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I am a native speaker and a certified teacher in the US, I can tell you that many...MANY!... non-native speakers are better qualified than the majority of native speakers.
I am an american citizen whose first language is Spanish (puerto rican) . I studied psychology in college but my degree is from a latin american country, however, I have been working as a English/Science teacher for 6 years now. I am very curious about teaching in China so I am glad you had this interview. 💯💪🏼
Great video, thank you for that. As non-native, you cannot have a an English language teacher work permit; they just give you a managerial position, still you can teach because it is inside the institution and you have contact with the kids. To be honest, of course, the government knows that we are teaching here with managerial work permit.
@@fatisummer9106 Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes! For sure! I can tell you! Those articles about teaching in China if you are NNET are manipulated to some extent by those whose real intention is to scare you away.
What a useful video👌Could you please talk about how non-native teachers can teach English online from the comfort of their home?and Which countries or wbsites or institutes are a better choice? 🙏🌺
Being non-native teacher from Pakistan, I had faced lot of problems. Those problems were mostly associated to the overall attitude of my colleagues and somehow about accent. Yes can't agree anymore about the skin color phenomenon in China. Chinese care less about the content but they are much curious about the skin color. Ultimately, I quit that job only in three months and got cancellation letter. Now am jobless and staying with a friend in another city.
I'm so sorry for the experience you had. I'm a Muslim Arab girl with skin like priyanka chopra(I wear modern hijab) for instance, do you think I have good chances there?
Plz tell me clearly that do people from Pakistan can get a job in china as a teacher.I have heard that they won't accept non natives and even if they do they will only accept people with master's in English not in any other language
hello Marek, thank you again for delivering this type of interview, very useful for us aspiring to get hired by a school in China among other countries. Allow me to start my comment by saying that most of us are trying to get a job in China because of the competitive salaries they offer, and the desire to improve the quality of life we have in 3rd world countries like in my case that I'm from Panama, so I just wanted to tell you why we insist sometimes to work in Asia, just because we don't get those remunerations here in Latin America or developing countries in Southeast Asia. It was really refreshing to see Achraf being a non-native speaker successfully teaching in China legally, I have so many questions but I don't want to overflow this comment section with them, so I hope Part 2 of this interview will be live.
Thanks for your comment! Totally understand. You can get paid very well in the middle East too. I hear Vietnam can pay high salaries too. It all of course depends on the school or institution, but that's true for China too. The second part will be out soon. If you hit the bell button and subscribe, you won't miss it 😊
my main obstacle is the fact that I don't have a Bachelor's degree and in the middle east and some Vietnamese schools they are as picky as the Chinese and Japanese schools
I have just finished my Tefl Certification and also passing the GEP exam at a C1, all last month. So i am just researching into the industry, before i start applying for work.
So, as I understand in order to teach in China for none-native speaker you don't need TESOL OR TEFL certificate if you have special degree like in Teaching/ pedagogy field? If you get BA degree on the field of pedagogy you don't need any certificate?
I agree with him but that's no easy to get the ESL job in China. I have been teaching in China for 10 years. When i resign or finish the contract most of the college/University or any institute they only look NES only NES
I've been teaching English in China for more than 5 years and it's only getting worse and more aggressive towards non-native speakers. I have a degree in ESL, related work experience, I hold a teaching visa which can be legally transferred to any type of educational institution, yet 90% of jobs are out of reach for me. You can certainly get a job at a kindergarten or at a poorly managed racist training centre but forget about colleges, universities, middle and high schools. They would rather hire a person with an American passport without any qualifications to teach instead of me and this is not an exaggeration. This is China. Also they would lie to their students or their parents that you are from Canada or Australia. And if you're for example a Pakistani, they would lie telling you're from South America because Chinese people are prejudiced against muslims and no one would ever let their child to be taught by a muslim person in China. Also the word "America" does it magic since most of Chinese people are not very good at geography and have no idea that there are two Americas. And this is like 10% of the negative stuff you'll experience in China as a non-native teacher and it would get even worse if you're not a caucasian looking person. I need just one more year in China before I get my Canadian PR and I'm struggling to find a job even at a low grade college or university because all I hear is: sorry, but they prefer native speakers. DO NOT GO to teach in China, this will drive your self-esteem under the rug and make you prejudiced against Chinese people in response to their discrimination and open racism.
