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sethimayne · Thu 20-Sep-07, 01:27 PM

I agree that it can be more difficult for a Chinese person to find a job teaching ESL, but it is far from impossible. I'm white Canadian and my girlfriend is Taiwanese-Canadian, and we came to Japan together to look for work. I was definitely able to land a lot more interviews than she was, despite the fact that she is an English major. Nevertheless, she had the last laugh in the end, landing a pretty sweet job at a Japanese high-school that was founded by Chinese, and they were actually looking for an ESL teacher who also spoke some Mandarin.

So know your skills and keep your eyes open - there's bound to be something out there for you.

Thu 20-Sep-07, 01:27 PM	#8 (permalink)
sethimayne Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Occupation: teacher Location: Posts: 5	Re: Chinese teaching English...acceptable? I agree that it can be more difficult for a Chinese person to find a job teaching ESL, but it is far from impossible. I'm white Canadian and my girlfriend is Taiwanese-Canadian, and we came to Japan together to look for work. I was definitely able to land a lot more interviews than she was, despite the fact that she is an English major. Nevertheless, she had the last laugh in the end, landing a pretty sweet job at a Japanese high-school that was founded by Chinese, and they were actually looking for an ESL teacher who also spoke some Mandarin. So know your skills and keep your eyes open - there's bound to be something out there for you.