Teaching English in China? What You Need To Know

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7 жыл бұрын

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So, you are bored back home. You heard that you can go to Asia, or China, with a TEFL certificate, and teach English.
Some people even said you can do with without a college degree.
We get it, China is a great place to take a break and experience a new culture that is completely different than your own.
Pair that with the fact that the whole country is racing to learn English, and you have an explosion in the ESL industry.
Companies like EF (English First), Wall Street English, and METEN have taken over nearly every city in China, and in smaller places, every neighborhood seems to have it's own English training center.
This was all in the 2000's. So the question is, are the opportunities to teach English as a second language still here? Can you still teach ESL in China? What ESL jobs and salary can you expect? What are the requirements for being a teacher? How to avoid the pitfalls and scams some of these schools will try to pull?
We answer all of these questions and more in this video.
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@MrUros86 5 жыл бұрын

I must add something about teacher reputation. What you said is mostly the case for Western people. You didn't mention people who come from poor Eastern European countries. Most of us are highly educated, but since we couldn't find opportunity in our countries due to wars, politics, corruption ... we found opportunity here. I personally met loads of Americans or British who come here just to have fun. On the other hand most of us support their families back home by doing teaching, and take this pretty seriously. Greetings from Suzhou.

@messiahking1710 7 жыл бұрын

Anyway，we Chinese thank you all foreigners teaching in China，respect all you did！

@chrissabre1761 5 жыл бұрын

and you still cannot get citizenship, ever. Or even a green card

@adamburns1077 5 жыл бұрын

Chris Sabre Sometimes you just have to put up with shit to do what you want.

@scottypp8205 5 жыл бұрын

haha got an ad for coming to china "they told me not to come to china. they said it would be dirty... *skips ad*" 1 second in "they're eating chicken bones out of oil !!"

@iwishluckybugger7623 7 жыл бұрын

Hi guys, another good video. I did a similar gig as Winston teaching doctors and nurses a few years ago in Zhengzhou. The difference was that I was employed by a large hospital and all my classes were at the hospital. The folks I taught were sent abroad and then came back to teach their colleagues. It was a good job, not so good pay and long hours but I had the run of the hospital, free medical care and made a lot of awesome friends. I kinda wish I was still there after watching this video!

@TalesFromThailand 7 жыл бұрын

Lotta similarites between my first jobs here in Thailand too. Thanks for sharing lads. You guys should do some abandoned buildings exploration, they have tons here in Thailand and I'd love to see some in China!

@matthewmelange 7 жыл бұрын

2 weeks after I made a comment about being offered a job to teach English, you guys make a video about it. Now that's good service!

@kennethpace9887 7 жыл бұрын

Love the content, delivery, adventure, etc. Well done, guys

@PierreIsmail 7 жыл бұрын

I love the drone shots. You should do a whole video with just drone shots while you speak about the points of interest.

@leeadama1122 7 жыл бұрын

Drone shots are risky at some areas I believe, you might get yourself arrested, just heads up!!!

@comradefrank 7 жыл бұрын

That was a pretty neat drone shot.

@fred8242 7 жыл бұрын

I've been following you lads for over a month now, the content is entertaining. The concept of seeing the scenery whilst you talk is more interesting than you locked behind closed doors. I've bingewatched all 3 channel contents (SerpentZA and Laowhy86), needless to say I'm fascinated. There has clearly been a boost in the editing of your videos Winston, bravo! P.S: You should avoid justifying yourself all the time Winston, no matter what you do people will critize you. You post great content, you expose the darkness so that we shall only see the light, keep going. KZfaqrs like Troy Cunty Nguyen are only here to remind you that when obstacles are on the way, that means you're going the right way.

@serpentza 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, that means a lot

@sitkahans 7 жыл бұрын

I really love these road trip vlogs!

@Oneshotwonder002 7 жыл бұрын

I'm amazed (of it being on youtube after all) of all the positive comments on videos like this when you communicate directly or more like personally address your subscribers, the awesome family. Refreshing and inspirational ^_^

@92368 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for covering this subject, and i love the gds!

