http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TEFLChinaJob/ discuss *jobs* teaching English in China Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:12:23 GMT http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TEFLChinaJob/message/13553 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TEFLChinaJob/message/13553 GENERAL RULES for the TEFLChina Lists ... 1. Be friendly and courteous towards all others. If anyone's post feels unfriendly email me privately at Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:29:54 GMT John Pullen http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TEFLChinaJob/message/13552 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TEFLChinaJob/message/13552 My experience was in Fujian Province on the south east coast.  Along the coast the winters are mild with no snow, but still feels cold during the months that Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:02:20 GMT vicki_steven2005 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TEFLChinaJob/message/13551 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TEFLChinaJob/message/13551 I taught in a private school in a small town (300,000 I believe) in Zhejiang Province which had a licence for 4 westerners and 12 Japanese teachers. However Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:54:00 GMT Jan Merkurieff http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TEFLChinaJob/message/13550 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TEFLChinaJob/message/13550 If you have some spare time, there is a small  music and dance school that teaches tailored English courses for children in an upscale section of south Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:53:50 GMT tdannsau http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TEFLChinaJob/message/13549 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TEFLChinaJob/message/13549 ... Peter Maybe you could consider somewhere like dongsheng in inner mongolia, teach in the town college and live in one of the villages, pm me if you are Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:15:08 GMT Dave http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TEFLChinaJob/message/13548 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TEFLChinaJob/message/13548 ... winter..., >maybe in Sichuan, or near the coast. As beautiful as possible, cities included. Smaller towns, under 500,000 are unlikely to have a school Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:17:58 GMT liwei ting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TEFLChinaJob/message/13547 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TEFLChinaJob/message/13547 Xi'an is next to Sichuan, and maybe a bit colder, but it has heating in the winter while Sichuan doesn't. Also Xi'an winter is very sunny and that makes a big Sun, 28 Jun 2009 09:00:09 GMT http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TEFLChinaJob/message/13546 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TEFLChinaJob/message/13546 Our jobs board is in the form of a discussion email list. You can post a job position announcement to it for distribution to more than 1000 subscribers. It is Sat, 27 Jun 2009 07:38:21 GMT Mary Ann Davis http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TEFLChinaJob/message/13545 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TEFLChinaJob/message/13545 Peter,   I have too much altruism for my own good, so have thought carefully about these matters and pass this along to you:   Have plenty of money to Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:47:18 GMT Tim Cleary http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TEFLChinaJob/message/13544 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TEFLChinaJob/message/13544 Please let me know what you find out on this subject. Teaching in the countryside has been a matter of interest to me for a while. I have always taught in the Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:47:18 GMT peterheuvel2004 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TEFLChinaJob/message/13543 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TEFLChinaJob/message/13543 ... I would like to teach in an area where it's not too cold in the winter..., maybe in Sichuan, or near the coast. As beautiful as possible, cities included. Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:44:52 GMT John Pullen http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TEFLChinaJob/message/13542 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TEFLChinaJob/message/13542 The school has to have authority to hire a foreign teacher, so unless everything is under the table more than likely you won't find it easy to locate a Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:44:35 GMT becster1979 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TEFLChinaJob/message/13541 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TEFLChinaJob/message/13541 I wouldn't like your changes, not because there aren't any jobs (there certainly are!) but because of the visa situation now. You will need to go home to Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:48:20 GMT peterheuvel2004 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TEFLChinaJob/message/13540 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TEFLChinaJob/message/13540 How big are my chances to find a job in (rural) China, if I just show up there ? I am a non-native English speaker, with a TEFL certificate but don't have a Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:11:17 GMT elizabeth tripp http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TEFLChinaJob/message/13539 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TEFLChinaJob/message/13539 That is the way it works: a good school will pay the fees for a Z visa and take you to the officals. China has embassies and consulates in most countries