’ working environment where I wont be worked into the ground and receive a fair pay. To speed the process up I was hoping to apply for jobs before completing my course having heard it takes around a month to sort out all the details like visas etc. It would also be nice to hear of peoples experiences of working in China and any advice that they would like to give. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongwenChinese Posted January 20, 2011 at 02:51 AM Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 at 02:51 AM Hi, I run a Chinese Language School in Austin, United States, and my father runs four English Language Schools in Wuhan, China. LOL My father is looking for English teachers who can start in the summer. I know that Wuhan is not Shanghai, but it is still a big city and very close to Shanghai now that there is the high speed train~ Let me know if you have any questions! Best, Lia Yin Lia.Yin@LongwenChinese.com http://LongwenChinese.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommi Posted January 20, 2011 at 08:22 AM Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 at 08:22 AM Read some posts at Dave's ESL Cafe and ESL Teachers Board for info on schools and job ads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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