My husband and I are moving over to HK this May and I wondered if anyone knew how we were best investigating TEFL roles, as he has a degree and is completing a condensed TEFL training course this month. I can only see jobs which include flights and board, whereas he's fully sponsored through my visa.
Also can anyone give us an idea of when school holidays are?
Thanks in advance everyone and can't wait to get out there.
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"how we were best investigating TEFL roles"
I'm sorry, but I really don't understand this sentence.
"I can only see jobs which include flights and board, whereas he's fully sponsored through my visa."
What are you exactly asking? Reading this, I surely hope you will not teach English.
School holidays are from mid-July to the end of August for primary schools. That was the only clear question in your post.
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Miss P, how would you like your children having this couple/person as their English teacher? I am not being rude, just realistic.
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Yes, if I wanted to be rude I'd say - yes, nothing wrong with the post, just with the author!I am not going to argue with someone who thinks it is ok for a teacher to post something like this.
I do know what she wants, but this really is TERRIBLE English. As a professional-teacher she cannot afford to be this careless when posting a message on a public forum, especially if searching for important information. Careless = perhaps a typo, a spelling mistake, punctuation. But if one has to re-read the sentence 2-3 times to understand the meaning!?!?.
Teaching under NET scheme is difficult, and it's better that this person realizes now that they will have a VERY difficult time if they present themselves this way.
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Yes, Helena, ooh la la! I'm assuming you don't teach, nor have a child in the public school system here? Otherwise you'd be more concerned. I might have incorrectly assumed that the author is looking for TEFL job, it probably is her husband. For this I apologize.
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And in that case, the author could have just replied saying that "no, I will not teach" and that would have been the end of discussion.
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What must The Beesleys think about the expats in Hong Kong??? The poor woman was probably quite looking forward to making contact with some nice, friendly expats, and gets a response like this! No wonder she hasn't contributed to the "discussion" that followed her original posting.
The Beesleys, we're not all so grumpy. Well, not all the time, anyway :)
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Good call people, this forum is primarily for friendly, practical advice...there is no real need for little digs or personal opinions.
To the Beesleys, I understand your thread and would love to offer you some help and advice. Please PM me if you still need some help :o) My husband and I moved here in November after completing intensive TEFL courses and are LOVING it! He is a Permanent Resident and I have a dependant visa. The rules for Dependants changed recently and you can now work unconditionally (1 year rolling visa).
The benefits are better if you apply from outside the country, many schools/centres will offer one-way flights and help with finding/financing accomodation. However, you have much more choice and bargaining power if you are in HK and have a visa. The best place to look is on the South China Morning Post classifieds website.
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Thank you everyone for all your lovely comments and don't worry jflooking I won't be looking after your children, just your savings as I am a banker.
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