1.What are the apartments like in the school?
All teachers have their own apartment with the necessary working and living conditions, air conditioning, TV, video player, telephone, internet access , kitchen, bed and desks, sofa, washing machine, refrigerator, hot shower, microwave, computer, etc.)
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2. Does Kathmandu Infosys provide medical coverage?
Private health insurance is rare in China. Some of our partner universities/colleges/schools offer medical insurance for teachers. Kathmandu Infosys recommends that employee to purchase their own health care before leaving for China.
3. What resources does the host school have available for teachers to use?
The host school supplies every teacher with the following teaching materials: textbooks, teacher's manuals, cassettes, cassette player, picture cards, and other teaching guides such as master lesson plans.
4. Do teachers require a physical examination once they arrive in China?
A medical exam is required in order to obtain a work visa, and this is performed in a local hospital. It takes about one hour and the cost is reimbursed by our partner schools. Two passport photos are needed for the physical exam.
5. Does a teacher have a special dress style?
A teacher is required to dress in a professional manner. This does not mean that they have to wear suits, but they should not wear tank tops, tongs, cut-offs or any other casual wear in class.
6. What is the difference between a tourist visa and a work visa?
A Business (F) visa allows a foreigner to travel in China, but it does not permit a foreigner to work in China to some extend a non-native English speaker allowed by the school to teach. To obtain a work visa, a foreigner has to be sponsored by a Chinese college. Our partner schools do this for all of its foreign teachers. This is standard practice in China and all applicants are processed by the People's Security Bureau.
7. Does Kathmandu Infosys help teachers acquire work visas?
If a foreign teacher comes to China with Tourist (L) visa or Business (F) visa, some schools can help them change the visa to work visa in the local city. Some cannot. The foreign teacher must go to Hong Kong to change it to work visa with the invitations organized by the school. Most likely the foreign teacher will shoulder all the expenses but in some instances the schools help the teacher to defray such expenses.
8. I have never worked overseas before. How will I cope with living in China?
All our partner schools are well experienced in hosting foreign teachers and will make every effort to assist you in settling in. As long as you keep an open mind, stay as flexible as possible and set out to enjoy your stay in China.
9.Can you give me a rough estimate of the monthly living expenses in a big city?
In big cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, the average food cost is about 800 yuan. Outside the major cities cost you much lesser.
10. Do you place teachers who do not hold TESOL degrees/certificates?
Yes we can place non-native English speakers provided they have a college degree and teaching experienced.
11. Do the schools provide positions all year round?
Most teaching positions at universities start in September and some in February (the beginning of the spring semester, depending on when the Chinese New Year is). The schedule at private institutions is a little more flexible than that at state colleges and universities. Most of them accept teachers on a year round basis.
12. What kind of positions can you recommend?
We can recommend English teachers who are interested in year-long positions, semester-long positions and short-term summer teaching positions. What makes our service different is that instead of waiting to be notified by colleges/universities and private institutions about their openings, we initiate contact with them on your behalf. Given enough time, we sometimes can even create a position for you. The earlier you apply, the better the chance of an appointment.
13. What courses are required to a teacher?
Depending on the particular school you are placed in, you may be asked to teach some of the following courses: English & American literature, linguistics, reading, composition, grammar, cultural survey of English-speaking countries, conversational English and English for Special Purposes (ESP) such as business English. There are universities that need teachers to teach more specialised subjects such as accounting, international marketing and law.
14. How many students are in each class?
Classes have an average of 30 students. Primary school and semester classes can have 50 students in attendance. Occasionally, some teachers have a chance to teach 5 to 10-student class.
15. How many foreign teachers do schools in China need every year?
According to certain statistics about 110 thousand teachers will be needed every year in China combination of native and non-native English speakers.
16. How about the teaching conditions in China?
Teaching conditions and compensation in China vary from school to school, but usually you will be teaching for 15-20 hours a week.
17. Will I have the chance to learn the Chinese language?
We will offer qualified Chinese teachers to the prospective teachers and volunteers for free Chinese lessons.
18. How can I get a work visa?
For a native English speaker, once you are offered a position, you may obtain a Z (work) visa from the Chinese embassy/consulate nearest you on the official invitations by the university and the State Bureau of Foreign Experts. For a non-native English speaker usually the process for Z-visa takes place while teaching in China.
19.What documents should a teacher bring to China?
It is necessary for each teacher to bring two copies of their university diploma, resume, teaching certificate, and 10 passport size photos to be submitted for the work visa and medical exam. Though not absolutely necessary, it is a good idea to bring along photos of friends and family, English magazines, and holiday paraphernalia, all of which make good teaching aids. A phrasebook and a guide book are not bad ideas either. As for clothing, one pair of formal shoes is recommended for special events, a jacket, some sweaters, and long underwear are a good idea. For rainy season, a waterproof jacket is mandatory.
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