@zacstarkey1369 7 жыл бұрын

constructive criticism i would recommend in investing in wind breaker like a moustache hair thing for microphones to stop the noise of wind

@robertrussell7669 7 жыл бұрын

Great video guys, hope any young people out there thinking of going to China to teach get a chance to hear this, lots of great info. Also, cool ride you took, it was almost like I was there. Thanks.

@knightblaze6270 7 жыл бұрын

Awesome video, keep up the good work, always look forward to your new video each week

@iceydaywalker9198 7 жыл бұрын

you guys deserve far more viewers. fantastic content, keep it up please!

@archlinuxrussian 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for these awesome videos! :D They continue to inspire my desire for adventure and learning about the world! :)

@thierrydupont3177 7 жыл бұрын

i like how you are always talking about stuff in a such international way, and how you present your thought through all of the videos, even when you talk about the same subjects you add more perspectives, keep it up, good work ^^

@stratowhore9051 5 жыл бұрын

GREAT overview!

@RiffDevin 6 жыл бұрын

Really informative, thanks guys. I'm seriously considering TEFL as a way to travel and while away my middle age. Some serious food for thought.

@pkbrown58 7 жыл бұрын

Great experience, teaching English! I did it in Nagano Japan in the early 90s and made so many great life-long Japanese friends among my adult students. Thanks for covering China's world on this one!

@juanthemexican8819 6 жыл бұрын

Wow that was a wonderful advertisement! It was really interesting to learn so much about how China es spreading prosperity around the world, I really enjoyed it! :-)

@siyabongashelembe4454 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks chaps. Great stuff!

@carrierueden756 7 жыл бұрын

Great video; very insightful😊

@Nayfb 6 жыл бұрын

Great video as always! Stay Awesome!

@Summileinchen 7 жыл бұрын

Good video and good overview. I´m in China for half a year now and met a lot of teachers there. What I found is that nowadays many foreigners can get a proper teaching job in their major subject i.e. friends of mine are IT, Art, Biology and Dietary Professors at Universities in my city. So I think this is also a nice option because this way you can keep working in the field you actually know something about and are not just a tool for promotion but the universities hire you because of your actual knowledge about the subject.

@tjidsgerwierda1532 7 жыл бұрын

Guys, you always have these amazing routes, could you place maps in your videos of where you drive so people have an idea of the geography? I'm always curious where exactly you ride

@DiefullahMotoVlogs 7 жыл бұрын

I've been back in the USA from Beijing since July. This was really interesting to watch and listen to after the fact. Winston, thanks for replying to me when I was there and it was nice to chat with you on WeChat. I'm bummed out we couldn't meet but I appreciate all your insight from your videos. Until next time man! I do see myself in China again. It was a blast and I learned so much. I loved teaching English and I was one of those who took it really serious. Lanzhou la mian for the win!

@matthias7569 7 жыл бұрын

These are the videos we need!

@kevinchen9226 7 жыл бұрын

Nice vid guys! Love your channel!

@catmcd2069 6 жыл бұрын

I love this video because I lived in Colombia and there are so many parallels to the English teaching there. I am moving to China to work as a teacher, but I am a licensed teacher so I am happy that teaching is starting to be taken seriously.

@wupeide 7 жыл бұрын

I know soooo many good English teachers in China - so many who work at training schools. The alcoholics and wackos are there - but they are the minority and these days they don't last long. I am teaching and doing admin work in a high school. I have taught in factories, universities, training schools, kindergartens and held a variety of management jobs for foreigners. I have done curriculum development, online courses, online training, standards and compliance, teacher management.... These are things you can put on you resume.

@emerson-sheaapril8555 7 жыл бұрын

Love the video and as always; how you openly share your valuable experiences ...not sure why I bother reading the comments though. Most of them just depress me.

@masterchief8195 7 жыл бұрын

The drone shot of following you on the road though the conversation was a nice touch. Now if you can add some car crashes and explosions.

