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Reach to Teach - Teaching jobs in China
Description
You will serve as an English Teacher for children of all ages. You may teach Kindergarten to children aged 4-6 years old, and you may teach children as old as 15 years old. The age of the children you teach can be modified according to your preferences. Your teaching duties will include:
- The preparation of lesson plans (your school will have materials to use for this).
- You will teach approximately 20-30 hours a week, depending on your school.
- You will serve as an English teacher, helping your students learn conversational English and improve their accent.
Highlights
Teaching English abroad can be a tremendous experience. Your students, the culture, exotic food, your Chinese peers, the language, and traveling options all combine to make for an incredible opportunity. You will meet interesting and unique people from all over the world. Your best friend may be from South Africa or Australia. They will be people like you: interesting, unique and adventurous. There will be challenges. Sometimes adjusting to the cultural habits of your country can be frustrating. It's all part of the experience. It is a rare person who ever regrets their year spent abroad. Most look back on it as the best experience of their life.
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree
- You must be a native English speaker
- You must be interested in working with children of all ages
- You should have a genuine interest in other cultures
- Imagination, enthusiasm and a willingness to to learn!
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Reach to Teach...in Taiwan
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Reach to Teach did a great job during recruitment, and really made us feel comfortable about picking up and moving to China. They did pick a great location based on the preferences we had communicated. However, we did end up in a very isolated location, at a school that basically left us to our own devices and offered very little support. We didn't rely on Reach to Teach as much as we should have, but it seemed that their presence was really much greater in Taiwan. All the Reach to Teach events happened in Taiwan, which, at least as of '08-'09, wasn't the easiest place to get to from the mainland. Anyway, I think Reach to Teach as an organization was great, but our experience was tainted by our (naive) preconceived notions of what we thought we would like (small town, away from big cities and pollution). And while that would have been great for someone who knew a bit of mandarin and enjoys isolation, we knew no mandorin, and there was really nobody around who spoke English, thus, no social life whatsoever. It was also very difficult to leave our town for the nearest city with any kind of expat presence. I would definitely recommend Reach to Teach, especially if you have interest in Taiwan, but otherwise, stick to the big cities (we loved Hangzhou, and visited as often as possible).
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My Taiwan experience
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I taught in Taiwan for just over a year after I graduated. It was an amazing experience that I would not change for anything! Taiwan is a great country with friendly people and is great to live in. It is so easy to travel around the island and to other countries.
RTT ( Mitch Gordon) was very helpful in accommodating our needs.My husband and I both needed a job and had lots of requests ;-) But RTT made it happen and placed us at a school (Uncle Sam American School) in Sanxia, just outside Taipei. RTT was very efficient and before we knew it we were on a plane. RTT also helps you to meet other people by hosting social events and we have made lifelong friends over there.
We had about 7 foreign teachers at our school.I taught the little ones ( 2-3 year)and just LOVED it. It is great to see them grow and learn. It is not always easy, but you learn how to deal with the issues and our Chinese teachers were very helpful. After kinder garden we taught the elementary school kids. This was a bit more challenging because I did not study to be a teacher and you need to know how to handle some kids, but like I said you learn quickly and there are lots of ways to get nice tips;-) For me it was important to keep it highly energized, the kids love to learn via games. You get training for the first week or two and then you are on your own with lesson plans and the actual teaching, but luckily you always have a Chinese teacher in the class to help you out.
Living in Taiwan is a great experience. You can earn a lot and the living costs are really not high.
I would recommend teaching in Taiwan and using RTT to anyone.
Enjoy
Alida
My experience in China has been unforgettable. There were times throughout my time here that I wanted to pack my bags and run back home. Then one of my students would speak a perfect sentence to me in English and the world became right again.
What can I say about China. The food was delicious and sometimes questionable. All in all, every bite was an experience waiting to happen. I remember once a month taking a trip to the bank and how a 20 minute transaction always ran for an hour and a half.
Walking out of my apartment, I can hear my neighbor gasping at the sight of me, hauling in a long breath and letting out a piercing scream...after the second time, it wasn't funny anymore. However, she taught me to be aware that I was different, an as an African-American, whenever I stepped out of my apartment, I was a lesson to be learned for some people.
I enjoyed my time here immensely. I made life-long friends and will leave with the satisfaction that I had somehow touched someone's life clear across this vast world.