I'm interested in possibly teaching English in Taiwan, preferably in the Tainan area?

Question

I taught English in Japan for five years, so I have some experience teaching English abroad. Now I have an interest in Taiwan, and might like to teach there. I cannot speak Chinese. How might I go about finding a teaching job
there? Can I start the process while still living in the United States?

Answer 1

I'm surprised Matt of Asia hasn't replied to this posting!

I taught English in Taiwan and there are three sites I would recommend to you (links to each are listed at the bottom of the post):

1. Footprints Recruiting company. Good Canadian recruiting company that does NOT charge you to place you. They connect you with schools looking for teachers. Very user friendly and very supportive of you when you go overseas (at least in Taiwan they're very supportive).

2. Tealit. As a previous poster alluded, this is a great self-serve site with lots of teaching opportunities. This is also a great place to learn about living in Taiwan, including tax information, meeting friends and learning about the culture.

3. Kojen English Language centers. This is the company I worked with in Taiwan, and although some others have had problems with Kojen, in my experience, as long as you're willing to work according to the terms of your contract (which they will send to you before you go over there), you can get great teaching experience, make good money and generally get good living and working support from them. Again, attitude is everything. If you're a hard worker, most of the school directors I worked with would bend over backwards to help you.

Good luck!

Answer 2

Dave's is okay, but your best bet is looking at http://www.tealit.com. tealit stands for 'Teaching and Living in Taiwan'. It is a very useful site, not only for teaching in Taiwan, but many other things.
If you get a school while still in the United States, they will process your Visa and maybe even help you find an apartment in Taiwan. Once you have found a school and are planning to come, you can post a personal on Tealit. There may be some American or Canadian people who live near where you will be. I am sure that they can help you get settled.
Good luck, and bring LOTS of sunscreen. It's February and it's already hitting close to 30 degrees celsius.

Answer 3

i have a idea to telling you
if u know America school in Taiwan
there are lots forenignr come from many country !
the teachers all from USA or Canada
probably ..you can go
and learn chinese
Taiwan foreigner can speaking chinese
or you can coming church
ya

Answer 4

Once you find a place that will hire and sponsor you, try to get the minimum number of teaching hours that they will allow, unless it is a very good rate. You can typically get better pay per hour tutoring one on one privately than you will get with the school.

Answer 5

Dave's ESL Cafe is always a good start. You can find job listings and get info on scary and good places.

www.eslcafe.com