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@ 30202 Teaching English in China
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A: 我有一個朋友想來中國工作。這裡找工作容易
嗎?
woˇ
yoˇu y¯ı ge pe´ngyou xiaˇng la´i Zho¯ ngguo´
go¯ ngzuo`. zhe`lˇı
zhaˇo go¯ ngzuo` ro´ngy`ı ma?
I’ve got a friend who wants to work in China. Is it easy to get a job here?
B: 那要看他想千什麼。不過,教英語口語的機會很
夕。
na`
ya`o ka`n ta¯
xiaˇng ga`n she´nme. bu`guo`, jia¯ o y¯ıngyuˇ
koˇuyuˇ
de j¯ıhu`ı heˇn duo¯ .
That depends on what he wants to do. But there are a lot of opportunities for teaching oral English.
A: 是嗎?需要教師資格和經驗嗎?
sh`ıma? xu¯ ya`o jia`osh¯ı z¯ıge he´ j¯ıngya`n ma?
Are there? Do you need teaching qualification and experi- ence?
B: 最好有。不過,這也不是必須的。一般,大學畢
業就可以。學校會提供培訓。
zu`ıhaˇo yoˇu. bu`guo`, zhe`
yeˇ
bu`
sh`ı b`ıxu¯
de. y¯ıba¯ n, da`xue´
b`ıye`
jiu`
keˇyˇı. xue´xia`o hu`ı t´ıgo¯ ng pe´ixu`n.
That will be the best. But it is not essential. Normally a university degree will do. The school will offer training.
A: 還有什麼條件?
ha´i yoˇu she´nme tia´ojia`n?
Are there any other requirements?
B: 教口語溝通能力很重要。老師最好性格開朗,善
於激發學生的積極性。
jia¯ o koˇuyuˇ go¯ uto¯ ng ne´ngl`ı heˇn zho`ngya`o. laˇosh¯ı zu`ıhaˇo
x`ıngge´
ka¯ ilaˇng, sha`nyu´
j¯ıfa¯
xue´sheng de j¯ıj´ıx`ıng.
Communication skills are very important in teaching oral English. Ideally, teachers should be sociable and person- able, and good at motivating the students to participate.
A: 一定要做全職嗎?
y¯ıd`ıng ya`o zuo` qua´nzh´ı ma?
Do you need to work full time?
B: 不一定,現在很夕學校都需要兼職老師。
bu`y¯ıd`ıng, xia`nza`i heˇn duo¯ xue´xia`o do¯ u xu¯ ya`o jia¯ nzh´ı laˇosh¯ı.
Not always. Many schools now need part-time teachers.
A: 那麼薪水怎麼樣?學校會負責住宿嗎?
na`me x¯ınshuˇı zeˇnmeya`ng? xue´xia`o hu`ı fu`ze´
zhu`su`
ma?
What about the pay? Does the school take care of accom- modation?
B: 外教的薪水挺高的。有些學校會負責住宿。不過大城市的學校一般不提供。
wa`ijia`o de x¯ınshuˇı tˇıng ga¯ o de. yoˇuxie¯
xue´xia`o hu`ı fu`ze´
zhu`-
su`. bu`guo`
da`
che´ngsh`ı de xue´xia`o y¯ıba¯ n bu`
t´ıgo¯ ng.
Expat teachers are quite well-paid. Some schools offer ac- commodation. But schools in big cities normally don’t.
---Key Vocabulary---
找 zhaˇo to seek
工作 go¯ ngzuo` work
要 ya`o will
看 ka`n to depend on
機會 j¯ıhu`ı opportunity
資格 z¯ıge´ qualification
經驗 j¯ıngya`n experience
必須 b`ıxu¯ to need
提供 t´ıgo¯ ng to provide
培訓 pe´ixu`n training
條件 tia´ojia`n condition
口語 koˇuyuˇ oral language
溝通 go¯ uto¯ ng communication
能力 ne´ngl`ı capability
性格 x`ıngge´ personality
開朗 ka¯ ilaˇng carefree
善於 sha`nyu´ to excel at
激發 j¯ıfa¯ to arouse
積極性 j¯ıj´ıx`ıng initiative
全職 qua´nzh´ı full time
不一定 bu`y¯ıd`ıng not certainly
兼職 jia¯ nzh´ı part time
薪水 x¯ınshuˇı salary
---Supplementary Vocabulary---
求職 qiu´zh´ı to apply for a job
落差 luo`cha¯
drop in level (of water or ....)
重溫 cho´ngwe¯ n to review
簡化 jiaˇnhua`
to simplify
外向 wa`ixia`ng extroverted
內向 ne`ixia`ng introverted
待遇 da`iyu`
pay
福利 fu´l`ı welfare
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