I´m curious about two other important things you didn´t mention: the z visa allows you to teach in public schools and private schools and how much is the average salary for teachers in china.I´m a NON NATIVE SPEAKER of English with a BD and TOEFL tested with more than 30 years of experience in private and public schools,but I´d take a chance to teach in China only if the students are in HIGH SCHOOLS because I prefer to teach to more mature students.
Hello, great video! Thank you. Here's my situation. I was born in Italy. That's where I grew up until, at the age of 27, I moved to the UK. Having lived in the UK for 22 years, I now have dual citizenship, meaning that I have both an Italian and a British passport. I would like to teach English in China and would obviously apply for my Z Visa as a British citizen. However, my Bachelor's (with a major in English Language and Literature) is from an Italian university. The Italian degree certificate has been translated into English by a certified translator and also validated by UK ENIC as equivalent to a UK Bachelor's Degree. Woukd the fact that my degree is not from a UK university and that the degree certificate thereof is written in Italian be an issue for the Chinese authorities when they review my Z Visa application? Thank you very much, G.G.
Hello there! First of all thank you so much for sharing contents of such high quality with us non-native speakers :) I still haven't got if in the end Achraf was able to get the Z Visa with the "Teaching English sign" printed and be 100% legal or not. Can you confirm me that? Have a nice day! PS: subscribed!
Hey Davide, I am glad that you enjoyed this informative content, and yes I was able to get a teaching position in China 100% legal, I think you meant by this " Teaching English Sign printed" as the status of my work permit information, if it that is the case, well yeah my work permit title is an ESL teacher.
@@achrafbakirou4763 may I ask you if your degree comes from an English speaking country? Or did you get it in Morocco or another non native one? Thank you very much!
@@achrafbakirou4763 thank you very much, so actually it's still possible to get a 100% legal Z visa as a non native with a bachelor from a non native speaking country as well. It's very reassuring to know! I wish you all the best!
Great video thanks for sheding lights on non native teachers, could you please provide me with the websites that achraf mentioned ? Thank you in advance.
First of all thank you for the great video , i just have a question , should I be in china (or any other country) to apply for an ELT job there or is it just online , I mean the interview ? .... Thank you 💗
Hey, thank you for your positive feedback. As to answer your question, you only need to apply online and take the interview online too, once you clear all of the stages and you get accepted you will have to scan your documents, send them to the recruitment company/school, then they will process your work permit, finally you will be able to start your journey abroad. Best of luck .
@@achrafbakirou4763 Thank you so much for the information and the advices ... I just watched the other video and you're really inspiring me ... Have a great day ! :D
@Hülagü Han Öztürk Hey brother, you can try the following two websites : www.teachaway.com www.gooverseas.com I am working under Z visa , which is the legal one .
Hello. Thank you for the video. Is it possible for a dark skinned person specifically from Africa to get an English teaching job abroad? Do they experience racism?
That's totally not true, I have been teaching legaly here in China for more than 4 years. Never faced a problem regarding my work permit. You can't just claim something that you have no clue of. Non natives CAN work legally in China as English language teachers.
@@achrafbakirou4763Thank you for clarifying that. I have a BA degree in Education with a major in TEFL and a teaching license from Sweden. I sent my credentials to recruiters but they tell me there is no update yet and its July. What can I do to get offers?
Right. This @Andrew A is basing his arguments on biased information posted by TEFL agencies willing to scare NNESTs away so that native teachers take advantage of the opportunities that China can bring them.
