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Q: Non native teaching English in china but able to speak good mandarin. Difficult ?
Hi all,
Need some advice for non native teaching English in china. How tough it's to get a job and company to offer visa arrangement? All of the job requirement prefer native speaker .
Am a Singaporean who has undergone though double language( English and Chinese) education since young.
Will it be an advantages if I am able to speak good mandarin but am not native speaker of English?
Also do not have experience in teaching and do not have any teaching English certificate. But I think getting a certificate shouldn't be much difficult sincE there are so many institution offering courses.
12 years 22 weeks ago in Teaching & Learning - China
Yes, all the schools specify native english speakers and that is nonsensical because not all native teachers can teach.
people are hired based mostly on their looks, not abilities.
But then for the most part the 'teachers' are only there to look the part, not do any actual proper teaching.
I have been lucky to land a university teaching post that allows me to do proper teaching.
the ability to speak Mandarin will only really benefit you outside the class-room.
inside, if the students know you can speak to them in Mandarin, they are less likely to make the effort to speak english.
1) get a TEFL qualification
2) apply everywhere
3) persist
4) good luck
louischuahm:
Like I said, you are always so helpful and positive. It's not everyday that I see a fellow Singaporean online.
Oligo@ Bro, I'm Singaporean too. It's not easy but very possible. It took me two and half months to land a job in Chongqing. If I can, you can too. Read my blogs about non natives getting a job in China.
http://profile.echinacities.com/blog/nodedetail/275675/2021
If you need help PM me and give me your email address. Good luck on your job hunt!
I knew a girl from Singapore and she told me that because neither English or Chinese are considered the native language of Singapore, it's harder for you to find a job. Not impossible, but native speakers will have a slight advantage over you. If you can prove you're a better teacher or whatever, then that advantage might be negligible. I think in the second tier cities and lower it will be much easier.
louischuahm:
Although the majority of Singaporeans are Chinese from Guangdong, Fujian and Hainan, we have evolved into a separate identity. Most of us now are 1st or 2nd generation Singaporeans. Sometimes, we struggle with our own identities, I mean what are we? We don't have a history long enough to call our own. We were migrants or economic refugees from the 40s and 50s. We have 4 official languages and our national language is Malay. Sometimes, when we say we're from Singapore, people scratch their heads, they have no idea where it is!
No teaching experience, no teaching qualifications... and your written English leaves quite a lot to be desired (including basic use of pronouns, word formation, and word choice).
Please don't (pretend to) teach English...
If teaching is so hard to find, why don't you try some other job? Tourism will be a good Choice!
Yup! I am. MA English Literature and Linguistics+TEFL+ No accent + 3 years experience + Asian with white skin(no offense as it does matter).
Yup! I am. MA English Literature and Linguistics+TEFL+ No accent + 3 years experience + Asian with white skin(no offense as it does matter).