@kemargrant 7 жыл бұрын

I concur

@paulie_g_ 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent video

@hry755 6 жыл бұрын

GREAT! Eye opening.

@fat73647 6 жыл бұрын

I am on my way to Shenzhen in August....going to be teaching in a public school. Looking forward to my trip!

@TheAznian 7 жыл бұрын

I've been here in China teaching English at a training school for about a year and a half. It's been one hell of an adventure to say the least. I really enjoy it. it's like I'm working but my ENTIRE life isn't centered around my job and worrying about how I'm going to make enough money. I work 20 hours a week (maximum. only at 18.5 right now), occasionally volunteer to help with camps, which are hella fun, and the rest of the time I'm off on my own adventures.

@Rama_Guru 6 жыл бұрын

Perfect review!

@D37fit 7 жыл бұрын

Great videos

@Hyderomastgroningem0 7 жыл бұрын

GDS at 11:10 through the town is lovely. One of the best yet

@alanhamby8709 6 жыл бұрын

Spent 5 months at a high school in Rugao (just northwest of Nantong) and loved every bit of it. Had 900+ students in the mid high school classes, two rooms for myself including a western style bathroom with heated shower and my own water heater. Balcony overlooking one of the school gates and part of the local city. The school had its own lunchroom and medical people so I never had to pay for food or a cough drop. The local town people all treated me very nicely, the school was very accommodating and while the money was not "great" compared to larger cities or even other countries you can teach in it is still an experience that will last you a life time. After all, I don't know all this talk about (I'm guessing a guy in the video is accused or rape?) but these are two guys riding motorcycles around China. Great to visit the "great Wall, forbidden city, drum tower and bell tower" but the just traveling and see and meeting is amazing. I have plans for 2018 and somewhere in the EU or Russia. So, some of the guys comments here are absolutely real and I can verify them but others I strongly disagree with. 16:33 they are wrong, going to a small city are and any of the schools in the area is simply amazing experience. Yea, graduate from the school and get your degree, get a TEFL and then go over, you wont make a lot of money but you will learn, grow and gain experience that no one else has. It never fails when someone see's my resume the surprise of "you went to china"?

@pgai824 7 жыл бұрын

I taught at EF and Aston and they definitely didn't focus on older students. Most of my students there were k-5 but we did teach middle/high school as well as adult classes, but they were not nearly as much as the younger students. Salary for me at that time was probably 7-8 thousand RMB a month but that also included an apartment rent free along with two weeks of paid vacation days. It wasn't a bad job at all.

@harper277 7 жыл бұрын

I have a CELTA and two degrees and I love teaching in remote parts of China.

@harper277 7 жыл бұрын

Andrew Whyte a CELTA opens all the doors do it! Remember it is a difficult qualification they will hammer you but just take it because it's worth it you'll be a better teacher. After getting a job I learned so much more about teaching and English. Try to understand major grammar points and tenses if you've learned another language it's easier. Read one of Jeremy Harmer's books on TEFL before you do the course. If you love language acquisition it's the perfect job but many people don't understand it and think it's only a gap year thing.

@jstravelers4094 7 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear, some of the replies to this video make teaching English sound horrible. I have a son interested. So I am interested. He has studied Mandarin for over a year. Can't imagine attempting to teach English without an understanding of the pupil's native language.

@Storm4155 7 жыл бұрын

As long as you have any of TEFL, TESOL or CELTA and a degree you are fine and can get a good job. The best jobs are in the international schools(double the salary of most other teaching jobs), but you have to have two years teaching experience and you have to do a kick-ass presentation to get in and you have to produce lesson plans for scrutiny before they let you anywhere near a classroom.

@harper277 7 жыл бұрын

Js Travelers They really don't want you to use Mandarin I have a good knowledge of Mandarin but I have to study in my own time as I'm paid to speak English. I choose remote areas because there are fewer people who want to practice English with you and you can't survive without using Chinese, if you have problems the school and the students usually help you. Living in China has changed my life.

