| teaching like in Taiwan? Teaching English in Taiwan is | | | | you may have tests and homework that you need to |
| a very interesting experience. Some people love it, | | | | take home to grade. |
| some hate it and some just do it because they don't | | | | Most classes involve teaching children English. There |
| know what else they can do. If you haven't ever | | | | may or may not be a Taiwanese assistant teacher in |
| taught English before, you may find out that it isn't | | | | the class with you while you are teaching. You don't |
| anything like you expected it to be. This is especially | | | | need to speak Chinese as the entire class is taught in |
| true in Taiwan where the actual business side of how | | | | English. You'll find that students often don't understand |
| most schools are run takes precedence over actually | | | | and you are basically just talking to yourself. This is |
| educating children properly. | | | | common. It's times like these where you'll need to |
| Teaching English in Taiwan usually involves working 4 | | | | either use the whiteboard or some body language to |
| hours a day, Monday to Saturday. Saturday work is | | | | try and convey your meaning to the students. |
| the norm in Taiwan and don't expect that you will find | | | | There really is no experience quite like teaching English |
| a job that doesn't have classes scheduled on | | | | in Taiwan. The work is relatively easy, perhaps too |
| Saturday. This doesn't mean everyone works | | | | easy and you will be working mostly with children. If |
| Saturdays but the majority of English teachers do. You | | | | you enjoy working four hours a day and don't mind |
| typically need to turn up half an hour early before class | | | | working on Saturdays, then teaching English could very |
| to prepare. Classes usually run for 50 minutes with a | | | | well be your thing. |
| 10 minute break in between. Depending on your school | | | | |