Chinese universities (colleges) are soliciting
applications from native speakers of English interested in
teaching in China. The institutions are particularly keen on
engaging persons with professional skills to teach
literature, rhetoric, composition and advanced reading to
Chinese undergraduate or graduate students as well as to
young instructors of English.
Chinese
universities (colleges) typically offer four-year courses in
English language, literature, and linguistics in the
department of English or of Foreign languages. Qualified
teachers of English from major English speaking countries
are expected to teach in one of the following areas:
a. Literature: fiction, prose, poems,
drama, literary survey and major authors,
b. Composition: basic writing skills,
essay writing, nonfiction or creative writing;
c. ESL/ESP at advanced level: language
skills, analysis of spoken and written English with the
emphasis on contemporary usage, teaching methodology;
d. Linguistics: theoretical and applied
linguistics with the emphasis on the latter.
Applicants should have at least a
postgraduate degree in English literature or linguistic
(diploma) and a minimum of three years of teaching
experience at college level or five years at high school
level. Applicants' age should be during twenty-five years
old to fifty-five years old. Academic year in China begins
in September and is divided into two terms ( Autumn term:
September-January, Spring term: February-July ). Applicants,
if recruited, are required to serve for at least one
academic year. T he one-year contract is, of course,
renewable by mutual consent. If no confirmation within one
year after the application delivered, applicants will not be
engaged.
Conditions of service include
round-trip CAAC air tickets (economy class), free
accommodation, medical care and transport to and from work,
in addition to a monthly salary determined on the basis of
applicants' academic background and teaching experie nce. In
addition to the need for high level instructors, there is
also a demand for native speakers to teach basic English,
Applicants for this category should have at least an
undergraduate degree. They are entitled to the same
conditions of service me ntioned above except the round-trip
air tickets and a lower salary scale, not convertible into
hard currency. Please send application to
ATP (Apply for Teaching
Position)
Chinese Education Association for
International Exchange
37 Damucang Hutong Xidan,
Beijing 100816 P.R. China
In
order to speed up the process, it is advisable to apply
directly with all the required documents to the
universities/colleges, if applicants have particular ones in
mind. For school information, please refer to Chinese
Universities and Colleges, a CEAIE compiled guidebook in the
public Library, or the education section of the Chinese
embassy / consulate nearest to you.