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Brett – The Perks and Benefits of Teaching English at a Chinese University

By Brett, University Teacher in NingboTeaching English at a Chinese University In this post I’ll run through the perks and financial benefits of teaching English in a Chinese university. Chinese university jobs aren’t the highest paid teaching positions in China. For better salaries you need to teach young kids, or teach at international schools. …

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Jennifer – An Informative Guide to Teaching at a Chinese University

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By Jennifer Roman, University Teacher in Wuhan As my first year of teaching at a Chinese university draws to an end, I’m honoured to share with you some knowledge I have gained from this experience. I hope this can be a helpful article if you have decided to teach at a university here …

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Jessica – What it’s like teaching English to university students

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By Jessica Hill, University Teacher in China English Seminar I had no idea what to expect before stepping into my first class of Chinese university students. I wasn’t a first-time ESL teacher – I had spent six months teaching unruly high school students in Northeast Thailand – but I knew China would be different. …

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Michael – 8 Bits of Advice For Foreign Teachers

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I’ve been teaching here in China for almost 2.5 years. I think I’ve experienced every shocking aspect of Chinese culture and life here. I’ve traveled to 26 countries. I know how to travel and best of all, I know how to adapt. I’m amazed at foreigners who come here who think they still …

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Kim – What Do You Eat at a University Cafeteria in China?

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By Kim, University Teacher in Kunming The cafeteria where I usually eat with a variety of made-to-order stations as well as the regular cafeteria fare One of the most frequently asked questions that I receive from people outside of China deals with what I eat on a daily basis. Chicken feet? Pig intestines? Bugs? Well, …

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Leslie – Why Teaching in a Small Town is the Best Way to Launch Your Career in China

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By Leslie Forman, former English teacher at Jiaxing University, China My name is Leslie Forman. I am from San Francisco, California, and I have lived and worked in China for about four years, in a wide variety of industries. I landed in China in 2006 to teach English at Jiaxing University in Zhejiang Province. …

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Josh – Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics Review

Review and Advice, School Review, Teachers / Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics

JUFE Campus JUFE Campus Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics This review reflects the writer’s experience between 2013-2015 at Education in English (EIE)’s branch at Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics (江西财经大学, a.k.a. JUFE), as well as a 2014 summer school in Dalian. I believe that how much a foreigner gets out of his …

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