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June 3, 2006
English Teacher for Tibetan Students Wanted in China
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From: Kevin Stuart <koknor@hotmail.com>
ENGLISH TEACHER FOR TIBETAN STUDENTS WANTED (Contact: Charlotte
Jefferay: jyekuteach@yahoo.com, charlotte.jefferay@gmail.com)
Qinghai Province, China
Reporting to work 28 August 2006
Huangnan Nationalities Teachers' College is looking for a qualified
experienced English language teacher to take responsibility for a
class of 30 specially selected English Training Programme (ETP)
students from Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the Amdo
Tibetan area of Qinghai Province.
Conditions of employment:
Salary: Equivalent to a senior local teacher's salary: 2 500 RMB a
month for 12 months.
Contract: One year initially with the possibility of renewal.
(September 2006 to August 2007)
Duties: Up to 15 hours of instruction in English language a week
using a variety of different teaching methods and activities (with
limited resources) and helping to create a syllabus.
Extracurricular: Several hours a week in informal student contact and
assisting the students with small-scale development projects.
Accommodation: An apartment with running water, heating, inside
toilet, electricity, gas cooker, telephone and basic furnishing.
Visa: The school will assist with getting a 'Z' visa
Travel: The teacher will have to pay his/her own (return) airfare
transport to Xining the Provincial Capital. A portion of this cost
will be reimbursed at the end of the first year and up to 10 000 rmb
at the end of three years.
Medical Insurance: The teacher will be covered by a local medical
insurance but international cover is the teacher's responsibility.
Holiday: There is a six-seven week break in the winter and
approximately 5 weeks in the summer
Qualifications and skills required:
English proficiency: spoken and written English with native fluency.
B.A. degree plus EFL/ESL training.
Teaching experience of at least two years preferably in an Asian
country and preferably in China.
Willingness to learn the Tibetan language and/or Chinese.
Awareness of local sensitivities and an attitude of respect and
support for all indigenous religious and cultural beliefs/customs.
Good interpersonal and communication skills with school administration.
Independence, self reliance and creativity.
Background Information:
The college is situated in Tongren Town (Tibetan area called Rebgong)
approximately 180 km SE of Xining City, the Provincial Capital. It is
in a picturesque river valley at an altitude of 2 500 meters. Summers
are warm and the winters are cold - below 11 degrees C at times. It
is a small town (perhaps 50 000 inhabitants) with restaurants,
hotels, banks, markets, smallish supermarkets and Internet access.
There are many monasteries and easy access to the rural mountain
area. The majority of the town's residents are Tibetan. There are
smaller populations of Han Chinese and Muslims.
There are currently two ETP classes and there will possibly be a new
class starting in September 2006. The main aim of the ETP is to
train excellent students as future English teachers in an area that
is one of China's poorest. At the end of the three years, the
students will write entrance exams for higher education and be in a
stronger position to explore employment and further study
opportunities to the benefit of the Tibetan community.
Contact Information:
Charlotte Jefferay: jyekuteach@yahoo.com, charlotte.jefferay@gmail.com
Telephone +86+973+8795877 Cell =86+13139133034
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