A Brief Introcduction to New Time English Language Institute

Welcome to teach English in China and
experience the culture of a 5000-year history

　　Hello, My name is Tom. I am the principal of New Time English Language Institute, Shantou, Guangdong, China. I'd like to invite you to apply for a teaching job with us.
　　As one of the Cambridge Young Learners English schools accredited by the Cambridge University, New Time is the biggest and best of its kind in Guangdong province. We have organized CYLES exam five times successfully and more than 2000 kids have received Cambridge English certificates.
We also have adults conversational English classes, business English classes, IELTS classes, etc. The universities in Shantou also invited our teachers to teach in their English Departments, which give our teachers more experience in teaching.
　　After six-year hard work, we have more than 4000 students in New time. There are five branches in other districts of Shantou city. We are so lucky to be trusted by the students who keep introducing their friends to come to study.
　　NewTime occupies 2 floors at Longxiang building. We have 40 classrooms which have comfortable seating, tables, TV, DVD and whiteboards. All classrooms are air-conditioned. We use a wide variety of famous teaching materials and are a well-resourced school.
　　Lane, a Canadian teacher who has been teaching in China for three years now helps my school a lot. Not only does he have unique ways in teaching English, but also he knows how to build up a team of foreign teachers. As the head of foreign teachers’ department in New Time, he helps the new teachers adjust to Chinese students and the Chinese community very quickly. Working in a happy team is one of the important reasons that most of the teachers are willing to renew the contract after one-year teaching. We hope to recruit the right teachers and we also wish them work and live happily in Shantou.
　　Please consult our website: http://www.newtime.net.cn I am sorry that it comes out with strange Chinese charactersJ, we are still working on the English version. Hope you enjoy the photos of the school.

A small introduction to the life in China.

　　I know that when a foreigner comes to work in China she/he doesn’t just want to work! She/he also wants to get to know China! Chinese culture is very wide and rich, there are lots of places to visit and see like the Great Wall, Beijing, Shanghai, Guilin and many other places and landscapes.
I know that the salary may look like it’s not much but as the cost of living here in China is so cheap you can lead a very comfortable life in the city while saving up money! In Shantou for example you spend between 1000 and 1800 RMB on bills, food and some occasional house holding products, which means you would have the rest of the salary to spend on your nights out and in your trips! Here at New Time we also organize trips to some interesting places around Shantou in order to create and promote a team spirit and friendship between our staff.

　　Our offer to the new teachers is:

　　Teachers are provided with furnished accommodation
　　Teachers are greeted at the airport
　　Salary - 5700RMB per month (710 American Dollars), (the living cost in Shantou is about 230 American Dollars a month. You can save about 480 dollars per month)
　　Round trip airfare reimbursement
　　Free Chinese course
　　80 RMB per hour if choose to do overtime.
　　Accident insurance
　　11 days Chinese national holiday
　　2 weeks paid holiday per year
　　25 teaching hours per week.
　　Two days off a week

　　We are looking for teachers who are energetic and like to work as a team. You will need to enjoy teaching children and teens. You will also teach adults, university students.

　　Please send me your resume and photos if you are interested in the job.

　　We are looking forward to hearing from you.

　　Tom Zhang
　　Principal
　　New Time English Language Institute, Shantou, Guangdong, China
　　Email: newtime_tom@21cn.com
　　Tel: 013809658068
　　Website: www.newtime.net.cn

　　If you are interested, you could also send your resume,copies of degrees, passport and general photos to
E-mail: foreignteachers@anesl.com

Shantou Snapshot

　　Shantou is a harbour city located in the south of China and the east of Guandong province. The location of Shantou bring it not only pleasant weather and beautiful seaside scenery, but also unique local culture. Shantou area is called one of the two ancient culture "refrigeratories" in China, which means the old traditions and culture disappeared in many other parts of China are still preserved well in this region. You can still see the old opera, dragon boat race, fire dragon dance, Tang dynasty style music, very traditional wedding, etc here in Shantou area. Also Shantou city is the hub of one of China's five Special Economic Zones (SEZ). This means that there has been a huge capital investment in the area, and this is where the contradictions begin.

　　Our building, longxiang Dasha is one of the significant buildings in the relatively newly created central business district. A leisurely 20 stroll away is the 'old city', which is a ramshackle affair with examples of French and English architecture dating back nearly 200 years, and old temples dating back nearly 1000 years. On one street you will feel yourself to be in 'old' China, but look up and you'll see modern buildings in the next street and there are many western style bars, pubs, restaurants, five-star hotels which make you feel like home a little bit. The pace here is slower than, say, Beijing or Shanghai.

　　Shantou is in a tropical region, but don't think of palm trees. Space is given over to housing which is usually 8-floor apartment blocks without elevators. In most cases, no one could accuse them of being attractive on the outside. Inside, however, it can be a very different story. The Chinese place quite some emphasis on decoration and furnishing.

　　There are 4 distinct seasons here:

　　Spring is humid, often reaching the mid-80s in air moisture content. It can also be quite rainy, but this is not the classic daily tropical rain.
Summer is not very hot in comparison with other cities in Guangdong province. The wind from the sea cooler the weather.
Autumn is mild - mid 20s is usual.
Winter is cold - 10 degrees being the lowest but still very crisp on other days.

　　The local dialect is Chaoshanhua (pronounced Chow-shan-wah) and has 8 tones instead of the 4 found in Putonghau Mandarin. It is a difficult language, even for other Chinese. But people here can also speak Mandarin and Cantonese.

　　Local culture consists of Gong Fu Cha (Gong Fu Tea) and is one of the very central parts of the local culture. Shantou is famous for its seafood and there are many regional delicacies, mostly cooked as a variety of snacks. Shantou city itself doesn't have many cultural icons to boast of but short trips to other areas offer lots of sightseeing opportunities. There are some beautiful temples, the island of Nan Ao (although a full day trip) is reached by ferry and is quite interesting. Across the river is a headland with a scenic walk and another interesting temple. On the Shantou side is an old fort made 200 years ago from glutinous rice, brown sugar and ground shell. The cannon there protected the harbour and had an effective range of 16 miles. This fort is surrounded by a moat and has a training encampment inside its walls, which are up to 12 feet thick. It takes you one hour to go to Chaozhou, one of the most famous ancient cities in China. You will be impressed by the large city wall, beautiful pavilions, blue lakes and bamboo forest.

　　I hope you've enjoyed your snapshot of Shantou.