@Storm4155 7 жыл бұрын

+Js Travelers Gavin is correct, most schools don't really want you to use Mandarin in the classroom, though I think it is pretty useful at times. Some teaching systems actually have a zero tolerance towards Mandarin. I lived in a rural area for a year and honestly you can get by anywhere in China with no or very limited Chinese and also there will always be some locals who can speak English. Of course you can't really interact very well with non-English speakers, so the more you learn the better. Tell your son to come, it will probably be a great experience, but it all depends on his attitude. The people are very welcoming and are good hosts.

@AaronAaron247 6 жыл бұрын

Depends on where you teach if employers back in the west care or not. I’ve had plenty tell me they liked my experience a lot overseas. I only taught university in china and I also worked for Air China helping teach flight attendants etc. So maybe it depends on age group.

@Chownz 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks guys...

@SueBobChicVid 7 жыл бұрын

I like the GDS at 11:00. Interesting discussion.

@kristinepfs 5 жыл бұрын

This was a good one.

@Ferelmakina 7 жыл бұрын

I love long ADVChina videos

@pgai824 7 жыл бұрын

One thing that really pisses me off is that my experience as an ESL teacher is not valued back home when in fact, like they have mentioned here, it was a very demanding and challenging job. It was not easy to teach English and yes it took a lot of time preparing lesson plans and studying new methodology. I'm not saying that it should translate into some great gig back home but it should qualify you for some entry level positions for sure.

@JohnSmith-fk4yj 6 жыл бұрын

The problem is, there are ESL jobs where someone can get away with just showing up, singing a few songs and shouting at the kids. Where all that matters is that they are white and they are there. There's no way to tell if someone was working like this or working like you. Also, most Western countries want you to go through their training systems. Which often doesn't take long.

@ignasb 6 жыл бұрын

that intro though... a great illustration of "food quality" topic Winston touched in his other videos...

@JumpinJoe 7 жыл бұрын

Backing music would be dope for these videos! When you played Bob Marley's "Let's get together and feel alright" I was hyped! The music would need to be low to focus on the discussion but I think it would be a great addition. Much love and the best wishes,

@JumpinJoe 7 жыл бұрын

The shift in perspective of the cameras jarred me at first but the chest cam, whomever it is carried by is a great constant and good base for videos. I don't know if Winston and Matt both had chest cams would work but I could identify them by their bike colors. For new watchers I wouldn't be able to tell the difference though.

@Cali-707-ica 7 жыл бұрын

LBH? WBH? hmmmm, I think I'm MOTRTH. Middle Of The Road Back Home. Great video gents! beautiful scenery and excellent topic! Keep them coming!

@robertv.8893 7 жыл бұрын

For some odd reason, I like the highway over there. Making me want to ride a bike as well haha!

@lifeinru 7 жыл бұрын

Wtf we need to hear the story about that rapist business owner.

@MsRichardyang 7 жыл бұрын

He raped his employees and blackmailed them with nude photos or silenced them with money. Until one resisted and turned to police. He went to jail and the training center became shit. It still exists I believe, just not relevant anymore.

@brummii 7 жыл бұрын

duhsmersh triggered?

@lifeinru 7 жыл бұрын

Seems we got an edgy meme lord in our presence. Lock your basements kids.

@MsRichardyang 7 жыл бұрын

What did he lie about?

@thelogician1934 7 жыл бұрын

That dude is a rich lister in China

@mr.fisshy 7 жыл бұрын

coming to sh this year lads hope to see you at shenzhen!! stay awesome :)

@jonasb2047 7 жыл бұрын

"You can't just roll in hungover and make some noises" Lol that sounds exactly like my job at the minute...

@Game7Mode 4 жыл бұрын

LOL

@tooljst8 7 жыл бұрын

Nice Planes, Trains and Automobiles reference.

@MyNameIsNotNick 7 жыл бұрын

the instrument cluster on your bikes dont work properly. great video btw!! the new channel is great! really like your collaboration!

