Good video Andre. How have the new regulations affected you? I've been planning a move there for a few months now but not sure what is happening right now. Any response gratefully received.
@@jamesrimes2870 It depends on what they are offering. Some schools transitioned to teaching drama or art in English. It is essential that when starting a job, the information on the work permit (job title and work place) matches the contract. If not, a fine of up to 20,000 RMB could be waiting. Of course, the law could be extended and amended at any time to include other areas of tuition. Also, not all teaching jobs are in training centres. There are many public and international schools, and universities that employ foreigners.
@@longrolstral recently happened to one of my friends: he was working in one of the biggest training centers in China. They also "transitioned" into teaching drama. A few weeks ago he came to work, and everything was closed, all stuff disappeared, nobody even paid them the salary. Also there is one province ( so far only one ) that is shutting down a large number of private (including international) schools. The government wants their children to go to public schools.
望wang4子3成cheng2龙long2 (hoping children would become success/have bright future ) is what chinese parents are putting efforts into, which i think it might stress out the poor children as they don't get to choose what they really want
The Concrete Confessional blog guy wrote a hilarious article called "I Was Simon Song" about teaching / doing higher ed consulting for the children of China's rich and famous. He talks about the ominous political changes, too, but in a pretty balanced way. Worth checking out, for sure
If you go to TEFL with just a TEFL course certificate, will you normally get a training centre firstly and will you normally always work those hours on the weekend?
So if you write “Teaching English in China” as the heading, then post more of the lessons. In the whole video there was only a small excerpt of how you teach. lol
Hi Andre, What about physical education classes? I have been a PE teacher and track and field coach for over 40 years. Is there a place in the Chinese curriculum for a course in physical education. I am really falling in love with China! I have met someone in Chengdu. Now I may consider a move from the states.
I am 100% sure there is. There are many foreigners here that teach other subjects than English. Chengdu is very popular among foreigners, I'd highly recommend going there or to Shanghai.
非常感谢！Haha, Yes I do drive a bit aggressive, but I am very cautious at the same time. I think many Chinese drive just like me, always in a hurry to get to the next place.
瀚海海尚，the Mall on Dongfeng Road+Fengqing Road? Wow... Changed so much. We lived there nearly 16 years ago. Just some small restaurants there at that time. 😄
I don’t know how you understood the cashier when she asked if you had a membership card. I’ve watched a number of your videos but have not seem to find how long you have studied mandarin for?
Chinas pension is much better than people in the USA , my father retired 20 years, his pension got increased every year. I don’t know Australia . But you said China’s pension is very bad which is not the case. That’s very simple logic, you can see a lot of retired people dancing in the street , enjoying the life instead of struggle for retired life , that’s the evidence of Chinese old people much better life than the elders in the USA
Well I said 'I think' pension is not so good, I was not sure but I just researched online and USA is better ranked than China for social security. Australia is ranked 3rd best in the world. People in the USA don't dance on the street but they are not struggling after retirement. However I agree Chinese people are happier after retirement, they dance in the parks or play mahjong or work out or spend a lot of time with grandkids. I would say they are much happier than American and Australians. Also Chinese people are better at saving money than most other countries, that could also influence their retirement.
So , I believe every country has its flaws. Are you saying that China is flawless? If not, what is China's flaw if one with "bad social programs" isn't ? I would love to hear your thoughts.
I think Chinese love to invest in kids education because the competition in the society is quite high. There always someone more talented out there and the pressure is on the kids to study hard so they won’t miss out opportunities when they grow up. Also, all the labour jobs that don’t require a college degree still get paid relatively lower and considered lower in social states than those fancy jobs like IT and finance industries… So parents can’t help but to push their kids to learn more so they can be successful in the future. And I have to admit that Chinese kids are centre of the families and quit spoiled, haha
@@andre5095I have lived in the USA for over 20 years. Lived in 3 different cities across 2 states. USA pensions are not good and I would estimate over 50% of pension collectors have money troubles during retirement.
