Sentence structure and location

[Alastair]

Hey guys, have been learning Mandarin for a couple of months and I have a quick question regarding sentence structure, particularly with regards to location.

 

If I wanted to say 'next year, I will be a teacher in China', would I say 

 

明年我在中国会是老师

 

or

 

明年我会是老师在中国.

 

To me, the second one sounds a lot more natural, but I am aware that location (as a general rule) comes after the date/time. Are both correct, or is the first one the only one I can use? This will help me out with other stuff as well I'm sure. 

Thanks!

[suMMit]

I will take a stab:

 

我明年要去中国教书

或者

一年以后我会在中国教书

[Jim]

I'd say the first is the most natural sentence order, although I would express going to be a teacher using 当老师; to me this emphasises the going to China part. The second sentence order is not incorrect (though again some of your vocab is wrong!) but emphasises that you are going to be a teacher; that you are going to China to do that is secondary or supplementary information.

[889]

I'd also use 当 or 搞.

 

Colloquially the sentence would sound better with something more in there showing planning or anticipation, like 想 or 打算. A degree of redundancy is common especially in spoken Chinese.

[Jim]

1 hour ago, 889 said:

Colloquially the sentence would sound better with something more in there showing planning or anticipation, like 想 or 打算.

Yes, that is another bit of the vocab that's actively wrong in the OP; 要去 works also as in SuMMit's reply.

[道艺]

My suggestion:

明年我要去中国当老师。

 

明年 time

要去 future, yet to happen, plan to go

中国 location

当老师 to take on a role

[Shelley]

The thing I notice was the misuse of 是.

 One of the first things I learnt about the use of 是 is that it doesn't mean "is or to be" in the same way as it does in English. 

This explains it better than I can. https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Connecting_nouns_with_"shi"

 

I would also use 当老师.