@ADVChina 7 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you for pointing that out, good thing since we hadn't noticed! ;) jk, thanks for the support mate

@emb536 7 жыл бұрын

Hey guys, I love your videos! I'm going on a 3 month exchange semester in China at the end of this month to finish off my Mandarin studies and your videos have taken away a lot of stress about my trip. I love how informative and entertaining you guys are and you've made me feel so much more prepared for my experience. I really can't thank you enough for the content you make both on ADVChina and your personal channels! Just wondering, do either of you know if there's much of a demand for Chinese-English translating and interpreting work? If my trip goes well I really want to live in China once I finish my qualifications however I won't have a bachelor's degree so I can't legally teach english there (to my understanding).

@WipeOutCCP 6 жыл бұрын

Which city are you going to?

@emb536 6 жыл бұрын

LuckyLiuBeijing Shanghai for a week as of the 25th of this month and then off to Tianjin for 3 months!

@WipeOutCCP 6 жыл бұрын

Come to Beijing :)

@emb536 6 жыл бұрын

LuckyLiuBeijing I'll definitely be there a lot since it's only half an hour or so away!

@WipeOutCCP 6 жыл бұрын

Great. Do you use WeChat? I can help you learn Mandarin for free.

@Elcris4 7 жыл бұрын

I recently graduated with a bachelor in education. maybe i'll give china a go in the future!

@billbdurfy1558 7 жыл бұрын

I teach in Wuxi at a Meten training Center. I've been here two months and all in all it's a pretty good gig. I've worked a lot harder back in Canada for a lot less money. I have a degree in English and I think my background in the military has been invaluable for working in a "maximum flexibility" situation. I'd really like to hear about C-Milks experience owning a school. I can only imagine what kind of bureaucracy-fest that must've been.

@MrSky10101 7 жыл бұрын

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@Hh-lm6tf 7 жыл бұрын

Hey I am also from Canada and wanna go to china, do you mind telling me more about the process of how you got the job? thanks

@MrSky10101 7 жыл бұрын

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@ferritrat4239 7 жыл бұрын

This poor chickens don't have good food they have to eat oil😬

@boiledfrog5739 7 жыл бұрын

nah , they were eating sand, it's fine.

@ferritrat4239 7 жыл бұрын

boiled frog sand is good but oil is bad

@wisdomleader85 7 жыл бұрын

I don't know which one is worse. Industrially bred chickens with all kinds of hormones or those in the video eating 37 kinds of shit you could ever imagine, lol.

@ferritrat4239 7 жыл бұрын

wisdomleader85 this world is fucked up lol

@boiledfrog5739 7 жыл бұрын

in the video , these chickens are picking up sand .. not eating oil . .. . well, it might includes some oil with it .

@DivinePonies 7 жыл бұрын

Try removing some of that wind noise. Audacity, for example, has simple noise removal option that could probably remove all the wind noise almost completely. Otherwise great content as always!

@brandywell44 7 жыл бұрын

@12:55 reminds me of that funny scene in Planes Trains and Automobiles where Del and Neal are driving the wrong way on the Freeway.

@williamdinwiddie5063 5 жыл бұрын

FYI Walmart sells Yunnan Bai Yao is sold through Walmart. I ordered some by mail after seeing you use it on a video Winston.

@mcentirejg 7 жыл бұрын

love Serpentza's hand motions while talking and riding his bike.

@tzhongyan2 7 жыл бұрын

Topic apart, the scenery along this road is rather breathtaking

@DerSohnDesAlvaters 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the new video and "keeping it real, gnome sane"... I am still considering applying there as I have the experience and degree. I am just worried that it could be too extreme. My Chinese friends living in America have all told me that they think I wouldn't like it (they must not like it as they are doing all that can to stay in the USA). I am just really starting to dislike my degree that i am working on here in Germany. I miss working actually. I know both of you are married, and successful. I would just like to see a video on where you see yourself in 10 to 20 years. I sometimes dream about not returning to the USA (has nothing to do with Trump, more so just being bored with the people). But thanks again.

