About The Guide

This free online guide contains volumes of comprehensive and reliable insider information about teaching English in China, covering more than 47 key topics, and what every foreign teacher should know before accepting a job offer. Click on any of the links above, in the table of contents to the left, or on the right navigation arrow below to get started. After you've had a chance to view the guide, help us to better meet your needs by taking the reader survey.

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Most Popular Pages

• How much can I expect to earn and what is the housing really like?
• Do I really need a degree to teach in China?
• Chinese social etiquette and customs.
• What are Chinese girls really looking for?
• How to Apply for a Job that Gets Results

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• "Excellent overview recommended to me by one who said it was of great use to them. I will be linking to it from our very popular article and resource site on teaching English overseas..." -- Gregory Hubbs of TransitionsAbroad.com
• "All I can say is WOW!!!!!!!!!! The section on dating should be required reading of all western men before they arrive. I can't believe this is free." -- Michael
• "I found this guide to be extremely helpful and it saved me from making a big mistake with a recruiter." -- Jerry
• "This is a 'must read' for every foreigner thinking about coming to China to teach." -- Emily P.
• "I wish this guide had been available six years ago. Reading it would have saved me a lot of grief." -- Robert