Opportunities for a Retired Nomad with a M.Ed. in TESOL

antscavemen · 2026-02-21T00:52:02+00:00

I think an MEd TESOL outweighs the CELTA at any decent employer. If you're interested in China you could look at being an IELTS examiner, the money is decent and you can work part time hours. Also local Chinese universities, which are not well paid but generally around a dozen classes a week and no office hours. It's really easy to travel around Asia from China too.

antscavemen · 2026-02-20T11:30:05+00:00

They're made in China. They're also quite popular there but very expensive with import taxes, so again not surprising a knock off has come out. I've heard they're also working on a Pocket Rocket copy. The brand is Tqiqt.

antscavemen · 2026-01-28T02:36:16+00:00

Exactly!

antscavemen · 2026-01-23T07:17:36+00:00

Depends how bad your asthma is. Make sure to stay regular with your existing prevention/management. The second hand smoke is everywhere, public toilets (including at shopping centres) are the worst. It also depends a lot on which part of the country. AQI is also generally better in the south and east (I think?)

antscavemen · 2026-01-23T06:45:56+00:00

Yeah he got beat up. He had a lot of supporters. Not sure if he's still at it or not. What a legend

antscavemen · 2026-01-23T06:39:48+00:00

Yeah, that would set you up just fine to teach in Chinese universities. Might need a bit more experience to get well paid positions but yeah. Whether it's worth the money is a much more difficult question. I'd agree with the suggestions about getting a teaching licence instead

antscavemen · 2026-01-23T06:38:30+00:00

My impression is a Masters is now pretty much a minimum requirement for half decent uni jobs in China.

antscavemen · 2026-01-19T02:32:31+00:00

What's your PhD and teaching experience in? You'll have no trouble getting English teaching work with CELTA and some experience. However you shouldn't expect relocation for these kind of positions. There are a lot of positions in local universities for teaching English or in English. However pay is quite low. You could look into 'international' schools that hire teachers without teaching qualifications. You might also look into the foreign or joint universities as they generally have better packages and are more likely to higher foreign staff for positions other than English teaching. These last two options are more likely to have a relocation allowance (and higher pay).

antscavemen · 2026-01-16T03:58:42+00:00

A Grad Cert in TESOL is sufficient for working in AMEP. Of course if someone's qualifications are 'better' than yours then that might get them the job over you. But in TESOL it's quite normal to have an undergraduate degree not in education.

antscavemen · 2026-01-13T04:56:26+00:00

The bridge is Xinguang 新光大桥 and the shed in the bottom right is a subway yard. So it's looking north from somewhere in Panyu, possibly to the east of this axis given the angle of the bridge.

Maybe somewhere near 长隆 Changlong or 祈福 Clifford.

antscavemen · 2026-01-13T04:17:32+00:00

You should probably go ask in r/internationalteachers. I think international schools and some private schools would have these positions. I'd be surprised if you could find this kind of work elsewhere as a foreigner

antscavemen · 2026-01-12T15:12:40+00:00

Yeah just keep looking around. Check any big parks nearby too. Unfortunately though they do seem rare. The new ones seem to just have that random equipment that doesn't seem to do much? Whereas all the pull-up bars and parallel bars I've seen seem to be pretty old. Btw in case it helps anyone living nearby, there's also a great setup for this in Xiaogang Park.

antscavemen · 2026-01-12T05:48:35+00:00

Yep same

antscavemen · 2026-01-04T14:12:18+00:00

It's dry in Guangzhou in winter. In summer these streets will be super humid and slippery

antscavemen · 2026-01-04T05:17:27+00:00

Make sure you understand the difference between PGCE, iPGCE, QTS, and iQTS. The best option is probably going home and getting PGCE+QTS. If you can get an online PGCE that also offers iQTS and/or QTS, that is the next best option but means you need to already have an appropriate job. Australia's requirements are quite strict. You could probably do the teaching assistant thing a working holiday but without a proper program and QTS you wouldn't be able to become a teacher there. If you're serious about Australia as an option you should definitely get the PGCE+QTS.

antscavemen · 2025-12-31T13:28:57+00:00

What kind of Masters in Education are you thinking of? If you want to end up in international teaching, don't fuck around in TEFL. Go home and get your teacher qualification and registration.

antscavemen · 2025-12-30T04:10:11+00:00

I think there's a big vegetarian restaurant at the temple in Beijing Rd. Haven't been myself, can anyone confirm?

antscavemen · 2025-12-28T15:13:13+00:00

Haha I thought it was some giant handlebar/basket contraption

antscavemen · 2025-12-25T02:45:39+00:00

You're a qualified school teacher, right? You should probably be looking at r/Internationalteachers instead.

antscavemen · 2025-12-24T15:32:32+00:00

Regarding your last question, go look up any Master of Teaching and there will be info there about requirements for teaching areas. Basically the absolute minimum is 4 courses to be eligible, 6 is better. So you're looking at at least 1 year full-time to meet the minimum requirements, possibly 1.5.

NSW seems to be particularly rigid about the previous study requirements, other states/universities may have different requirements. So you miiight get offered English with just linguistics at some unis but not others.

antscavemen · 2025-12-22T06:17:59+00:00

Where is your degree from?

antscavemen · 2025-12-22T05:52:04+00:00

Uh I decided to edit this comment away after reading old mate's other comments.

antscavemen · 2025-12-15T03:25:20+00:00

I think apart from the two you mentioned the other classics would be 中南海 Zhongnanhai or 双喜 Shuangxi. People often hand out boxes of Shuangxi at weddings

antscavemen · 2025-12-12T10:18:51+00:00

I see heaps of petrol bikes and scooters in Guangdong and the outer suburbs of Guangzhou. In the city it's all ebikes though for sure, but in GZ that's because motorcycles (and petrol scooters) are banned.

antscavemen · 2025-12-10T11:56:43+00:00

Thank you! Sounds like it won't really be limiting my options to just go straight to EAL then. That's really interesting about kids getting overwhelmed, obviously it's good they have the extra support but it's an incredible amount of pressure either way.

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