@Andrew A, I am a native English speaker and I worked in China for 15 years as a teacher of non-English subjects at university and at international high schools. You are ABSOLUTELY WRONG in what you say!!!!!!! Only last week, my Romanian friend went back to China to teach English in Beijing and he has been there 10 years!! Mind you his English is flawless and almost at native level and non-native English speakers who wish to teach in China MUST have flawless and neutral accents to have any real chance of getting a good job in China, especially in a Tier 1 city (BJ, SH, GZ and SZ). They will also definitely require an undergraduate degree (preferrably in English) and an English language teaching certificate.
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I am a native speaker and a certified teacher in the US, I can tell you that many...MANY!... non-native speakers are better qualified than the majority of native speakers.
I've seen natives that spell "should have been" as "should of been", which is why I totally agree with you
@@hulaguhanozturk430 I think you are the one misspelling in here buddy lol
@@joetyler7638 I'm neither an American nor do I consider myself as a native-like English speaker
@@hulaguhanozturk430 it’s supposed to be should have been not should of been,that was wrong grammar bud
@@joetyler7638 I was saying the same thing that you were saying
Thankyou soooooooooomuch for coming out n supporting non- native speakers. I am very thankful to u. I am an Indian with tofel n celta
I am an american citizen whose first language is Spanish (puerto rican) . I studied psychology in college but my degree is from a latin american country, however, I have been working as a English/Science teacher for 6 years now. I am very curious about teaching in China so I am glad you had this interview. 💯💪🏼
Thanks a million for such an incredibly informative video. You’ve been of much help.
Great video, thank you for that. As non-native, you cannot have a an English language teacher work permit; they just give you a managerial position, still you can teach because it is inside the institution and you have contact with the kids. To be honest, of course, the government knows that we are teaching here with managerial work permit.
True! In fact, you can still work 'legally' this way in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities, but not in pilot cities or Tier-1 cities.
@@johnmfl3648 but it's Z visa right?
@@fatisummer9106 Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes! For sure! I can tell you! Those articles about teaching in China if you are NNET are manipulated to some extent by those whose real intention is to scare you away.
Well done Achraf 👌🏼
What a useful video👌Could you please talk about how non-native teachers can teach English online from the comfort of their home?and Which countries or wbsites or institutes are a better choice? 🙏🌺
That's very informative! Thank you two for such wonderful interview video!
Being non-native teacher from Pakistan, I had faced lot of problems. Those problems were mostly associated to the overall attitude of my colleagues and somehow about accent. Yes can't agree anymore about the skin color phenomenon in China. Chinese care less about the content but they are much curious about the skin color. Ultimately, I quit that job only in three months and got cancellation letter. Now am jobless and staying with a friend in another city.
I'm so sorry for the experience you had. I'm a Muslim Arab girl with skin like priyanka chopra(I wear modern hijab) for instance, do you think I have good chances there?
@@someone_weird9 everybody is different. Some schools are okay and rest are all about money
Plz tell me clearly that do people from Pakistan can get a job in china as a teacher.I have heard that they won't accept non natives and even if they do they will only accept people with master's in English not in any other language
hello Marek, thank you again for delivering this type of interview, very useful for us aspiring to get hired by a school in China among other countries. Allow me to start my comment by saying that most of us are trying to get a job in China because of the competitive salaries they offer, and the desire to improve the quality of life we have in 3rd world countries like in my case that I'm from Panama, so I just wanted to tell you why we insist sometimes to work in Asia, just because we don't get those remunerations here in Latin America or developing countries in Southeast Asia.
It was really refreshing to see Achraf being a non-native speaker successfully teaching in China legally, I have so many questions but I don't want to overflow this comment section with them, so I hope Part 2 of this interview will be live.
Thanks for your comment! Totally understand. You can get paid very well in the middle East too. I hear Vietnam can pay high salaries too. It all of course depends on the school or institution, but that's true for China too. The second part will be out soon. If you hit the bell button and subscribe, you won't miss it 😊
already subscribed to your channel brother, and reminder is set for part 2 :D
my main obstacle is the fact that I don't have a Bachelor's degree and in the middle east and some Vietnamese schools they are as picky as the Chinese and Japanese schools
I have just finished my Tefl Certification and also passing the GEP exam at a C1, all last month. So i am just researching into the industry, before i start applying for work.
