{"id":506,"date":"2016-02-13T16:26:29","date_gmt":"2016-02-13T16:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/?p=506"},"modified":"2016-09-16T16:16:05","modified_gmt":"2016-09-16T15:16:05","slug":"teaching-english-in-taiwan-taipei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/taiwan\/teaching-english-in-taiwan-taipei","title":{"rendered":"Teaching English in Taiwan &#8211; Taipei"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Teaching English in Taipei, Taiwan<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Hsinchu-Taiwan.gif\" alt=\"Hsinchu, Taiwan\" width=\"495\" height=\"303\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3700205.421094145!2d119.32203607320416!3d25.085545136751776!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x3442ac6b61dbbd8b%3A0xbcd1baad5c06a482!2sTaipei+City%2C+Taiwan!5e0!3m2!1sen!2spt!4v1455380756455\" width=\"486\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Report submitted on <strong>02 Dec, 2015<\/strong> by <strong>Yasmin<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Teaching English in Taipei, Taiwan:<\/h4>\n<p><strong>How can teachers find teaching jobs in Taipei, Taiwan?<br \/><\/strong>Online or contact an agent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The main English teaching jobs available are:<br \/><\/strong>Full time English language school positions, part time English language school positions, teaching at kindergartens \/ pre-schools, teaching at state schools, teaching at private international schools.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the minimum teaching requirements?<br \/><\/strong>Degree and passport from a native English speaking country.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What teaching requirements would you recommend?<\/strong><br \/>TESOL can greatly help in getting the better jobs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the levels of payment?<\/strong><br \/>\u00a314 per hours (approx. US$20).<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many teaching days a week is normal?<\/strong><br \/>5 days per week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many face-to-face teaching hours a week is normal?<\/strong><br \/>23 hours per week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the normal arrangement for holidays?<br \/><\/strong>2 weeks per year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What advice would you give to someone considering coming toTaipei, Taiwan to teach English?<\/strong><br \/>It&#8217;s a lot of fun and lots of valuable skills can be learnt from the experience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the positive aspects of teaching English in Taipei, Taiwan?<\/strong><br \/>Wonderful lifestyle, great kids who are very respectful.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the negative aspects for teaching English in Taipei, Taiwan?<\/strong><br \/>Management hard to deal with.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Living in Taipei, Taiwan:<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Are there any visa or other legal requirements to live in Taiwan?<\/strong><br \/>Work permit and ARC for non residents.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the cost of living like in Taiwan?<\/strong><br \/>\u00a3600-800\/ month (approx US$870 &#8211; US$1,150).<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the usual accommodation arrangements and how can you find accommodation?<br \/><\/strong>Online \/ through agents \/ foreigners sharing sites.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other than teaching, what positive aspects are there for living in Taipei, Taiwan?<br \/><\/strong>Friendly people, many people speak English, lots to do, great food, convenience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other than teaching, what negative aspects are there for living in Taipei, Taiwan?<\/strong><br \/>Weather, cleanliness.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What advice would you give to someone considering coming to Taipei, Taiwan?<\/strong><br \/>It&#8217;s a very good idea.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What things do you miss most (other than family and friends) from your home country?<\/strong><br \/>Bacon!<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you think you will miss most when (or if) you leave Taiwan?<br \/><\/strong>Everything!<\/p>\n<p><strong>What things would you recommend to new teachers in your area to bring with them from their home country?<\/strong><br \/>Everything is easy to find except British style bacon.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>About Me and My Work:<\/h4>\n<p><strong>My Name<\/strong>: Yasmin<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nationality<\/strong>: British<\/p>\n<p><strong>Students I&#8217;ve taught in Taiwan<\/strong>: Toddlers (2-4 years), pre-school \/ kindergarten (4-6 years), elementary (6-12 years), adults.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My school facilities<\/strong>: Adequate.<\/p>\n<div id=\"stcpDiv\"><strong>Teacher support at my school<\/strong>: Lesson observations.<\/div>\n<div id=\"dividerDotsDiv\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<h2>Do you teach English in Taiwan?<\/h2>\n<p>Tell us about your experiences &#8211; <a title=\"Submit Country Report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/submit-country-report\">click here to submit your report about teaching English in Taiwan<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teaching English in Taipei, Taiwan &nbsp; Report submitted on 02 Dec, 2015 by Yasmin. Teaching English in Taipei, Taiwan: How can teachers find teaching jobs in Taipei, Taiwan?Online or contact an agent. The main English teaching jobs available are:Full time English language school positions, part time English language school positions, teaching at kindergartens \/ pre-schools, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/taiwan\/teaching-english-in-taiwan-taipei\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Teaching English in Taiwan &#8211; Taipei<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[7,166,116,6],"class_list":["post-506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-taiwan","tag-english-jobs","tag-taipei","tag-taiwan","tag-teaching-english"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=506"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":700,"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506\/revisions\/700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}