Feedback from the teachers

I am writing this recommendation letter in support of ‘teachinchina.cn’ for educational service agency. They have been nothing but helpful in assisting and helping me secure a teaching job in China that matches my qualification as a professional English language teacher. I first discovered teachinchina.cn through a search engine and applied for a teaching job on their platform. Within the same day they emailed and informed me about a teaching opening that matches my qualifications. Throughout the process not only had they been really professional but also, they had been very transparent and thorough in assisting me.

I am confident that ‘teachinchina.cn’ is the educational service agency that aspiring teachers need when it comes to helping them find a suitable job based on their interests and qualifications.

Poppy Hazzariana Friday, October 15 2021

I’d like to thank you and your team for your efforts in helping me to secure this post. I’ve felt terribly overwhelmed lately and this is a great relief for me. I’m so sorry I forgot to text you yesterday. I hope all goes well with my file now. You haven’t told me your name? I’ve respected your wish for privacy. My next aim is to have my daughter, Jessica, join me here in China. I realise that it might take three months for her to get in unless she can secure a PU letter with an organisation that has the power/authority to let her in quicker. Could you please help her? She has just graduated from university in the United Kingdom. She’s 22. British passport. She’s vaccinated. She has a BA – First Class Degree – only a little bit of teaching experience as a volunteer in Korea (conversational English with adults) where she has worked in a language café during the summer holidays a few years ago. She knows China as she spent Christmas with me in 2018/19 and the summer with me in 2019 (Tianjin). She has a DBS certificate with apostille and her degree has an apostille as well. Please let me know if you can find work for her in Qinhuangdao? I haven’t seen her for two years. Her dad passed away in November 2018 so it’s been tough for her and she only has me

Lilley 18th Oct 2021

My experience with Asia Volunteers to take has been very good, much better than imagined. From the time I arrived at the airport, the help and friendliness of the Staff was excellent. I was immediately made feel very welcome and everything has been done to make me feel at home. The staff and children at the school couldn’t be friendlier. It has been a great experience and I look forward to the rest of my time here.

Foley  16th November 2003

My name is Crispus Ratnam. I am a foreign teacher of the Shijiazhuang Information Engineering Vocational College.in Hebei. Since I came to China in the year 2002, I had realized the greater need in the teaching of English language. Chinese government is putting much effort in speeding up the use of English as a second language of the nation. China needs higher quality and standards in English teachings and methodologies. There is still great demand for foreign teachers all over China. Chinese government’s education Ministry and private schools are offering the best deals to attract more foreign teachers to teach in China. In this juncture, I like to stress that we must know an agent who is genuine, honest, and capable and a person with integrity to assist a foreigner in getting the job in China. There are many agents who are only after the money and fail to care for the welfare of the foreigner and ensure that they get the job satisfaction and good living conditions. I highly recommend MR. Song Lin Dou President of the Hebei Newtimes International Education Services Ltd. to anyone who needs his services in finding a good job in China. As he had worked in USA, he understands the western culture and standards of living. He is well connected with the top officials and is fully endorsed by the government. He has helped many foreigners find a teaching job and get the appropriate working Visa and resident permits without a hitch and delay.

Crispus Ratnam        24th Nov 2003

Teaching in China has provided me with equal job opportunities and challenges for career growth and development while working in a dynamic, exciting, and fast-growing City of Shijiazhuang. I have been employed as an ESL teacher for one and a half years in this city. In that span of time, I have enjoyed visiting places around China during my free time. Chinese people treated me so well and their hospitality is far beyond compare..

If you are looking for a teaching job in China, I highly recommend Mr. Dou Song Lin and visit his website at www.teachinChina.cn. His office has been providing a thorough assistance to the foreign teachers most especially to those who work here for the first time.

Batingal Chiama From:Philippines 27th Jan 2004

Hello! My name is Allison, and I am from America. I arrived in China a while back and absolutely love it here. It is great how everything was in order and how the staff at the office is just wonderful! I would highly recommend anyone coming to China getting in touch with Mr. Dou. To be honest I was a bit nervous at first, not knowing anyone here. To come and trust yourself to a company on the other side of the planet is scary. All is well, I have a school to teach at, wonderful friends, and a good family.

