I Am A Filipino; Planning To Apply As English Teacher In China. Do I Have An Edge Versus The Native Speakers?
Posted on | December 17, 2009 | 5 Comments
Armed with a degree in Psychology and proficiency in the English language, plus experience in tutorial jobs – specifically English & Math subject and to top it all a cerificate of TESOL, I am more than willing to teach in China as an English teacher. Infact I am scheduled to take a crash lessons in Mandarin language… however as I browse and surf the internet, a pinch of discouragement hit me… NATIVE SPEAKERS are the ONLY qualified children of GOD in all of the job openings for english teachers (in China.. that is) available in the web. Although some of my acquaintances who have friends in China.. hired as teachers were doing fine and liked by the Chinese schools where they worked. I simply do not like my mind to be corrupted by the fact that being a second language speaker of English will hinder me from applying in China
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December 17th, 2009 @ 6:00 am
On the basis of the excellent written English shown by your Question, coupled with your other qualifications and experience, I see no reason why you should not obtain a teaching post in China. My advice would be to reply to the English teaching advertisements which appear on the Internet and see what transpires. As an alternative, you might consider asking your ‘China based’ acquaintances to make enquiries on your behalf.
NOTE. Regarding your comment that only native speakers of English seem to be wanted… this is nothing to do with being ‘qualified people of God’, but more to do with language schools, universities, etc., wishing to employ teachers whose accents are as pure as possible. I have several Chinese friends who are fluent in English, but it would not be fair on students to let my friends teach English pronunciation!
Good luck with your search for a job.
December 17th, 2009 @ 10:21 am
IM FILIPINO TOO! WE are sOO COOL! AND WE AREN’T UPTIGHT LIKE OTHER RACES!
December 17th, 2009 @ 11:18 am
There are oppurtunities for you here in China but unfortunately your Asian background will count against you in the eyes of Chinese employers. There are websites like the esl teachers board or daves esl cafe you can search for work but you will find that Chinese schools will offer you much less pay and worse conditions than they do white teachers.
http://www.esl teachers board.com
http://www.Daves esl cafe.
December 17th, 2009 @ 4:54 pm
Yes, you have an edge, but why go there anyway?
The salaries are **** and they are th world’s original racists and slave drivers.
Take my advice and go smewhere else.
December 17th, 2009 @ 7:46 pm
Hi
You will find that most jobs advertised in China are in private language schools. These are run as a business and charge students for their English lessons. One of the things that many Far Eastern countries are notorious for is wishing to have an ‘English’ looking and sounding English teacher. This is often why they ask for a native English speaker. If you have an ‘English’ teacher in the school then the school charges more for their English lessons – simple as that.
There are still many opportunities for non ‘English’ teachers in China and you will often find that those, like yourself, that have learnt English as a second language already, make better teachers.
You will find more info at http://www.uk-tefl.com
Good luck!