Brief Insight on the Best Options to Teach English in China

by Michael Griffin Michael

Licensed ESL educators, who are thinking about teaching English in China, could not have better timing than this. With around more than 300 million English language students, it remains no doubt that China is one of the best markets for the aspirants looking for English teaching jobs. As per the latest updates issued by government sources, the country is experiencing a shortfall of more than 100,000 teachers. The stats are more likely to boost in near future because the level of enthusiasm for the country remains unabated.

To make things easier for the enthusiasts, this post mainly offers some of the best teaching options or institutions to teach English in the country and to lead a prosperous career.

1.   Private Language Schools

This is one of the most popular choices for the ESL teachers and even for the licensed educators looking forward to teach English in Chinese schools. Total number of students enrolled in private language schools has raised from 29 million in 2011 to 45 million in 2018.

Most interesting part is that it is more likely to expect a whopping boost of 52 million by 2021. These schools are not public institutions but are big businesses owned by the franchises of large companies.

2.   Primary & Secondary Schools (Public Teaching Institutions)

These teaching options are more predictable than the private language schools. These schools are regulated and have standardized working conditions. Some of the important facts that every aspirant should be conversant with while considering this particular teaching option are:

•   Public schools recruit teachers seasonally. In most of the cases, they hire teachers before one or two months of the semesters. (Chinese schools have 2 semesters – September to January and February/March to July)
•   The overall class sizes are more than 40-50 and in some cases, it is even more
•   The hours of teaching in these schools are lower than the private schools and it is almost 18-20 teachers sessions every week

Candidates looking for English teaching jobs in China no degree can seek help from certain professional agencies that has great efficiency in arranging the best teaching facilities.

3.   Kindergartens

Kindergarten teaching options in China is more likely to be similar to the options available in other Asian countries. The best thing about these teaching institutions is that they are more active as well as free than dealing with the grown-up children. Singing, dancing, games and visual interactions are some of the parts of the lessons through which kids are kept engaged.

Teachers opting for these options need to shed some more hours apart from teaching as the lessons did not need much preparation considering the age of the children. These could be an ideal option for the candidates looking for English teaching jobs in China no degree.

Make sure to get the best consultation from professional services providers who have years of experience in offering best teaching solutions to the candidates. The best thing is that they make the process smooth and comes with many other perks.