Comments on: What is the workweek like for an American or British ESL teacher in Beijing, China? http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/what-is-the-workweek-like-for-an-american-or-british-esl-teacher-in-beijing-china/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:08:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: CensorshipYahoo http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/what-is-the-workweek-like-for-an-american-or-british-esl-teacher-in-beijing-china/comment-page-1/#comment-862 CensorshipYahoo Thu, 21 May 2009 04:36:52 +0000 http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/what-is-the-workweek-like-for-an-american-or-british-esl-teacher-in-beijing-china/#comment-862 oh, just wonderful! Someone using China as a back-up plan if things don't go well! It varies, lady, and, if you don't want to be here, don't come oh, just wonderful! Someone using China as a back-up plan if things don’t go well!

It varies, lady, and, if you don’t want to be here, don’t come

]]> By: craftylass http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/what-is-the-workweek-like-for-an-american-or-british-esl-teacher-in-beijing-china/comment-page-1/#comment-861 craftylass Wed, 20 May 2009 08:55:49 +0000 http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/what-is-the-workweek-like-for-an-american-or-british-esl-teacher-in-beijing-china/#comment-861 It depends upon the school/university. Most universities require a bachelor's degree as a minimum requirement to teach English. Many of them desire a TESL/TEFL certification and a few of them require experience. Many private schools offer jobs to strangers on the street without any knowledge of their abilities or experience. A university is more likely to have a workweek of no more than 18 - 20 hours to week. A private school can have a teacher work 35 - 40 hours per week. Pay ranges from 3200 yuan on up. There are those who can make 12,000 - 15,000 yuan a month, but that is usually working two or three different jobs at a time and doing a lot of tutoring on the side. Many universities provide housing or a housing stipend. Roundtrip airfare back to your home country is often provided with a year-long contract. Personally? I made 8700 yuan a month in Beijing, but I had no benefits of any kind. I did not receive a housing allowance, nor did I have any medical coverage (also usually standard with a contract . . . good for Chinese hospitals only), nor did I get any airfare. I taught at a Beijing-based university 18 hours a week. 16 hours were at their Langfang campus (about 1.5 hours away by school-provided bus) and 2 hours were at their local campus, not far from my home. I was treated well, paid on time, and had a good relationship with my foreign affairs office. Currently, I work in the northwest and my pay is much, much less! However, I have housing, airfare, insurance, etc. and the cost of living is much cheaper here. In other words, I actually have more take-home pay after incidentals! The US Embassy has put together a page of helpful information on the topic. You can find it here: Good luck! It depends upon the school/university.

Most universities require a bachelor’s degree as a minimum requirement to teach English. Many of them desire a TESL/TEFL certification and a few of them require experience.

Many private schools offer jobs to strangers on the street without any knowledge of their abilities or experience.

A university is more likely to have a workweek of no more than 18 - 20 hours to week. A private school can have a teacher work 35 - 40 hours per week.

Pay ranges from 3200 yuan on up. There are those who can make 12,000 - 15,000 yuan a month, but that is usually working two or three different jobs at a time and doing a lot of tutoring on the side.

Many universities provide housing or a housing stipend. Roundtrip airfare back to your home country is often provided with a year-long contract.

Personally? I made 8700 yuan a month in Beijing, but I had no benefits of any kind. I did not receive a housing allowance, nor did I have any medical coverage (also usually standard with a contract . . . good for Chinese hospitals only), nor did I get any airfare. I taught at a Beijing-based university 18 hours a week. 16 hours were at their Langfang campus (about 1.5 hours away by school-provided bus) and 2 hours were at their local campus, not far from my home. I was treated well, paid on time, and had a good relationship with my foreign affairs office.

Currently, I work in the northwest and my pay is much, much less! However, I have housing, airfare, insurance, etc. and the cost of living is much cheaper here. In other words, I actually have more take-home pay after incidentals!

The US Embassy has put together a page of helpful information on the topic. You can find it here:

Good luck!

]]> By: In the Belly of the Red Dragon http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/what-is-the-workweek-like-for-an-american-or-british-esl-teacher-in-beijing-china/comment-page-1/#comment-860 In the Belly of the Red Dragon Wed, 20 May 2009 01:56:37 +0000 http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/what-is-the-workweek-like-for-an-american-or-british-esl-teacher-in-beijing-china/#comment-860 Incomes and work hours vary greatly from one company to another. It depends entirely on who you work for. Incomes and work hours vary greatly from one company to another. It depends entirely on who you work for.

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