But you forgot to mention how to get the Z Visa without an English speaker country passport, regards
So, as I understand in order to teach in China for none-native speaker you don't need TESOL OR TEFL certificate if you have special degree like in Teaching/ pedagogy field? If you get BA degree on the field of pedagogy you don't need any certificate?
Thank you very much. My getting to view this video at this time is spot on.
I agree with him but that's no easy to get the ESL job in China. I have been teaching in China for 10 years. When i resign or finish the contract most of the college/University or any institute they only look NES only NES
I am proud of u achraf , can u share with me how u got your fluent in speaking and your pronunciation ?
I've been teaching English in China for more than 5 years and it's only getting worse and more aggressive towards non-native speakers. I have a degree in ESL, related work experience, I hold a teaching visa which can be legally transferred to any type of educational institution, yet 90% of jobs are out of reach for me. You can certainly get a job at a kindergarten or at a poorly managed racist training centre but forget about colleges, universities, middle and high schools. They would rather hire a person with an American passport without any qualifications to teach instead of me and this is not an exaggeration. This is China. Also they would lie to their students or their parents that you are from Canada or Australia. And if you're for example a Pakistani, they would lie telling you're from South America because Chinese people are prejudiced against muslims and no one would ever let their child to be taught by a muslim person in China. Also the word "America" does it magic since most of Chinese people are not very good at geography and have no idea that there are two Americas. And this is like 10% of the negative stuff you'll experience in China as a non-native teacher and it would get even worse if you're not a caucasian looking person.
I need just one more year in China before I get my Canadian PR and I'm struggling to find a job even at a low grade college or university because all I hear is: sorry, but they prefer native speakers. DO NOT GO to teach in China, this will drive your self-esteem under the rug and make you prejudiced against Chinese people in response to their discrimination and open racism.
I´m curious about two other important things you didn´t mention: the z visa allows you to teach in public schools and private schools and how much is the average salary for teachers in china.I´m a NON NATIVE SPEAKER of English with a BD and TOEFL tested with more than 30 years of experience in private and public schools,but I´d take a chance to teach in China only if the students are in HIGH SCHOOLS because I prefer to teach to more mature students.
Thanks for your brilliant inspiring videos. How do you believe the situation to be in China for Non-Native teachers now in 2023.
lol, I also wanted to go to South Korea but ended up going to China
Thanks a lot for this great video
Hello, great video! Thank you.
Here's my situation.
I was born in Italy. That's where I grew up until, at the age of 27, I moved to the UK. Having lived in the UK for 22 years, I now have dual citizenship, meaning that I have both an Italian and a British passport.
I would like to teach English in China and would obviously apply for my Z Visa as a British citizen.
However, my Bachelor's (with a major in English Language and Literature) is from an Italian university. The Italian degree certificate has been translated into English by a certified translator and also validated by UK ENIC as equivalent to a UK Bachelor's Degree.
Woukd the fact that my degree is not from a UK university and that the degree certificate thereof is written in Italian be an issue for the Chinese authorities when they review my Z Visa application?
Thank you very much,
G.G.
can we get in touch with ashraf please , thank you for these videos
this is absolutely helpful
Hello there! First of all thank you so much for sharing contents of such high quality with us non-native speakers :)
I still haven't got if in the end Achraf was able to get the Z Visa with the "Teaching English sign" printed and be 100% legal or not. Can you confirm me that? Have a nice day!
PS: subscribed!
Hey Davide, I am glad that you enjoyed this informative content, and yes I was able to get a teaching position in China 100% legal, I think you meant by this " Teaching English Sign printed" as the status of my work permit information, if it that is the case, well yeah my work permit title is an ESL teacher.
@@achrafbakirou4763 may I ask you if your degree comes from an English speaking country? Or did you get it in Morocco or another non native one? Thank you very much!
