Tips for Success
There are many things that can contribute to a successful and rewarding experience in Taiwan, but the following are particularly important:
Make sure that
your purpose in going to Taiwan is to teach and experience its culture
If
you are going there because you just want to flee from some reality at home or
find time to ponder about your future, you are bound to fail and be miserable.
Adequately
prepare yourself academically
Schools
in Taiwan put a lot of premium on the preparedness of the teacher. Students
there are highly motivated and insatiable. For many of them, knowledge of
English is an important avenue of mobility. To be successful as an English
teacher, you need to be well prepared. You need to have a good, if not thorough,
knowledge of EFL teaching methods,
and the English language system (phonology, morphology, syntax, writing
styles, etc). If you are shaky in this area, we suggest that you take a crash
course or volunteer, time permitting, to assist experienced ESL teachers here in
the
Be
patient, flexible and have a sense of humor
Be
prepared that things are often done quite differently in Taiwan than in the
West. One typical example is the way time is conceived of and managed in Taiwan.
People tend to plan as they go and changes
are often made at the last minute. Schools in Taiwan are very often
accommodating when requests are made, but a lot of patience, flexibility and
sense of humor are also crucial.
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