Category Archives: Teaching English in China

teach in China,look for a girl/boy friend and enjoy your life here

Yup, that is the title of a genuine job ad, also including classic lines like “If you are an English native speaker without a bachelor’s degree and TEFL/ EFL/TESOL certificate, No problem! Never mind. You can learn TESOL course online … Continue reading →

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TEFL Olympics quote of the day

“We learned English: Beijing English. Foreigners don’t understand it – and neither do we.”

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English teachers being kicked out of China

“We wanted to get into the way of life here,” said 24-year-old Natan Doyon, who moved from Britain last year with his girlfriend to teach English to Chinese children. He says his pupils were so upset when he told them … Continue reading →

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TEFL rent a quote of the day

From today’s The Independent* ‘“Culturally, China is so different from the UK or any other western country,” says Sarah Wilson, training consultant at Cactus Tefl, which offers tired and pointless comments about TEFL to any newspaper that they publish their … Continue reading →

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