@@davidebonaldo5570 Yeah sure I can answer that, I got my degree from the University of Moulay Ismail, Meknes ,Morocco 😊
@@achrafbakirou4763 thank you very much, so actually it's still possible to get a 100% legal Z visa as a non native with a bachelor from a non native speaking country as well. It's very reassuring to know! I wish you all the best!
@@achrafbakirou4763 Brother may I've your WeChat please?
@Achraf I'm waiting for you brother
Great video thanks for sheding lights on non native teachers, could you please provide me with the websites that achraf mentioned ? Thank you in advance.
First of all thank you for the great video , i just have a question , should I be in china (or any other country) to apply for an ELT job there or is it just online , I mean the interview ? .... Thank you 💗
Hey, thank you for your positive feedback. As to answer your question, you only need to apply online and take the interview online too, once you clear all of the stages and you get accepted you will have to scan your documents, send them to the recruitment company/school, then they will process your work permit, finally you will be able to start your journey abroad. Best of luck .
@@achrafbakirou4763 Thank you so much for the information and the advices ... I just watched the other video and you're really inspiring me ... Have a great day ! :D
@Hülagü Han Öztürk Hey brother, you can try the following two websites : www.teachaway.com
www.gooverseas.com
I am working under Z visa , which is the legal one .
Thank you so much
Hey,I'm from non native country but want to teach in Japan
Is there any dispatch companies you know where I can apply?
It'll be very helpful 😍🙏
Do you definitely need a BA degree in English if you want to teach English in China?
Yes you must have a BA degree unless if you want to take risk and teach illegally with a different kind of Visa.
hi pls could tell me if still there some chances to be an English teacher in china
I want to get a teacher job in Australia. So please guide me.
I have IELTS and 1 year kindergarten school teaching experience and Bachelor engineering degree . can i apply teaching job in china? Non native
Hi, I am an English teacher, Egyptian and looking for a teaching position in china Can you assist?
I would love to teach in Thailand. 😂
Hello. Thank you for the video. Is it possible for a dark skinned person specifically from Africa to get an English teaching job abroad? Do they experience racism?
Yes, so much but you just have to ignore and focus on what brought you to china
What about the salery?
Is having a CELTA, ECPE and experience enough to have a good ESL job in China?
if you are NES then u don't have to worry. You will get the offer at that moments when u apply the job.
Can we get job by applying online??
Hi, my name is Amit Dasgupta. I am an Indian. Presently, I am an English teacher in a school. Can you suggest me a country where I can teach English ?
I'm a primary teacher with PGDE and 10 years experience. Is it possible to find a primary teacher job? How?
i am an english teacher i want to move to china can i contact you in private please ?
Non native English Teachers can’t get legal work Permits as English teachers in China
That's totally not true, I have been teaching legaly here in China for more than 4 years. Never faced a problem regarding my work permit.
You can't just claim something that you have no clue of. Non natives CAN work legally in China as English language teachers.
@@achrafbakirou4763Thank you for clarifying that. I have a BA degree in Education with a major in TEFL and a teaching license from Sweden. I sent my credentials to recruiters but they tell me there is no update yet and its July. What can I do to get offers?
Stop giving people bad information! It is 100% illegal to teach in China unless you are a native speaker.
That's wrong and you know perfectly well it is.
You're 100% wrong then, kindly check your facts.
Right. This @Andrew A is basing his arguments on biased information posted by TEFL agencies willing to scare NNESTs away so that native teachers take advantage of the opportunities that China can bring them.
I know a non-native friend who teaches in china.. YOU are WRONG
@Andrew A, I am a native English speaker and I worked in China for 15 years as a teacher of non-English subjects at university and at international high schools. You are ABSOLUTELY WRONG in what you say!!!!!!! Only last week, my Romanian friend went back to China to teach English in Beijing and he has been there 10 years!! Mind you his English is flawless and almost at native level and non-native English speakers who wish to teach in China MUST have flawless and neutral accents to have any real chance of getting a good job in China, especially in a Tier 1 city (BJ, SH, GZ and SZ). They will also definitely require an undergraduate degree (preferrably in English) and an English language teaching certificate.