A brightly lit supermarket.
 Teaching English in Taiwan
Michael A. Turton
Introduction
Questions to Ask Employers
Can I Teach Illegally in Taiwan?
Protecting Yourself
Can I Teach for a couple of months?
Schedules
Who Shouldn't Come
Visas
When to Come
Your Students
Getting a Job
Other Work and Links
Who to Teach
 
Where to Teach
Are They Ripping Me Off?
Return To Home Page
Other Work Opportunities and Links
A farmhouse outside of Taichung where several related families live. Other Work Opportunities

There are dozens of jobs available for expats who drift into Taipei. There is serious work, in marketing, management at foreign companies, etc, though firms mostly rely on locals for this. Many people who stay for a while move into these jobs after they tire of the draining work of teaching.  Outside of Taipei there are fewer opportunities for this kind of work, unless you have
well-developed connections.
An altar in a family home.  However, you can expand into acting, modeling, editing, writing, translating (if you learn Chinese very well), recording and taping, entertaining and so forth. The sky's the limit. Most of these jobs pay much better than English teaching and don't advertise in the paper. That's why it is so important to NETWORK, NETWORK, NETWORK with everyone you meet, foreign or local, whether you like them or not. Always network with the parents of the kids you teach. If you are good, many parents will want you to teach their kids privately. This can be a solid if unreliable secondary source of income. 

IMPORTANT: get some business cards made right away at a cheap local printers! Taiwanese love to collect business cards and someday a stray business card may "hit" on a wonderful job.
A seller of sauces, pickles, and relishes in the market sets out his wares.

An English teacher kicks back after a hard day of work.
 
Links
Teaching English in Taiwan Links....don't hesitate to inform me if you want yours here
Forumosa: The forums at Segue.com.
Taiwan-related discussion forums run by the redoubtable Richard Hartzell. Useful and enlightening. Don't miss this list of Taiwan- Teaching Advice Webpages

Scott Sommer's BLOG
Common sense on common issues in Taiwan

Buxiban.com
Lots of wonderful links and info

Oriented.org
A great site for legal, visa, similar info.

Taiwan Teachers
Excellent site for jobs, visas and tax info! I HIGHLY recommend these guys.

Work Abroad ESL Forums
Forums for discussing Taiwan are here.

AsiaExpatInfo
 A huge collection of links, articles, forums and other useful information.

Taiwan Ho!
A great website about Taiwan, chock full of useful commentaries and information.

Clyde Warden
An atypical university teacher's website

Liza Finta
A Hawaiian woman's experience in Taiwan.

Language Tutor Finder
Need a language tutor? Connect through here! Want to be a tutor? Sign up for free!

Graylist Database
A list of schools that some have had bad experiences with.

Blacklist Database
Another list of schools you might avoid.

Black and White List
Another list of good and bad schools.

ESL Island
A huge website on teaching in Taiwan, chock full of useful information.

Job Listings
Listing of English Teaching Opportunities

Info4Taiwan
A good website with a strong Taipei focus

TeachAbroad.com
Many international teaching opportunities!

Hall Houston's Teaching English in Taiwan Site
A wonderful site full of information. His links page is very useful.

N. Green's Teaching English in Taiwan Site
Will find a teaching job for you.

Teachingenglish.ca
A website dedicated to help those searching for ESL teaching positions around the world

English the Easy Way
English Grammar. Everyone can understand English Grammar;  this site explains English so that everyone can understand.

ESL Jobs Page

Chris Murphy's Teaching English in Taiwan Site
I highly recommend this site for the whole experience of teaching English in Taiwan, although you will appreciate it more after you have been here a while.

Taiwan, vue de l'interieur...
A site in French about Taiwan

Jon Suh's Teaching English in Taiwan Site

Doug Gilbert's Teaching English in Taiwan Site
Another excellent site with lots of fun stuff to do.

David's Guide to Taiwan
In addition to teaching English, "you can also find information about travelling in Taiwan, Buddhism in Taiwan, and other useful information to help make your stay or visit to Taiwan fun and enjoyable."

Keith Bannerjee's Teaching English in Taiwan Site
Will find a teaching job for you.

Pete's Travel Page
Great pictures from a year in Taiwan

Curtis Beaverford's Web Page

Teaching English in Taiwan
FAQs on other countries as well.

Teachers in Asia: Jobs Teaching English in Taiwan

Australia Academic Circle
Assists ESL Teachers in going to Taiwan by setting them up with a position prior to their departure from their home country.

ELSI
ELSI is a highly reputable English School chain in Taiwan.

Hess
Hess is another major, reputable chain. The site has extensive information about Taiwan, including living expenses, visas and so forth, and is well worth checking out.
Introduction
Questions to Ask Employers
Can I Teach Illegally in Taiwan?
Protecting Yourself
Can I Teach for a couple of months?
Schedules
Who Shouldn't Come
Visas
When to Come
Your Students
Getting a Job
Other Work and Links
Who to Teach
 
Where to Teach
Are They Ripping Me Off?
Return To Home Page