Heyo! I worked for FL but left China until 2019, I left luckily before the "great collapse" of after school programs (and the pandem*c). I think FL is now (2022) all but non-existent if my friends who stayed on in China told me correctly? Unless there's a couple franchises still operating outside of corporate? But yea, pretty sure all this afterschool and online programs like First Leap, Disney English, and English First (or any other formerly TAL owned training centres) have gone under. So basically your choices to teach English in mainland China are small kindergarten operations and public schools. Or, if you have an actual teaching license in your home country, international schools or universities? (Which that might have changed since so many people left so they might have laxed hiring requirements for those.)
Yes Chinese parents value kids' education very much, we would like spend much money on it. I think it's a culture, because better education means more choices and opportunities, kids' life could become much easier. haha.
Not only in China, maybe it is the same in most countries.....Sure that is in Hong Kong and ended up those kids have Price or Princess disease. Parents are more busy over the weekend with their kids' extra-curricular activities.
Very well done. Does your school need English teachers? I can come if they are able to offer pu letter within 2 weeks time and they will give you a nice bonus also for referring me. I have all documents ready
Haha! I appreciate that but I really have only been here 3 months. In my last video someone said I should post on Bili Bili, so I just went on there and opened an account. To be honest I can't read Chinese that well, so it was hard to navigate the Chinese websites.
Hello teacher, thanks for this vedio because it will help me know a bit about daily life of an English teacher in China. I will come to teach there and I want to ask you about visa and work permet. How much time you wait until the school offers you the work permet. Thanks in advance 😊. Enjoy your job
Hi, the process is quite long to get the work permit. There are many other things you need to do first. If you are not in China right now then you first need to get an employment offer and a PU letter from the government, the school that offers you the job will organize this. If they can get these then you will begin the VISA application process. You need to submit a lot of documents and they need to be officially authenticated. Once you this is all done you will get a Z VISA and a work permit notice. The Z visa allows you to enter China, and the work permit notice is a preliminary work permit. Once you arrive in China your company then applied for the official work permit and a residence permit. Once you arrive in China it takes about 3 weeks to get the work permit. Hope this answers your question.
Yes, it is extremely clean and beautiful for a city; please add pinyin if possible to the subtitles, this facilitates learning the language. Very good video-- but need more about the work :)
Glad you decide to teach English while learning Chinese yourself. Lots of people who goes to China to teach for the money but never took the time to learn Chinese or the culture.
I am making about 31k a month, base salary is 19k. So extra classes pay well. You could probably find an even better salary than that in some cities with demand being so high. There is a massive shortage of English teachers all over China due to Covid-19. Many foreigners left China and getting back is not easy due to strict government policy.
Hoping you can continue to create more content from inside China and show the world what the real China looks - compared to what's being told in western media. Subscribed!
Thanks for watching! Yeah it is not at all what the western media says. Most of the time people just don't understand China. Once they come here and live here they will see the truth.
@@andre5095 Exactly. There are valid criticisms against China; since no gov't is perfect. So there's no need to spin things to make China look like 21st century Nazis, because once people go there for themselves and see the truth, the lies fall apart and you end up undermining your (western media) credibility. Anyways, hoping that you can learn more Mandarin to interact with the locals!
You seem adapting to the local life quite well, had a friend used to work there as English teacher too, but he couldn't fit in well, I think he's in Hangzhou now. Btw the music is fine, but really doesn't fit 😂
I think the key to survival in China is being able to speak Chinese. In Zhengzhou basically nobody speaks English and why would they. Many foreigners come here and don't learn Chinese, I would say more than 90% don't bother learning it, in my company I am the only one that can speak Chinese, and I have only been here a few months. In regards to working as an English teacher, It is an incredibly easy job, I mean teaching 3-11 year old's very basic English, it just requires good preparation and dedication, but mostly lots of energy. Bottom line is people come to China with different priorities, most come here just for the money. I came here to learn Chinese lol.
