Hello Everybody,
Native Speakers may not necessarily be better, but they are in demand by
those who make job postings such as the following for a part-time job at a
high school in Taipei, courtesy of National Taiwan Normal University:
We are looking for a native speaker of English who is available to teach 3-5
pm on Wednesdays.
The details are as follows:
a) hour pay: commensurate with qualification
b) student number: fewer than 30
c) student level: 16-years-old; the gifted class in the National Taiwan
Normal University-affiliated high school.
d) class starts: Wednesday, 9/15 (the class meets every other week)
e) Contact: Dr. Liang I-ping at
lip@cc.ntnu.edu.twWell, there it is!
Tim
Chinese Culture University
Taipei
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Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 6:42 PM
Subject: [HwakangJournal] Foreign English teachers not necessarily better,
experts say
> Foreign English teachers not necessarily better, experts say
>
>
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/detail.asp?ID=52169&GRP=B>
> The Cabinet's policy to raise the public's English level has made English
> tutoring schools (also known as bushibans) a popular business. However,
the
> foreign teaching force at bushibans may not necessarily mean better
quality
> teaching.
> According to the Employment Service Act, foreign teachers have to be above
> 20 years old, with valid graduation certificates from a four-year
university
> or college and the teaching language has to be the national language
> specified on the passport.
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