RICH CULTURE From the complex language to the distinctive music, China offers a unique experience in it’s culture alone. In a country hosting over 1 billion people, it represents 56 ethnic minority groups, something that is felt keenly in the rich array of Chinese cuisine. Heavily influenced by geography and ethnic diversity, Chinese cooking emphasises fresh, seasonal ingredients, with lavish flavours and served with a distinctive culinary style. BEAUTIFUL LOCATIONS In a country as vast as China, its possible to find almost any natural backdrop within its borders, boasting the second largest desert in the world as well as the…

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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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