@@andre5095 I totally agree with that. I was working in language schools as TA for foreign teachers like you for a while, I found lot of them came for money but didn't think through, not just the language, they didn't even keep an open mind to the totally different culture. Still stick to their own background firmly. All the saw if the difference and unsatisfactory things. Which made their life really boring and miserable. Chinese people are usually nice to foreigners and if you are speaking some Chinese, that'll just bring whole thing to another level of nice. I'm glad that you are enjoying it there and you already made local friends, even better than me as a native 😂 btw I love badminton too. Bad it's too far we won't be able to have match.
@@andre5095 ohh, and about Chinese parents spend so much on their kids, big part of the reason is probably as what you said, seeing it as an investment, so that the kids can take care of them when they are old and there's no pension. Pension system is quite bad in rural area and with people don't have a job that covers them all the social insurances. So when they are old they won't have retirement pension and other social welfare. Like farmers or some construction labors, and business insurance isn't popular in China. So they bet on children. But it's also a culture thing, education has always been a big thing in Chinese culture, especially today when the competitions are intense than ever, kids have to stand out among millions. Parents would want children to have a better future for themselves. I can relate to both since I was born and raised in a poor village, my parents sent me to regional capital city hundreds KM away to study and all the way to college when most kids around dropped school after middle school, they want me to have better future not a famer that working hard all day under the sun like them. And also they may benefit from it. Cuz children take care of parents when they are old is also an important Chinese culture.
8:35 "China is super convenient and safe" - Proceeds to have a mario kart race against the bike in front
With Chinese subtitle! That's a big step. And enjoy your life in Zhengzhou, hope you'll be availiable to travel to more places in China.
Good video Andre. How have the new regulations affected you? I've been planning a move there for a few months now but not sure what is happening right now. Any response gratefully received.
How much money do u make per month by teacher eng there?
I start teaching in Guangzhou in May 2022. I'll be following your channel closely.
hahahaahah
how are u going to get a visa?
Aren't they shutting down all the training centers now?
@@jamesrimes2870 It depends on what they are offering. Some schools transitioned to teaching drama or art in English. It is essential that when starting a job, the information on the work permit (job title and work place) matches the contract. If not, a fine of up to 20,000 RMB could be waiting. Of course, the law could be extended and amended at any time to include other areas of tuition. Also, not all teaching jobs are in training centres. There are many public and international schools, and universities that employ foreigners.
@@longrolstral recently happened to one of my friends: he was working in one of the biggest training centers in China.
They also "transitioned" into teaching drama.
A few weeks ago he came to work, and everything was closed, all stuff disappeared, nobody even paid them the salary.
Also there is one province ( so far only one ) that is shutting down a large number of private (including international) schools. The government wants their children to go to public schools.
@@longrolstral usually to teach in china, what do you need ? and whats the applying process ? unfortunately iìm a little misled on the whole piece
I think compare to western kids Chinese kids r much more obedient n self motivated in studying
No
Your body looks amazing. You must do a lot of workouts in the gym.
Nice video. My suggestion: never ever use that super loud 土老帽 techno music in the background.
Thanks :D Any suggestions for background music?
@@andre5095 literally any other music.. I'll even listen to that Beijing opera stuff lol
@@anonymouse527 Alright, I know what you mean. Thanks
I like techno and trance, 土老帽? haha
Wear a helmet! Better be safe than sorry.
Teaching English in China is so rewarding! What’s been the most memorable moment in your classroom so far? I am also a teacher.
望wang4子3成cheng2龙long2 (hoping children would become success/have bright future ) is what chinese parents are putting efforts into, which i think it might stress out the poor children as they don't get to choose what they really want
The Concrete Confessional blog guy wrote a hilarious article called "I Was Simon Song" about teaching / doing higher ed consulting for the children of China's rich and famous. He talks about the ominous political changes, too, but in a pretty balanced way. Worth checking out, for sure
I'm moving to yantai Shandong, do you know Is recruitment agencies ??
