gingko
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Post by gingko on Sept 16, 2006 1:05:58 GMT 7
Job involves preparing students for IELTS, presumably at a private college affiliated with the state uni. Does anyone have any knowledge of the uni, programme etc. Any help/advice gratefully received.
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Post by Raoul Duke on Sept 16, 2006 11:38:18 GMT 7
Wow! Nice to see you back, Ginkgo. It's been, uh, 2 1/2 years.... I don't know this program, but I've taught in others I strongly suspect were like it...even the names were similar. If it fits the mold, the pay will be pretty good but the load could be high and include a lot of grading-intensive writing classes. The real trouble will come from the administrative side...these places are often real hotbeds of corruption- payoffs, changed grades, and so on. The decision of whether or not a student passes will not rest entirely with you...and the students will know it. There's also a lot of dancing-white-monkey-type xenophobia in these places. So keep a jaded eye when you look at this place... I hope you get more direct info on this school!
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Post by Nate M on Sept 17, 2006 6:28:41 GMT 7
Tianjin University of Commerce is called Caijing Daxue, is located right on the subway line next to the place I studied Chinese in this summer. I haven't really done much except walk around in the place, and the campus itself seemed nice enough. There are also quite a few foreigners at the school, some teaching, some studying in a Masters program they have at the school that has some affiliation with Oklahoma City University back in the States. I'm sure that if you asked on my Tianjin site, there would be someone who could give you a little more detailed information. I applied for a job at the school myself, but they didn't get back to me in a timely manner, and by the time they did I had already found a job at another school. If the pay is decent, I'd say that there are probably worse places you could be, but you'll want to talk to someone else who knows a little more about the school before giving it the AOK. Check your PM box for the email of one such person.
Wait a second, poo, this is all wrong. I'm an idiot. You might actually be coming to teach at MY school. Is the guy talking to you named Andrew, by chance?
BTW, Caijing Daxue is Tianjin University of Finance and Economics. The information written above applies to that school, not Tianjin University of Commerce. University of Commerce is Shang xueyuan.
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gingko
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Post by gingko on Sept 17, 2006 16:50:14 GMT 7
Thanks. OK, quick dash to the dictionary to check who's given this offer....I've been in Africa for 2 years and can't remember hanzi... tjcu.edu.cn is....shang xue yuan...from the banner calligraphy, at least I think that's what it says!...computer here in UK doesn't have Chinese software. Forgotten how complex China and the language are! I've been emailing Kirsten in the laoban's office, and asked her to get back to me with an FE's contacts to act as referee. No reference, no teacher. BTW, you guys have done a FANTASTIC job with this board
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Post by Nate M on Sept 17, 2006 21:27:00 GMT 7
Well, the school I'm at is a private school affiliated with Shangxueyuan, although the connection, from what I understand, is pretty limited, so I'm kind of surprised that they're recruiting through Shangxueyuan. I've only been teaching for a few weeks thus far, and so it's a bit early for me to give my full impressions. If you want to talk more about it, though, we can do so via pm.
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