Summer Teaching in
China 2003
In
response to popular demand for teaching short-term in
Since
all of these programs are our own creation, they involve a lot of legwork,
plodding and logistic preparation for us and our associates in
If
you decide to participate in a summer program in
China, you have a further option.
We organize a two-week pre-teaching tour to China that departs at the end of
June. The tour will take you to
The
following programs have been confirmed for 2003.
Program
1
Summer
English Language Program 2003 in
Xi'an
LOCATION:
SPONSORS:
DATES
OF THE PROGRAMS:
PROGRAM NO. |
LENGTH |
ARRIVAL
DATE |
DEPARTURE
DATE |
PROGRAM
DATES |
A
(6 Pax) |
3
weeks |
June
14 |
July
6 |
June
15- July 5 |
B
(16 Pax) |
3
weeks |
July
5 |
July
27 |
July
6- July 26 |
C
(16 Pax) |
2
weeks |
July
26 |
Aug
10 |
July
27- Aug 9 |
D
(6
Pax) |
2
weeks |
Aug
9 |
Aug
24 |
Aug
10- Aug 23 |
Remarks:
1.
All North
American volunteer teachers are required to arrive at Xi’an
Bo-Ai School before
2.
“Departure
Date" refers to the date to depart from
Xi’an. (Note: you may extend your
time in
3.
Participants
are advised to choose and teach one of the 4 programs.
4. The maximum of teachers needed for Programs A and D are 6 teachers, and for Programs B and C are 16 teachers.
NATURE
OF THE PROGRAM: To teach Chinese students conversational English. The age of the
students ranges from
QUALIFICATION
OF TEACHERS: Native speakers of the English language, such as
TRAVEL
AND COST: This is a service/study program. The school will provide free lodging
(double occupancy) and food (three meals a day), free local transportation, free
laundry and free tours in
WEEKEND
TOURS:
Xi'an
has a history of 2,000 years
as Chinese capital in ancient times. There is a wealth of valuable historical
relics both above and under ground. Weekend tours include: Qin
Terra-cotta Army Museum, Banpo Neolithic Village
Museum, Huaqing Hot Springs, Shaanxi
History Museum, Forest of Atone Tablets, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Small Wild Goose
Pagoda, Bell Tower, Drum Tower, The City Walls, The Han Tombs, The Tang Tombs, Famensi-City
of Buddhism, Zhou Yuan (Land of Bronze) Museum, Home
visits, Visit to Villages, etc.
ACCEPTANCE
Upon
your acceptance, an official notice and a contract will be sent to the
applicant. Your signed contract should be sent back before you apply for your
entry visa. You can send back your signed contract either by Fax or email.
AIRPORT
PICK-UPS:
The school will meet and pick up every teacher at the Xi'an
Airport on the arrival dates. In case your flight is changed at the last minute,
and nobody shows up when you arrive in
ORIENTATION:
On the 2nd day after arrival, there is a short orientation program. The teachers
will be shown around the campus and get familiar with different departments and
facilities. The teachers will spend a few hours to prepare their first class in
the next day.
ACADEMIC
ACTIVITIES:
At the request of the teachers, the school is willing to offer them classes
(free of charge) on Chinese language, history, arts, Marshal Arts, etc.
POST
PROGRAM TOURS:
If the teachers plan to tour to other Chinese cities after the program, the
school will help make the arrangement via travel service.
TEACHERS
FOR LONGER TERMS.
Being an English/computer/sports orientated school, Bo-Ai is
one of the key private schools in
Program
2
Host:
Location:
Dates:
July 15 to August 10
Salary:
3,00RMB
Housing:
Free
Meals:
Free
Workload:
Four hours/day, M-F
Courses
to teach
1.
TEFL for English language teachers; advanced reading and writing
2.
English skills for reading and speaking
3.
Conversation for intermediate learners
Free
trips to Qufu,
Confucius hometown and the city of Lianyugang.
Program
3
Host:
Royal Foreign Language
School,
Zhuhai,
Guangdong
Province
Location:
Situated on the
Dates:
July 15 to August 20
Salary:
2000RMB
Housing:
Free.
Meals:
Two free meals a day.
Workload:
20 hours/week
Teachers
and students will live together in a way that we call "International
English Family". The students, ranging between 7 and 18, will be divided by
their age and English level. In the mornings, there will be 3 hours English
courses and in the afternoon, there will be some activities. On the weekend, we
will arrange some trips around the area, some islands, some springs, some
mountains, and so on.