If you go to TEFL with just a TEFL course certificate, will you normally get a training centre firstly and will you normally always work those hours on the weekend?
Hi~teacher, although I am an adult, my English still poor.
China is a great country.
Best wishes from Malaysia.
Thank you!
You guys are driving in the vehicle lines, which are not allowed and could be very dangerous.
What are the requirements to become an English teacher in China??
I wish somebody assist me about the teaching in china’s program application process 😢
So if you write “Teaching English in China” as the heading, then post more of the lessons. In the whole video there was only a small excerpt of how you teach. lol
Hi Andre, What about physical education classes? I have been a PE teacher and track and field coach for over 40 years. Is there a place in the Chinese curriculum for a course in physical education. I am really falling in love with China! I have met someone in Chengdu. Now I may consider a move from the states.
I am 100% sure there is. There are many foreigners here that teach other subjects than English. Chengdu is very popular among foreigners, I'd highly recommend going there or to Shanghai.
Great video I taught in Shanghai.
Miss the hotpot
I worked at First Leap about 8 years ago when there was just one centre in Zhengzhou's Mahadun district. Great to see Mr. Mead looking so well!
What is recruitment process for English teacher Sir?
Great video! Subscribed your channel. BTW, the way you drive e-bike seems a little bit "aggressive" :)
非常感谢！Haha, Yes I do drive a bit aggressive, but I am very cautious at the same time. I think many Chinese drive just like me, always in a hurry to get to the next place.
Love your video. What tier of city is Zhengzhou and salary to teach in such city if you don’t mind me asking
I'm interested in teaching job in China how to apply?
瀚海海尚，the Mall on Dongfeng Road+Fengqing Road? Wow... Changed so much. We lived there nearly 16 years ago. Just some small restaurants there at that time. 😄
Nice video. 20 classes over the weekend seems a lot. Is that because of a lack of foreign teachers?
after I've been driving in Melbourne for two years, back in china , when I dirve on the street. it's like a 'messy street fight'
We should link up bro I live in Zhengzhou as well
Great video man!
Will be flying over to join you guys in the office in a few weeks! Save me a good desk will you please 😂
Hey dude, I'm an Aussie too. How did you get to China with current restrictions? Is it just a case of having a job to go to?
I got a PU letter, it's an invitation to enter China. Yes you are right, in order to get one you need a job offer from a company here.
Beware you will need to quarantine for up to 3 weeks
Glad to see you like China and enjoy the life in China now. 👍
Still Cant be rich...
hi! Andre!Im livivng in Shanghai ))
4 class on weekdays and 10 on weekend, too much bro. but probably they will pay you more than 35k rmb
I don’t know how you understood the cashier when she asked if you had a membership card. I’ve watched a number of your videos but have not seem to find how long you have studied mandarin for?
Chinas pension is much better than people in the USA , my father retired 20 years, his pension got increased every year. I don’t know Australia . But you said China’s pension is very bad which is not the case. That’s very simple logic, you can see a lot of retired people dancing in the street , enjoying the life instead of struggle for retired life , that’s the evidence of Chinese old people much better life than the elders in the USA
Well I said 'I think' pension is not so good, I was not sure but I just researched online and USA is better ranked than China for social security. Australia is ranked 3rd best in the world. People in the USA don't dance on the street but they are not struggling after retirement. However I agree Chinese people are happier after retirement, they dance in the parks or play mahjong or work out or spend a lot of time with grandkids. I would say they are much happier than American and Australians. Also Chinese people are better at saving money than most other countries, that could also influence their retirement.
So , I believe every country has its flaws. Are you saying that China is flawless? If not, what is China's flaw if one with "bad social programs" isn't ? I would love to hear your thoughts.