Allison  From: USA   9th Feb 2004

I loved my teaching experience in China, it has been such a great learning experience, and loads of fun too. I feel privileged and lucky to have been recruited by Mr Dou to work in China. He and his staff did everything possible to make my stay comfortable. The two jobs he found for me satisfied all of my expectations. Their generous hospitality (lots of dinners!!!) reflects that of all the Chinese people that I have befriended here – they are fantastic. Shijiazhuang is a great place to come if you want to experience

Elizabeth Kelly    27th Jan 2004

Before I arrived here there were three things I felt very uncomfortable about.  Firstly, would these people really find me at the airport and put me into a decent college. Secondly, how would my living standards be (I mean, hey, how much do you really know about China??). Finally, would this business with changing my tourist visa into a working visa work out or would get showed directly to the police? Luckily, all three things have worked out just fine: the first thing I saw after having claimed my luggage was a large bit of cardboard with my full name written on it. The apartment I live in has two and a half rooms (including a computer with an Internet connection, a fridge and a microwave and my own small boiler with a shower).  The school (there is a special department in every school whose sole purpose of existence is to take care of their foreign teachers) is handling all the formal paperwork concerning work permit and the alteration of the visa.  My biggest problem was actually adjusting to the food (the trick with the chop sticks wasn’t that difficult), partly because the food, naturally, was quite different to the standard Swiss food and partly because the college’s own canteen is fairly bad;), but even that was easy to overcome as I often got invited to eat out in a fancy restaurant, so after a few days I had got used to the decent food and when I couldn’t take the not-so-tasty food of the canteen I let myself get invited (the Chinese people are very hospitable and friendly….some, off course, only want to improve their English or impress their friends/leaders by showing that they socialize with foreigners, but others are most sincere and I have already found one or two good friends with whom I can also discuss more interesting and personal topics. My schedule holds 16 lessons and I have already received several offers to give private lessons outside of the college which evidently is an awfully easy way to increase your income as the market value of foreign English teachers is fairly high (my wages are about four times as high as the average teachers’). I declined all the offers because I want to concentrate on learning Chinese (the school provides me with private lessons) and also spend time with my students and fellow teachers and friends (there is always somebody who will want to spend time with you, so together with the teaching, preparing, studying and socializing I have pleasantly busy everyday life. It is easy to get by on the salary you receive. For me, the living costs, including going out for a meal occasionally, buying some DVD’s, etc add up to about 1000-1500RMB, which still leaves me with roughly 2000 RMB to blow on sight seeing, shopping, being generous……..for me, it doesn’t pay off to save the money as it is not worth much back in Switzerland. I am, however, keeping back enough money to make sure I can finance my share of the flight. So far it has been a very enriching and enjoyable experience.

David Sprenger (From: Switzerland) 16th November 2003

It seems like a long time ago now that I was apprehensively departing the customs hall at Beijing Airport, hoping that there would be someone waiting for me on the other side of the doors. Indeed it was just over 2 months ago now – time does fly! Of course there was someone waiting for me, indeed there were three men standing there with a sign with my name on it, and they were happy to see me too! What a relief! We then got into a very flash car and headed east to the Qinhuangdao Foreign Language Professional College, and my new appointment as arranged through Teach In China. I must say, thankfully (I was imagining the worst!), that the accommodation far exceeded my expectations, this term I have a three bedroom apartment with a great outlook to myself. I had arrived well before classes started, so it was lovely to be in such a pleasant apartment. I also managed to arrive in the middle of Spring Festival, so I got a good dose of Chinese culture too.

The college is actually located at Nandaihe, which is a seaside resort south of Qinhuangdao city. It is only 600m to the beach – roll on Summer! The environment is lovely, so close to the sea, and there is a great view across fields to hills from all of the Foreign Teachers apartments. The teaching itself is lots of fun. The students here are (on the whole!) keen to learn, and are also glad to have the opportunity to speak with foreigners. Although I had been concerned about what to teach my classes I have found the actual teaching much better than anticipated, which is a great relief!

I had no idea how much of a novelty I would be when walking around the streets here. Be ready for lots of “Hello”’s from people who don’t actually want to stop and talk, and a lot of stares and head turns, especially if you happen to have blonde hair and blue eyes – definitely not the usual here in China.
I have enjoyed my time here, and am sure that I will continue to do so. I am pleased that this position was found for me by www.TeachinChina.cn. They were not only of great assistance before I arrived in this country, but were also able to help me in my preparations in Australia. So I strongly recommend anyone who wants to come to teach in China, the best and trustful agent is Mr Dou Songlin at Teachinchina.cn.

Mary Jordan  From:   Australia January 2004

Hi! My name is Badr and I teach at Tangshan Teacher’s College along with my wife and another foreign teacher. All 3 of us used teachinchina.cn to secure our positions. When my wife and I decided to take the plunge into this mad ESL world, we had many offers from all over China. Mr. Dou and his staff stood out by the quality of their communication as well as their promptness, two qualities that most people lack in China.  The staff at New Times in Shijiazhuang was friendly and welcoming when we arrived. They were a fun bunch to hang out with.  I was surprised by how caring they were and still are.  I was also surprised by the fact that they kept checking on us weeks after we arrived at our college.  Mr. Dou and the gang try hard to bridge the culture gap between us foreigners and China.  Not only did they handle the recruiting part but they also manage the Visas, work Permits etc… I look forward to going to Shijiazhuang in the future and seeing all of them again.  If anyone is in Tangshan, give me a Holla!

Badr, badr[AT]wonderingmind.com April 14, 2004.