You don’t speak Chinese yet you’re due to move and teach there. Is the language barrier really a problem? Initially the thought of moving to a foreign country with a new language that perhaps you have little or even no experience or knowledge of can be quite intimidating, but I am writing to remove these worries. You can be assured that you will not only survive in a foreign-language-speaking country but you will thrive in it, as have the numerous other English-speaking teachers China TEFLer has sent out to China. So what are the best ways to learn? 1 Surround yourself…

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1 ITS DIFFERENT EVERY DAY  If you don’t want to sit behind a computer for eight hours a day five days a week, then teaching is definitely an option to think about… If you don’t want to teach in England then teaching in China is an even more exciting option to consider. Working an average of ONLY 23 hours a week compared with the full time 40+ hours of teaching in England, will leave a huge amount of time for you to relax, travel, plan lessons, call home, meet new people, learn Chinese…the options are endless. One thing is for…

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