I think Chinese love to invest in kids education because the competition in the society is quite high. There always someone more talented out there and the pressure is on the kids to study hard so they won’t miss out opportunities when they grow up. Also, all the labour jobs that don’t require a college degree still get paid relatively lower and considered lower in social states than those fancy jobs like IT and finance industries… So parents can’t help but to push their kids to learn more so they can be successful in the future. And I have to admit that Chinese kids are centre of the families and quit spoiled, haha
Most people don't have that pension.而且有的人获得的也不是他们真正的价值体现！
@@andre5095I have lived in the USA for over 20 years. Lived in 3 different cities across 2 states. USA pensions are not good and I would estimate over 50% of pension collectors have money troubles during retirement.
在中国，人们不看肉的脂肪含量，只分辨骨头与肥肉占比
Heyo! I worked for FL but left China until 2019, I left luckily before the "great collapse" of after school programs (and the pandem*c). I think FL is now (2022) all but non-existent if my friends who stayed on in China told me correctly? Unless there's a couple franchises still operating outside of corporate? But yea, pretty sure all this afterschool and online programs like First Leap, Disney English, and English First (or any other formerly TAL owned training centres) have gone under. So basically your choices to teach English in mainland China are small kindergarten operations and public schools. Or, if you have an actual teaching license in your home country, international schools or universities? (Which that might have changed since so many people left so they might have laxed hiring requirements for those.)
Encounter your video as I am preparing to be deployed in China this June. :)
Best of luck!
Good one bud
LeGeNd! Thanks for the support!
Do they accept Bachelor Hons degree? I only have 2 years left.
40 periods per week when the normal load is 18 or 20...pretty impressive
Yes Chinese parents value kids' education very much, we would like spend much money on it. I think it's a culture, because better education means more choices and opportunities, kids' life could become much easier. haha.
Oh.. you are Australian.. I thought you are Russian
Not only in China, maybe it is the same in most countries.....Sure that is in Hong Kong and ended up those kids have Price or Princess disease. Parents are more busy over the weekend with their kids' extra-curricular activities.
Hello teacher. Just a little advice, the BGM is a little noisy, just my personal opinion..
Very well done. Does your school need English teachers? I can come if they are able to offer pu letter within 2 weeks time and they will give you a nice bonus also for referring me. I have all documents ready
so how many hours you work on a typical day and how much do they pay you? does the salary include a room or a living place?
Wow, for 3 month back then your Chinese were already great! Keep it up!
Good
r the hours negotiable? i would hate working on weekends for that long
driving on the ebike looks very unsafe
Keep it up Andre, interesting Vlog. Gonna try follow some of your footsteps.
u only speak english in the class ?
The driving is kinda dangerous. I feel anxious.
💯
damn I used to work in libu English for one year
Fruitful day ! 👍🏻
阿甘正传，在阿拉巴马州莫比尔拍摄，就是我居住的这个城市。这里盛产小龙虾哦
It's really interesting to know how teachers work in another country, thank u)
4:40 is that a retina scanner or did he scan any ID?
Still there now?
👍👍👍👍
good video
Love your video. You may need a camera stabilizer that can correct image distortion while recording.
How did you learn about bilibili, lol, you don't sound like living in China for just 3 months...
Haha! I appreciate that but I really have only been here 3 months. In my last video someone said I should post on Bili Bili, so I just went on there and opened an account. To be honest I can't read Chinese that well, so it was hard to navigate the Chinese websites.
1.75 speed works well
很 好。谢谢 你。
no full day off?
Hello teacher, thanks for this vedio because it will help me know a bit about daily life of an English teacher in China. I will come to teach there and I want to ask you about visa and work permet. How much time you wait until the school offers you the work permet. Thanks in advance 😊. Enjoy your job
Hi, the process is quite long to get the work permit. There are many other things you need to do first. If you are not in China right now then you first need to get an employment offer and a PU letter from the government, the school that offers you the job will organize this. If they can get these then you will begin the VISA application process. You need to submit a lot of documents and they need to be officially authenticated. Once you this is all done you will get a Z VISA and a work permit notice. The Z visa allows you to enter China, and the work permit notice is a preliminary work permit. Once you arrive in China your company then applied for the official work permit and a residence permit. Once you arrive in China it takes about 3 weeks to get the work permit. Hope this answers your question.
