All posts by Ben Noon

TEFL teacher and proud president of ChinaTEFLer.com.

A day in the lives of 3 real China TEFL Teachers in Guiyang, China

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A typical day teaching English in China Instead of more sugary anecdotes suggesting how awesome coming to a poor city and teaching English in China is and constantly looking at it through rose tinted lenses I want to give you a very neutral post about a poorer aspect, teaching in a distant, lower quality school and walking around the surroundings to give you a feel for what it will actually be like if you come to teach here. So, here is mine, Marco and Mitch’s typical Thursday. We start our working day at 4.00 pm so we have the whole…

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Teaching English in Beijing

Teaching English in China Leave a comment

Beijing is the modern capital of China. It is busy, hectic and very competitive. Due to Beijing being such a touristy city combined with its size and relatively high level of development compared to other Chinese cities, the city is rather Westernised with many of the local Beijingers able to speak Chinese. Due to the cities fame and reputation, competition to secure a TEFL job in Beijing is fierce, meaning that regulations for jobs in the city are normally rather difficult with the majority of schools public and private only selecting fully TEFL qualified candidates with at least 2 years…

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Thailand Pictures have arrived

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Thailand pictures have finally arrived! Thailand is a popular tourist destination and for many is the starting destination for a South East Asia adventure. The North is home to elephants in lush tropical rainforests and the South to paradise tropical, white, sandy beaches and warm clear waters. Hope these pictures do Thailand justice. Enjoy the slideshow!