New Members epsilon Posted February 1, 2013 at 05:39 PM New Members Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 at 05:39 PM I am currently a Junior in college. Next fall I will be studying abroad at a university in Anqing. Before my semester starts I am interested in making money teaching English. I have a friend who lives in Xi'an, and it looks like a interesting place to live and work. 1. How do I go about finding jobs for just 2-3 months in the summer? 2. Does anyone know about teaching in Xi'an or Anqing? 3. I am white and a native english speaker. I hear that is enough of a qualification, but should I get more? 4. Will it be difficult transferring my Z Visa over to a student visa once I've begun school? I should also add, in an effort to gain experience, I have been tutoring Chinese exchange students. Any advice would be greatly appreciated as all I have been doing is reading and researching but my situation seems a little different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnevets Posted February 2, 2013 at 01:02 PM Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 at 01:02 PM 1. Firstly, ask your friend to ask around in Xi'an if anyone knows any schools that need a teacher. Failing that, trawl the jobs boards at eslcafe.com. There are several schools that run English courses that last ~2 months over the summer period; I know that Aston is one of them, though these days I'm not sure if they'd recruit you since you haven't finished your degree yet. I guarantee there are other schools in Xi'an that would be willing to be more flexible with the rules though. Kid Castle might be a good place to start. 2. I taught in Xi'an for a few years (at Aston). It's a great city, brilliant place to spend the summer, plenty to keep you occupied. 3. Being both white and a native speaker will score you bonus points, and in many cases will be enough to secure a job. Technically you're meant to have a degree plus 2 years of work experience... However, since you're only planning on teaching for a couple of months, you may find that schools will prefer you to just teach on a tourist visa (i.e. no education/work experience requirement). This is because they may not think it's worth the extra hassle of arranging a work visa for you, for the sake of 2 or 3 months. Again, technically, this is a little naughty, but the chances of you/the school getting caught are astronomically small. 4. Changing visa types: I think the rules still vary from province to province. Should be doable, but at the most it will involve a 48 hour trip to your chosen visa-run destination. Hong Kong is popular, but if you fancy a couple of days in Seoul, Bangkok or Ho Chi Min, that'll work too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted February 2, 2013 at 09:42 PM Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 at 09:42 PM Regarding visas you're not going to have a z-visa if you're only teaching for a couple of months over summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooironic Posted February 6, 2013 at 01:28 PM Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 at 01:28 PM Xi'an has loads of private ESL schools in the city. If you need the contact details of one feel free to PM me and I can get you in touch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members epsilon Posted February 6, 2013 at 01:32 PM Author New Members Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 at 01:32 PM tooironic, I don't think I can PM yet (new on this site) could you PM me? Or I could contact you through your blog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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