Job Opportunities
English as a Second Language(ESL) in China |
¡¡¡¡¡¡There are some positions, Teaching English as a Second
Language in China, opening each year for native speakers of
English at the Dongzhou Middle School, Haimen
City, Jiangsu Province,
P. R. China. |
Introduction
to Hai Men Dongzhou Middle School
¡¡¡¡Dongzhou
Middle School is founded in 1987. It is situated in the development
zone of Haimen City in Jiangsu Province,P.R.C. It is a school for
Students aged from13 to 15 years old.
¡¡¡¡Dongzhou Middle School has two parts: the Eastern Part and the
Western Part. Two parts are in one campus. The Eastern Part is a
full-time boarding school run by the local people with about 600
students enrolled. The Western Part is a day school with about 2500
students. There are about 200 teachers. There are nearly 25 English
teachers and 5 foreign teachers all the year.
¡¡¡¡The school is distinctive in that it gives special emphasis
to the teaching of foreign language, computer skills, and fine arts.
In addition, this school conducts teaching in small-sized classes(which
is quite different from other schools in China) taking individual
student¡¯s needs into consideration and teaching different students
with different methods.
¡¡¡¡It is equipped with the most advanced facilities including the
modern office building, classroom buildings, lab buildings, library
building, science hall, gymnasium, students¡¯apartments as well
as a 400-metre track and field playground. Various labs such as
physics, chemistry, biology, language labs are established in line
with the national standards. The spacious apartments are designed
in suites for four students. They are equipped with air-conditioner,
telephone and bathroom. The school is equipped with closed-circuit
televisions, a computer servcie centre, and multi-media equipments.
A professional doctor and nursing staff are available round the
clock to ensure students¡¯ health and safety. The cafeteria serves
three nutritious meals and two snacks each day.
¡¡¡¡The school is also equipped with a team of teachers of intermediate
or high professional titles and excellent young teachers. Of all
the teachers, 30% hold special grade or high professional title,
and 55% bear intermediate professional title, and more than 60%
have ever been praised at national, provincial or municipal level
for their distinguished service. With their noble devotion, rich
experience in teaching and advanced teaching methods, they come
to be model workers in the field.
¡¡¡¡It
has a characteristic part, in which the experiment of teaching reform
carried on, small-sized classes, bilingual education practised.
There are five foreign teachers working here every year, the students
can receive the external education, besides, the teachers and students
can be sent to the famous university overseas to visit and to be
trained there. It is an International Educational Exchange Center
in Haimen city. It is also a teaching and activity base of Shanghai
Foreign Language University.
¡¡¡¡Mr. Zhang Binghua, the principal, the founder of Dongzhou Middle
School, a deputy to the NPC, a Provincial Model Worker, a Provincial
Advanced Individual of Educational Administration, a Provincial
Expert of Psychological Health Education, a scholar¡The school
in his charge has got such titles as ¡°The Experimental School of
Quality Education of Jiangsu Province¡±, ¡°The National Model School
of Psychological Health Education¡±, ¡°The National Experimental
Language School¡±, ¡°The Provincial Experimental School in Reforming
Moral Education¡± and ¡°The National Experimental School in the
Middle and Primary School Reforming¡±. And the school has been a
model school of Jiangsu Province for ten years.
¡¡¡¡During the 20 years, Dongzhou Middle School has made itself well-known
for various achievements. For example, the headmaster, Mr Zhang
Binghua has been awarded many honorary designations, such as ¡°The
National advanced individual of pushing on the quality education¡±.
In 2000 , he took part in the seminar of the UNSCEO, he was invited
to give them a special subject speech to exchange the experience
for running a school; In the teaching field, about 112 academic
theses of the teachers have been won the first-class in Jiangsu
Province; the teaching quality is also the best in the city; After
a special trip to our school, CCTV and The Educational TV Station
of Jiangsu Province made a special report--- Erect a Heart Bridge
and Sow the ¡°Sun¡±.
¡¡¡¡The
belief of Dongzhou Middle School is ¡°Every student can be developed
for his abilities¡±. All the staff are doing their best to construct
the best educational environment and make Dongzhou Middle School
an international top-grade school
¡¡¡¡Fully
credentialed, experienced teachers of English as a Foreign Language
are invited to apply. Please send resumes and copies of diplomas
to
Dongzhou
Middle School
International Educational Exchange Center
Changjiang Road 408#
Haimen City, Jiangsu, 226100
People¡¯s Republic of China
¡¡¡¡You
can contact the school by fax ( 0086-513-82213804) or through
the International Educational Exchange Center (telephone
: 0086-513-82227063 or 0086-513-82204590). The Director of Foreign
Affairs Office is Ms Peng Xiangchun(Penny); her email address is penny70hm@hotmail.com or penny70hm@yahoo.com.cn
Teaching
Schedule for Foreign Teachers
Foreign Teachers of English can expect to teach 18-20 forty-minute
classes per week . Typically there may be one or two lesson preparations
per week. For example, there may be six different groups of students
with each group having one or two classes per week with the Foreign
Teacher. The teaching hours probably will be scheduled over a period
of five days giving a ¡°weekend¡± break of two days.