@paul1974 7 жыл бұрын

My Dad lectured at a university in Guangzhou and all 5 of his sons visited China (from England) so he took us to his class which was the first lesson of the semester. He introduced us to the class and split the class into 5 groups where we could talk to them in English. We did it in two of his classes and there was only 1 male in each of the classes! We went out for food with them after and the girls told us there were less males because they are more lazy and not as many go to university. Dont know if thats true but thats what they said.

@johnsamu 7 жыл бұрын

Paul Stainton That might be true not only for China but also for other countries. For example; the number of female doctors is increasing in Europe. This might be caused by the male female gap. Men are more physical (dirty hands jobs, mechanics, engineering) while female tend to look for the more clean jobs ( teaching, languages, medical field).

@sunnyzhao3353 7 жыл бұрын

Please don't pretend to be foolish. You know it just depends on different majors. My major is language study in Canada, and more than 80% students in my class are female students; but in IT major, more than 80% are male students. In China, it is same.

@jeygee3736 2 жыл бұрын

@@johnsamu medical jobs are not clean jobs... seriously?

@NevaehBeatez 7 жыл бұрын

I'm currently studying Chinese so I'll be ahead of most people who are just going for a general degree but I'm also studying programming so I hope to actually work with computer systems manufacturers or software companies and help them launch overseas businesses. Not sure how it'll turn out but I'm hoping for the best.

@davidwatson6472 5 жыл бұрын

Handmade udon noodle soup in a super tiny restaurant located in the little village of itsukaichi, Japan in the mountains in the winter.

@analysefonctionnelle6798 6 жыл бұрын

17:08 Liking your own video, I respect that.

@chrissabre1761 5 жыл бұрын

This was one of the few 'Well duh' titles that they ever had, I can list 4 different job boards that list dozens of English teaching jobs for China. Lots of people are coming to China with Degrees and Tefls , but yes they most go to 1-3 tier cities, rarely 5th tier or such. Great video as always, Arent those guys lucky they can make a living just riding around and making videos.

@andy4an 7 жыл бұрын

when you put up little sections of text, could you put them up for twice as long? i had to go back to read the one at 9:17

@DennisPing 7 жыл бұрын

LOL @ the guy driving the wrong way. I hope he went through the center divider that appeared a few seconds later.

@noelle549 5 жыл бұрын

People keep telling me that you can get 20,000 RMB at working at training centers. But EF (where we work) pays a maximum amount of 13,000RMB jobs

@orange42 7 жыл бұрын

That drone shot though :O

@kimmelzhang4185 7 жыл бұрын

one of the reason of the decline of English teaching job is because the number of Children is dropping really fast. My elementary school has already disappeared and my junior high is in the process of closing down.

@dav3322 7 жыл бұрын

The gender gap is a perpetuated "sensationalistic bait piece" / yellow journalism spouted by western media. It's a piece that is always used against countries for bait click journalism. Of course ever single developed nation has a decline of birthrates due to many social and economic factors. Google "Fertility rates drop to lowest level EVER in America", Germany, any other other developed country and it is the same thing. But people tend to use other countries like in Asia so it can be used more of a finger pointing or "look at them, they're pathetic" type thing to try to perpetuate stereotypes and flex their ego and superiority against other countries. Goto Wikipedia and search demographics of China. The available women between the age of 15-64 years / ratio is 1.06 male(s)/female (2008 est.). Hardly the "demographic crisis of a unprecedented scale" as you say, nor the "so many desperate men". Judging by your avatar you are saying these things to emasculate Chinese men as they are now your competition for sexual partners as the girl in your picture is Chinese/Asian. Congrats on being the stereotypical White in Asia expat.

@kimmelzhang4185 7 жыл бұрын

The population problem is very serious, that is nothing but truth. Firstly, the drop of the birthrate is not graduate, it drop very suddenly. In this time, most people who are born in 1980s, 1990s and late 1970 have no siblings. So when they become the majority of work force, what kind of economic effect it will have? And who gonna support their parents? Secondly, speaking of the imbalance male and female population. You should not focus on the ratio between 15-64 but the ratio for younger people. And about the data published by Chinese government, they are just too flexible. Before the application of two children policy, they claim there are about 20M more man, then they say 30M more. But after the start of the new policy, they find most parents still only want on Child, therefore they give this ratio. If you care about Chinese issue long enough, you will learn how to read Chinese data critically.