2
teachers are needed for the program. Experience is required.
Program
4
Summer
Program at
WECL
offers a two-year college level program in English. It is a combined study of English
language, Computer Application and World Affairs. The English language
courses enable the graduates to reach the level that they can freely use the
language in pursuing their further study in any higher education institute
worldwide in which the language of instruction is English. The computer courses
enable the graduates to apply the learned modern computer knowledge and skills
at WECL in their study, work and life. The world affairs courses enable the
graduates to have a deeper and better understanding of the world in political,
economic, and general fields. The world affairs courses emphasize in American
and Canadian geography, history and society. Over all, the two-year combined
study program at WECL, with the purpose to prepare its graduates to have all the
basic and necessary knowledge and skills to do either their further study in a
higher education institute in which English is the instructing language, or to
work in an English environment globally.
*Subject
to teach: Conversational English
*Teaching period: July 14 to August 8
*Maximum teaching hours per week: 17, Monday - Friday
*Benefit Package: free accommodations
*Salary:
3500RMB
*Local tour: free & arranged
* Number of teachers needed: 8 in each site
*Type
of Program: Conversation English, beginning and intermediate
*Textbook:
"A Conversation Book, English in Everyday Life, the revised Third
Edition", published by Prentice Hall Regents.
A
special note on WECL English College in
Xiamen:
We
are located in the beautiful island city of
Xiamen
in southeastern China.
A
special note about the program in
Dalian
:
Dalian
is a beautiful port city in
Liaoning
Province, northeast China
popular with Chinese and
foreigners during the summer. The program is located at Liaoning
Normal (Teachers) University.
Program
5
Summer
Program in Shenzhen
The
program will be held in Long Gang, Shenzhen, which
borders
The
program will start from July 14th to
All
teachers will homestay with local upscale Chinese
families, who will provide all the meals. All the weekend tours in
Guangdong
will be covered by the
program.
Salary:
2000RMB for people without teaching experience and 2500RMB for people with
experience.
Program
6
BJJH Primary School in Beijing
12-days summer program
Location: West Chang An Street, close to a metro station
Start date: around July 20th
School will offer free accommodations including a furnished air-conditioned room with a private bathroom (no TV, refrigerator, etc.) on campus, free meals and a stiped of 1,000RMB.
Workload: About 6 teaching
periods per day, each period being 40 mins. There is two-days off or two-day
city-tour with your students in the middle of the 12 days.
Students' age: 7-12 years
Class-size: 25
Teaching goal: improving the students conversational English, they have had some conversational English skills depending on their grades.
Other
sites will be announced when firmed up. Don't lose heart if the schedule of any
of the programs fits yours because we can very likely match you with someone who
also has an irregular schedule, but it would be much easier for us and the
program sponsors if you can at least either start at the beginning and leave
early or start in the middle and teach till the end. It would be far more
difficult if you want to join a program later and leave it earlier.
If
you decide to apply for a summer position, please send us the following:
1.
Your resume,
both hard copy and electronic copy via email. Please include your citizenship,
passport number, marital status and date of birth in your resume. If you do not
have email access, please submit a disk that contains your resume file.
2.
Copy of the
first page of your passport with such information as your passport number,
expiration date and date of birth.
3.
Copy of your
highest degree and teaching certificates, if any.
4.
Names and
contact information of two references.
5.
Two photos (as
required by the host schools for visa purposes).
6.
Please rank
your preferences of the programs and indicate if there is any program you do not
wish to teach.
7.
An application
fee of $50, payable to U.S.-China Educational Exchange in the form of a check or
money order, should be sent with the rest of the documents to:
U.S.-China
Educational Exchange
This
fee will be refunded to you in its entirety should we fail to place you at one
of the programs. This is a one-time or life-time fee in that if you decide to go
back to China in the future to teach long-term or short-term after you have
returned from teaching there, we'll provide the placement service to you free of
charge for as many times as you want.
The
above constitutes an application. There is no other form to fill out. Placement
is conducted on a first-come-first-served basis until the positions are filled.
Feel
free to ask us if you have any questions. For information about our organization
and other programs, please check http://www.US-ChinaEdExchange.org.
Contact:
U.S.-China
Educational Exchange
15 Locust Street
Jersey City,
U.S.A.
201-432-6861
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