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Q: How can I get english teaching experience ?

I am Tunisian, I had four years of English education at university, two more in hangzhou studying Chinese. I have a Business English degree But no experience other than some one on one private teaching jobs. knowig that I find my self qualified for the job, my problem is that To get a z visa you need two years of experience.   can anyone help me find a way to get a job experience in china ?

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If you will be spending 2 years in China studying, you will get experience. Go meet people.

 

Join an English corner.  Build your guanxi. You are not allowed to work on a student visa, so do your studies, use your two years to do volunteer work, and by the time you graduate you have 2 years experience

 

But hey, you are here already, you talk to other students.... you know the answer already.

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To get a Z visa( for English teaching) you are also supposed to be from one of the authorized "Native English" countries, so ...

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Try teaching online or try a language exchange with new methods and lesson plans until you find and feel what works for you. 

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Do you just want the experience or do you want to make money while gaining the experience.  If you just want experience, go to a university and find out when the English corner is in session.  You will get a feel for the speed which you need to talk and what topics Chinese youths like.  

 

If you are talking about making money and postings for a resume, the only options are to volunteer or find a job.

 

The former option gives you the chance to make friends and the option to practice your Chinese also.

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There tons of jobs out there that offer Z visas and require no experience.  You might have to lower you salary expectations and live outside of the city.  It is a small price to pay for the experience.  

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Thanks for all of you, Laughing out loud

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If you will be spending 2 years in China studying, you will get experience. Go meet people.

 

Join an English corner.  Build your guanxi. You are not allowed to work on a student visa, so do your studies, use your two years to do volunteer work, and by the time you graduate you have 2 years experience

 

But hey, you are here already, you talk to other students.... you know the answer already.

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A: No, it's not allowed to work under RP at 2nd job! I'd say, Z visa
A:No, it's not allowed to work under RP at 2nd job! I'd say, Z visa/RP sponsor can have an objections to your part-time job. I did the same at my English teaching in China and elsewhere, butT ... I casually mentioned at my prime job, some kindergarten or another school asked me to work with them part-time. Then, my Q: "Is that permitted?" ...  Answer from RP sponsor was always "Yes, but you can't be late or miss the classes at our school ..." with my reply: "No, our work schedule has a priority, and I'll arrange classes at kindergarten only in my free time." When I cleared that, I was undertaking any extra teaching hours at other schools and private students in my free time.Sometimes, teachers at my prime job asked me if I'm willing to have some extra classes elsewhere.I accepted after the talk with School's principal. I suggest, you test the felling at your Z/RP sponsor and once you see they don't object, you can work at 2nd job. Keeping your 2nd job as a secret from your employer won't work, 'cause you're laowai and Chinese know exactly what you do in your free time. However, despite your employer's agreement for extra work, you are still in violation of Chinese Labour law, and even if your sponsor agrees to your extra work, you can still get in trouble, because it's clearly written (somewhere ... ) that under Z/WP, one can work only at the Z-sponsor and nowhere else. Penalties ... I'd say, there won't be any warnings and you'll be required to exit China in short Exit time.It never happened to me, so I can't really advice how is when manure hits the fan ...  -- icnif77