School Calendar
The fall school term begins on September 1 and ends about a week
before the Chinese New Year---The Spring Festival. The spring school
term begins about two weeks after the Chinese New Year and ends
on June 30. The winter holidays usually last three weeks and the
summer holidays usually last two months. Some national holidays
during the term: May the first(Labour Day), October the first (National
Day), January the first(New Year¡¯s Day),the Chinese New Year, and
Christmas Day, ect.
Benefits
for Foreign Teachers
(1)The foreign teacher¡¯s salary is usually about 4500-6000yuan(RMB).
(2)Travel allowance: 2200yuan(RMB).
(3)Health insurance allowance: 2000yuan(RMB).
(4)International Airfare:
Reimbursement of two ways international air fare£¨tourist class£©for
one-year contract.
(5)Others:
Provide all necessary legal documents including work permit and
the residence permit in China for the period of employment.
Housing
for Foreign Teachers
Foreign teachers are provided with a spacious, air-conditioned/heated,
furnished room with private bath, telephone, computer. If you wish,
the staff will handle your laundry needs. There is a small kitchen
adjacent to the foreign teachers¡¯ rooms, but foreign teachers usually
enjoy the convenience of eating their meals in the students¡¯ cafeteria
that serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner . Meals , housing(including
housing utility fees such as electricity, gas, water, internet and
cable TV)are provided free of charge for foreign teachers.
Advantages
(different from other schools in China) :
(1)Small-sized class(about 30 students a group).
(2)Five foreign teachers all the year for many years, the school
knows how to treat foreign teachers well, so the atmosphere of teaching
and living is wonderful. The school hold many activities of English
every year.
(3)The foreign teachers only needs to prepare one or two teaching
plan every week. It is easy to handle.
(4)The school can provide Chinese lessons for foreign teacher for
free.
(5) Because the school is an International Educational Exchange
Center in Haimen City,
it makes the school more convenient to do anything about foreign
affairs.
Haimen City
A city map with key sites indicated is in the Foreign Affairs Office.
Supermarkets and restaurants are close by. The post office, banks,
and a department store are about 5 or 10 minutes away by bicycle.
The post office is open from 7:30am-6:00pm seven days a week. Some
banks are open for 24 hours but the usual hours are from 8am-6pm;
The department store is open from 9am-9pm. There are three cinema
theaters and some cafes and tea shops.
Transportation to and from Shanghai
The distance to Shanghai-Pudong International Airport is 135km and
takes about three hours, at least one hour of which is for the ferry
across the Yangtze River. The school¡¯s driver usually provides
transport to and from Shanghai. However, it is possible to hire
a taxi which costs about 200RMB, one way. It is also possible to
use the Shanghai-Qidong Bus which stops in Haimen on Xiu Shan Road,
departs hourly between 6:30am and 7:30pm, costs about 35RMB/$4.50,
and takes about three hours. The telephone number for the Shanghai-Qidong
Bus is 0513-335-5409 in Qidong and 021-5653-1408 in Shanghai.
There will be a bridge to Shanghai next year!
Because of the three-hour trip to and from the Shanghai airport,
it is recommended that foreign guests try to arrange afternoon arrival
and departure times. On the arrival day, the school usually welcomes
the foreign guest at a special Chinese dinner, either in the afternoon
or evening.
¡¡¡¡Contract
Terms
¡¡¡¡Location: Hanmen
City, Jiangsu Province
¡¡¡¡Students: Middle School students (13-15 years old)
¡¡¡¡Period/week: 18-20 academic hours
¡¡¡¡Salary: RMB 4500-6000 per month
¡¡¡¡Airfare: Roundtrip
¡¡¡¡Teacher or Expert: Teacher
¡¡¡¡Apartment: Free,furnished and with all necessary equipments
¡¡¡¡Other allowance: Free meals in school's dining-room,One-month
paid holiday, RMB2500 travel bonus per academic year
¡¡¡¡Qualifications
¡¡¡¡Vacancy: 5
¡¡¡¡Gender: Male,Female
¡¡¡¡Degree: TESOF/TEFL certificates or university
degrees
¡¡¡¡Work Experience: Over one year
¡¡¡¡Nationality: American, British, Canadian, Australian
or other native English speakers with bachelor's degrees or high
school with TESOF/TEFL certificates
¡¡¡¡Contact
Info.
¡¡¡¡Contact: Ms Peng Xiangchun (Penny) Mr Jiang Xiaohua(Allen)
¡¡¡¡E-mail:penny70hm@hotmail.com or penny70hm@yahoo.com.cn
¡¡¡¡Tel: +86513-82227063 or +86513-82204590
¡¡¡¡Fax: +86513-82213804
¡¡¡¡Website: http://www.hmdzzx.net/
¡¡¡¡If you
are interested, you could also send your resume,copies of degrees,
passport and general photos to
E-mail: HR@anesl.com
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