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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If you’re thinking about applying to teach in China with ChinaTEFLer, but lost about which destination to pick; here is some background on all of the destinations we have to offer for our teachers: 1) Beijing Beijing is at the centre of China’s cultural attractions, home to many world heritage sites such as the Great Wall, Tiananmen square (the largest city centre in the world), and the forbidden city which is the huge palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties. If you enjoy cycling, Beijing is the place to be as it has been donned the nickname ‘bicycle capital’ as…

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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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“What do you want to be when you grow up?” used to be my favourite question, the possibilities were endless: astronaut, singer, cowboy. But now it’s “what are you going to do after graduation?”, a question all graduates dread. This is usually accompanied by a mild sense of panic and long stream of internal questions such as “What am I going to do with my life?” and “How am I an adult already?”. In reality, all we do is put on a fake smile and reply something generic such as “I’m not quite sure yet” while we go back to…

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