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panny -

I'm having plans to teach in China this year, as I dont understand mandarin I'm hoping to learn it
up by living there.
Does anyone have any recommendations on which agency/website I should sign up with?? - I know
there's gaplife, worldwidelink

It will be my first time in China does anyone have any advices? Or anyone planning have interests
in going this year too.

Thanks x



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liuzhou -

Please tell me you're not planning to teach English!










panny -

Any advice Lihuzhou?










magores -

Okay, I'll take a stab at answering the question....

-As far as not knowing Chinese... Don't worry about that.

-Learning Chinese while here ... Have it written into your contract that classes/lessons are
provided.

-I can't recommend any agencies, because I didn't go that route before I came here. I started
looking around here, and at Dave's ESL Cafe. I looked, I read, I asked a few specific questions,
and then I responded to a couple of ads I saw somewhere.

--
Your mileage may vary ... I believe I "lucked into" a very good situation. You may have the same
luck your first try. You may not. Follow your instincts.
--

My main advice would be to do some research. People will tell you, often before you ask, which
schools are good, or bad. What locations are good, or bad. Etc.

Search is your friend.










liuzhou -

I have no wish to sound negative or sarcastic, but your first post is full of mistakes in basic
English - mistakes which Chinese students would spot instantly.

Hence my question.










panny -

Thanks Magores, will keep your advice in mind










panny -

My mistake for not proof-reading!, but I don't think it will determine my overall level of english










kdavid -

Panny: If you're serious about learning while teaching you'll need a good Mandarin-only
environment (i.e. not Beijing, Shanghai or another big city where many people speak English), a
school that provides lessons as well as resources for independent learning, and a good long-term
plan. I highly recommend that you check out the following link. I am personally involved with this
program and believe it to be something that may suit what you are interested in doing.

www.willexcel.com/tesol/main.htm










terryswift -

this looks like a terrible deal to me. 22 hours of teaching for a paltry 4000rmb? good luck trying
to learn mandarin with that kind of workload! also, unless this is a different kdavid, it looks
like the 'recommender' is involved with this company.










imron -

Outside of big cities, that's not such a bad deal, and if you were working for a government school
instead of a private company, you'd be hard pressed to earn much higher than that. Also keep in
mind that the cost of living in much lower outside of big cities, so you might end up saving more
than what you would in say Beijing or Shanghai, even though you have a lower salary.












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