@kimmelzhang4185 7 жыл бұрын

In this time, this problem is still not obvious in urban area, yet in country side, it is just crazy. The number of marriageable women is very low, and males in country side need to pay a lot to get a chance to get married. Many women from China and south east countries are kidnapped and sold to the country side. In most of the country side, an increasing number of male have absolutely no chance to find a wife forever, and they will become a big problem for social stability.

@j.1590 7 жыл бұрын

I honestly don't think this declining is bad. Our world resources are disappearing rapidly due to a number of people we have to feed. If we can control the world population at a certain rate it will definitely help.

@kimmelzhang4185 7 жыл бұрын

***** it is true. But if one couple need to support four elderly citizens, there will be problem. Besides, Chinese economy still relies on the huge scale of working force.

@Hyderomastgroningem0 7 жыл бұрын

I'm just starting into my final year of my Chinese language / TESOL bachelor's degree and this video is very reassuring to watch. I was on exchange in Xiamen late last year and got myself a contact that I could maybe work for next year or year after but I was really surprised to hear about those big companies that will pay for flights and accommodation to get qualified teachers over to China. Sounds like it could be quite convenient to get started rather than just going from scratch in whatever city. What's the situation like on translation and interpreting jobs? Does anyone have some knowledge of those fields, like how the pay / job availability / qualification requirements are for the jobs there? If it's generally better than teaching English then I'd be super keen to make that a proper career goal. Hopefully someone can shine some light. Thanks for the video ADVChina.

@ourlifeinthemiddlekingdom6319 7 жыл бұрын

My experience with teaching in China is really laid back. I teach anywhere from 14-22 classes a week. It is one of the easiest fun jobs I have ever done. I just finished my first year and plan to stay here long term.

@ourlifeinthemiddlekingdom6319 7 жыл бұрын

i signed a three year contract. so yes. long term is possible. email me at rronin91@gmail.com for more info

@ourlifeinthemiddlekingdom6319 7 жыл бұрын

Jay Yagebu. email me. rronin91@gmail

@nrrs3145 7 жыл бұрын

I'm loving your videos, guys! I was actually wondering about the possibilities regarding getting jobs as a math teacher. I'm graduating soon with a degree in math, and I've been looking through postings on Dave's ESL Cafe for jobs in China. It looks like there is some demand for math/science teachers at international schools. I assume these positions are more competitive, but would you say they are lucrative/highly regarded? I'd really like to be teaching using my degree, since I'd actually be qualified. Thanks! Keep making awesome videos!

@KeithDowling88 6 жыл бұрын

my favorite job was teaching data analysis to an MBA class. I didn't have an MBA or a business degree. worked fine and got through it.

@spencerling7413 7 жыл бұрын

Please give us regular live chat, dude...

@CPD-KD6-3.7 7 жыл бұрын

On the subject of parents teaching their own children, that's something that's like suuuper common here in Mexico, like when I was in middle-high-school I must've had at least 5 or 6 classes where one of my teachers had a son/daughter in the classroom...

@CuddleCheetah 7 жыл бұрын

A good EFL job is one that pays a decent hourly rate and does not require office hours or baby sitting duties beyond the teaching hours. This is hard to find, but it is possible. Many schools will try to get you working 45+ hrs, 6 days a week plus monthly field trips etc, but only pay you for 20 hrs. DON'T DO IT! Once you get roped in, it becomes difficult to get out of that sort of situation...

@katcatheka 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your insights! Have you guys ever had problems with getting your work visas? I would really appreciate it if you could make a video on the application process and whether it really requires an extreme amount of paperwork translated to Chinese and authentication? I am from Russia, but I am pretty sure that work visa routine is pretty much the same for all foreigners?

