RQuealy Posted January 4, 2011 at 03:20 AM Report Posted January 4, 2011 at 03:20 AM I'm looking to study Chinese for a couple years at Guangxi DaXue and was wondering what sort of work opportunities there might be for a student in Nanning. Is it possible to find Egnlish teaching/tutoring positions without having a TESOL or other certification? I'm a college graduate and I simply want to work on my Chinese speaking skills for a couple years before moving on towards a career and would appreciate any advice on how I might support myself once in Nanning. Thanks for any help you can offer. Quote
anonymoose Posted January 4, 2011 at 03:53 AM Report Posted January 4, 2011 at 03:53 AM If you're on a student visa, you aren't legally entitled to work. Finding English teaching jobs is not usually difficult in any part of China. Since you will have to do it unofficially, it is unlikely that you will need any certification. Quote
jessiejin Posted January 4, 2011 at 04:27 AM Report Posted January 4, 2011 at 04:27 AM i think it is not hard for you to have a job.for example,i studied in Global IELTS last summer to pratise my spoken english.they employ many foreign teachers,especially in summer holiday and winner holiday. and if you want to have a part-time job,you can also find a in a university as a teacher to teach spoken english.some university employ foreign teacher to teach elective.just like my univeristy. Quote
RQuealy Posted January 4, 2011 at 04:41 PM Author Report Posted January 4, 2011 at 04:41 PM I was under the impression that you could have your visa changed in the event of finding work. Is it not possible to legally be both a student and employed? Has anyone been both? Quote
anonymoose Posted January 5, 2011 at 12:19 AM Report Posted January 5, 2011 at 12:19 AM As far as I know (and I may be wrong, so I welcome any confirmation either way), you need to have a student visa for a university to enrol you, and you need to have a work visa to legally have a job. You can only have one visa (or residence permit as it actually is) at any time, so therefore, technically, you couldn't be a student and employed at the same time. In reality though, many people do both, so I wouldn't worry about it too much. But of course, if you are working unofficially, you have less recourse should anything go wrong. Quote
fanglu Posted January 5, 2011 at 12:40 AM Report Posted January 5, 2011 at 12:40 AM you need to have a student visa for a university to enrol you I think most unis will enrol you regardless of your visa type provided you have the right to stay in the country. For example I studied for a semester at a uni on a 60 day multi-entry L visa because I left the country and came back several times throughout the term. I just had to explain that that's what I was doing at the time I enrolled. I expect the same would be true for a Z visa - provided you could explain what work you were doing and why that left you enough time to study they would be ok with it. Quote
kellys Posted January 5, 2011 at 02:40 AM Report Posted January 5, 2011 at 02:40 AM if you are a native English speaker, it's not difficult for you to find a English teaching job. i knew some forign friends study mandarin in Fudan, and teach english at English Training school as a part time. No problem Quote
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