Types of School for Getting English Teaching Jobs in China

With different cultural landscapes, different tradition & historical aspects and with more than 1 billion non-native speakers, it is not a rocket science to understand the fact why China creates the largest job vacancies every year for overseas ESL teachers.

So if you belong from USA or UK, where English is your mother tongue, then China can be your dream platform if you are seeking for an overseas English teaching job. But things are not as easy as it seems, especially if you are planning to get to China from the western part of the world. So in the below section, you will come to know all the information that you need to know about the teaching jobs in china which will include the different types of school where you can apply for a post of English teacher.

Different Types of Schools in China for Teaching English:

Before you apply for an English teacher job in China, you have to understand one thing first and that includes the types of schools in China. There are two types of schools found in China, Public School, and Private School. But in these kinds of schools, you have to teach English as the subject of their class. So you will be teaching English as a literature.

Public School: Just like your country, Public Schools are run by the local Government. You will find here approximately 40 to 50 students in per class. These types of schools will start from 7.30 am and will end at 4.30 p.m.

Private School: This is probably a better option to get jobs for Americans in abroad. Unlike Public schools, these types of schools are run by an individuals or a trusty board. You will get a better package of salary here in China for teaching English. However, the competition of getting an English teacher's job here is little difficult over public school.

Apart for these two types of schools, there is another type of school, or I rather say institution.

ESL School: This is a completely different type of schools for English teachers. Unlike public or private school, here you will teach English as a communication language. Teaching techniques here are completely different. Here you will be facing students of every age, kids to adults. Courses here dedicated to the application of writing and speaking English.

Conclusion:

So these are all the information that you need to know about the different type of schools in China where you can apply for a post of English teacher. Hope the article was helpful and you enjoyed reading it. For any related question regarding this feel free to use the comment box below.

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