@Wysiwyg43 7 жыл бұрын

Golly, no traffic signals, dangerous drivers, gratuitous drone shots and half-ass building construction. Thanks for the wonderful topic AND past employment stories. Loved it! I WANT a shop t-shirt...can I purchase one (or three)? ;^)

@TheAznian 7 жыл бұрын

speaking of guys driving on the wrong side of the road, I was in a cab today and was in an accident. It was a three car pile up because the guy in the back hit the car behind the cab, causing that car to lurch forward into the cab. mind you, this was at a red light and it all could've easily been avoided if no one was tailgating. On the way back home, there was yet another accident on that same intersection where an suv hit someone from behind.

@Nixon2142 7 жыл бұрын

This video is missing the music video montage intro. I like those montage intros.

@PHAileyANIME 7 жыл бұрын

So basically if you have no qualification and land a super sketchy job the experience you will have is going to reflect that. Well I think that's pretty much exactly how it is in America. Working at a McDonald's with no education is gonna be a shit experience. So basically, get a degree, get the qualifications you need, and go through a reputable agency and you will land a job reflecting that. Thanks for making this video! I asked about it a couple weeks ago and you said it would be coming shortly. Been checking for it every day and it's finally here! Thanks for the great content. This will be tremendously helpful. Now I know what agencies to go through and what age group NOT to teach.

@MrFullbladder 7 жыл бұрын

Have a family friend (Chinese family) that is the head of gastroenterology, as well as the head of his hospital's international program. So a couple of times a semester I'll give a few lectures to some of the potential candidates for overseas programs at the Medical University. I used to also tutor a few doctors in a very similar vein to your old job. As he's a family friend I'll still take on a doctor to tutor once or twice a year if needed, but I haven't taught full time for over 3 years now. The University jobs are always the best. I had one years ago and taught something like 7 classes a week. And besides from having to go along to the occasional government function was pretty free to do what I liked the rest of the time. I taught English, English geared towards engineering and Tourism. Maybe it's more to do with your location but I've noticed that demand in my neck of the woods has increased and the number of Native speakers has dropped off. I've been contacted by friends of mine that work for schools (both private and public) saying that they can't find any Native speakers to work. And the increase of Russians pretending to be from Canada or Australia etc has grown a lot in the last couple of years. I remember reading a while ago that applications for foreign workers and the number of foreign workers in China has been falling off since 2013. I've noticed a lot more students from non-native speaking countries in Wechat groups, those being the most common "noobies" that you find in groups.

@lemondirector 6 жыл бұрын

Badass N7 jacket!

@ThePalelizard 7 жыл бұрын

On your next "Conquering China" documentary, will you guys be visiting small out of the way villages ? If so, will you guys be introducing some American culture like snacks/candies, literature,gadgets,Disneyland and the like to these small town folks? It'll also be interesting if you could ask them about their general perception of America and show them some of your footage from the recent trip to the U.S.A..

@jwtramp 7 жыл бұрын

Hey guys I am english teacher but wait a minute... what skills are needed to vlogging ???? China has the only one way - To nowhere if we talk about proffesional work experience and developing yourself. Some people stop teaching and start vlogging. But its the same level. We foreigners in China are all in the same hole :D Greetings .

@jwtramp 7 жыл бұрын

no ... it was a metaphor. I wanted to express my view of teaching profession in China and also another activities people do here. Usually it is a big down grade.

@Hali88 7 жыл бұрын

definitely do a video about setting up your own school C-Milk

@freehickeys 7 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video. The only unanswered question: how fluent must one be in Chinese to teach? Can you hypothetically get away with speaking almost no Chinese but work as an advanced English teacher?

@realfloridaredneck1988 6 жыл бұрын

I would like to clarify that most of the quality training centers (Web, EF, Meten) have very little tolerance for the drunken losers that aren't serious. Most of the teachers in these centers are very professional and have at least a bachelors degree and a TESOL, TEFL or CELTA.

@oloyang431 5 жыл бұрын

That's a lie... Meten has mostly Russians working for them as the hourly rate is so low no one but Russians wants the job.. Not trying to belittle Russians.. but a very small percentage can actually speak English.. In EF, there are natives... are they qualified to teach? Hell no...