Thank you very much for the clarification 😊🙏
Keep doing your good work 👍
Where are you in Zhengzhou mate?
Jinshui District, 金水区
Yes, it is extremely clean and beautiful for a city; please add pinyin if possible to the subtitles, this facilitates learning the language. Very good video-- but need more about the work :)
Are you from the UK?
Australia
he is defo not from uk with that accent... ew....
so do you need to work 7days per week?
No normal is 5 days a week, but I work 7 days to make more money.
@@andre5095 謝謝您努力！
Glad you decide to teach English while learning Chinese yourself. Lots of people who goes to China to teach for the money but never took the time to learn Chinese or the culture.
What kind of salaries are they paying at training centres these days, with there being a shortage of foreign teachers?
I am making about 31k a month, base salary is 19k. So extra classes pay well. You could probably find an even better salary than that in some cities with demand being so high. There is a massive shortage of English teachers all over China due to Covid-19. Many foreigners left China and getting back is not easy due to strict government policy.
@@andre5095 31k in Chinese Yuan?
good salary!
@@matt9887 yes
@@user-sk6jq6eh8l so so
Good shape.
Hoping you can continue to create more content from inside China and show the world what the real China looks - compared to what's being told in western media. Subscribed!
Thanks for watching! Yeah it is not at all what the western media says. Most of the time people just don't understand China. Once they come here and live here they will see the truth.
@@andre5095 Exactly. There are valid criticisms against China; since no gov't is perfect. So there's no need to spin things to make China look like 21st century Nazis, because once people go there for themselves and see the truth, the lies fall apart and you end up undermining your (western media) credibility. Anyways, hoping that you can learn more Mandarin to interact with the locals!
You seem adapting to the local life quite well, had a friend used to work there as English teacher too, but he couldn't fit in well, I think he's in Hangzhou now.
Btw the music is fine, but really doesn't fit 😂
I think the key to survival in China is being able to speak Chinese. In Zhengzhou basically nobody speaks English and why would they. Many foreigners come here and don't learn Chinese, I would say more than 90% don't bother learning it, in my company I am the only one that can speak Chinese, and I have only been here a few months. In regards to working as an English teacher, It is an incredibly easy job, I mean teaching 3-11 year old's very basic English, it just requires good preparation and dedication, but mostly lots of energy. Bottom line is people come to China with different priorities, most come here just for the money. I came here to learn Chinese lol.
@@andre5095 I totally agree with that. I was working in language schools as TA for foreign teachers like you for a while, I found lot of them came for money but didn't think through, not just the language, they didn't even keep an open mind to the totally different culture. Still stick to their own background firmly. All the saw if the difference and unsatisfactory things. Which made their life really boring and miserable. Chinese people are usually nice to foreigners and if you are speaking some Chinese, that'll just bring whole thing to another level of nice.
I'm glad that you are enjoying it there and you already made local friends, even better than me as a native 😂 btw I love badminton too. Bad it's too far we won't be able to have match.
@@andre5095 ohh, and about Chinese parents spend so much on their kids, big part of the reason is probably as what you said, seeing it as an investment, so that the kids can take care of them when they are old and there's no pension. Pension system is quite bad in rural area and with people don't have a job that covers them all the social insurances. So when they are old they won't have retirement pension and other social welfare. Like farmers or some construction labors, and business insurance isn't popular in China. So they bet on children. But it's also a culture thing, education has always been a big thing in Chinese culture, especially today when the competitions are intense than ever, kids have to stand out among millions. Parents would want children to have a better future for themselves. I can relate to both since I was born and raised in a poor village, my parents sent me to regional capital city hundreds KM away to study and all the way to college when most kids around dropped school after middle school, they want me to have better future not a famer that working hard all day under the sun like them. And also they may benefit from it. Cuz children take care of parents when they are old is also an important Chinese culture.
Great videos! Learning Mandarin here in California. Do you have an Instagram, I couldn’t find a current one?
Awesome!! Thx!!