Hi Milana! Great to see you're thinking about teaching in China! The workload will depend on the type of school you're teaching at: Public vs. Private. Usually, working hours at a private language center are higher than a public school (pay accompanies that, meaning the more you work, the more you will get paid!). You should plan to be in the classroom about 16-22 hours per week with a public school, and 20-30 hours per week in a private school, with the remaining hours (to make a 40 hour work week) being dedicated to lesson planning, grading, meeting with students etc.. Hope this helps!!
By CIEE Teach Abroad and CIEE TEFL on September 15, 2016
Just to add to CIEE's response. Many public/private schools will want you at your desk from 8-4 if you're not teaching, while other schools don't care too much. Also if you work at an academy, you might have to work nights and weekends. Right now I work as a college counselor Tues-Sat from 10am to 7pm.
Here's some more resources that might help you:
https://www.gooverseas.com/blog/how-the-esl-industry-in-china-is-changing
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Hi Milana! Great to see you're thinking about teaching in China! The workload will depend on the type of school you're teaching at: Public vs. Private. Usually, working hours at a private language center are higher than a public school (pay accompanies that, meaning the more you work, the more you will get paid!). You should plan to be in the classroom about 16-22 hours per week with a public school, and 20-30 hours per week in a private school, with the remaining hours (to make a 40 hour work week) being dedicated to lesson planning, grading, meeting with students etc.. Hope this helps!!
Just to add to CIEE's response. Many public/private schools will want you at your desk from 8-4 if you're not teaching, while other schools don't care too much. Also if you work at an academy, you might have to work nights and weekends. Right now I work as a college counselor Tues-Sat from 10am to 7pm.
Here's some more resources that might help you:
https://www.gooverseas.com/blog/how-the-esl-industry-in-china-is-changing
https://www.gooverseas.com/blog/inside-tips-for-teaching-english-in-china
http://www.adventuresaroundasia.com/2016/03/03/find-a-job-teaching-in-china/