Teach in China Shanghai Orientation Program

Prior to the beginning of your teaching assignment at your Chinese host school, there will be a 4-day orientation program in Shanghai from August 25 to 28, 2010. (*The exact departure date for each participant may be slightly different due to flight arrangements.) The orientation program will provide you with first-hand experience in understanding how the educational system operates in China. It also gives you an opportunity to observe some typical classroom situations. Graduates of Appalachians Abroad Teach in China Program will share their experience on living and teaching in China. They will also give you concrete suggestions for responding most effectively to the many aspects of Chinese life which you will encounter inside and outside of your classrooms. Some local sight seeing and cultural activities will also be arranged. Accommodations and local transportation during the orientation program in Shanghai are included in the program fee. Food and entertainment costs are NOT INCLUDED in the program fee.

A 45-hour on-line TEFL training course over a nine-week period of time is provided from May 10 through July 11, 2010 to accepted program participants at no extra cost. This on-line course is designed to assist participants with the introduction of Teaching English as a Foreign Language teaching skills and methods to teach English in China. Those who successfully complete the course will be provided a "Teach in China TEFL Certificate".

Being able to speak English does not mean knowing how to teach it. A comprehensive and practical 9-week on-line training course in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) teaching methodology is offered from May 10 through July 11. The on-line training course will provide participants with concrete solutions, practical usable ideas and sample lesson plans that can be used soon after their arrival in China. Participants who successfully complete the course will be provided with a "Teach in China TEFL Certificate". This Online TEFL course is mandatory to all accepted partipants even to those who have a TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) or TEFL certificate or teaching related experience.