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Make English Teaching Fun in China

MEF China
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Program Overview

MEF World was established in Japan over 20 years ago and expanded to China a few of years ago. We offer one of the best training systems, along with full teacher support and a full line of educational resources for teachers to use. Most importantly, we bridge the culture gap so that teachers have the best ESL teaching experience in China.

Most of our teachers work full time in kindergarten schools, with better working hours than they can receive in language schools. They also have our cultural support, which stops them from needing to work late or beyond the normal hours expected while working for a Chinese company directly.

Almost all of the teachers that have joined the program say that China is an amazing experience but it is also a country of immense cultural differences and there are challenges which MEF World is the leader in supporting teachers for the smoothest transition possible.

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Program Highlights

Receive complete support, from visa assistance to arrival and from finding your apartment to setting up your bank account.
Follow one of the best training systems that take you step by step to get comfortable teaching our program.
Take advantage of a free flight to China!
Make your lessons using an extensive range of materials accumulated and updated over our years of experience in the industry.
Transfer between cities to teach and get the chance to explore places easily!

What's Included

On-Site / In-Country Staff Support
In-Country Orientation
Some Accommodation
Medical / Accident Insurance
Airport Transfer (Pick-Up)
International Airfare
Pre-Departure Orientation
Training
Emergency Support

Program Details

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Locations

  • Dalian, China

Available Terms / Availability

  • Years Offered
  • Year Round

Eligible Nationalities

  • American
  • Canadian
  • Australian
  • Kiwi
  • Irish
  • British
  • English
  • European
  • South African
  • This Program is also open to Solo, Couples, Families

Education Levels & Language

  • Language
  • English
  • Education
  • Bachelor’s degree
  • University Freshman (1st Year)
  • University Sophomore (2nd Year)
  • University Junior (3rd Year)
  • University Senior (4th Year)
  • Master’s degree
  • Professional degree
  • Doctorate degree
  • University 5th Year or More

Accommodation Options

  • Apartment/Flat

Application Procedures

  • Online Application
  • Resume
  • Other

Age Requirement

21+

Duration

  • 1 Year
  • Long Term

Starts At

No Upfront Fees

Salary & Compensation

21,000 RMB per month NOTE: 21,000 RMB = approx. $3109 USD, $4375 CAD/AUD, £2309

Refund Policy

Other

Program Reviews

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Hannah JeffriesUnited States · September 2020

Incredible opportunity for exploring the world and your passions.

As a MEF teacher I was able to discover my passion for teaching children and being a mentor for young minds across the world. This experience opened some many doors and opportunities taking me to new places. This company provided me with so much support during my transition to a new culture. This company provided me with benefits that extended beyond the pay and the housing allowances, they provided me a new place a could call home and extended family.

Paul GreenUnited Kingdom · May 2020

I'm so glad I went!

I spent a year working overseas with MEF teaching English in a Chinese kindergarten. When I look back on my time with them I have nothing but awesome memories and i'm so glad that I went! At first, when I started to look for teaching jobs overseas, it was quite a daunting prospect - travelling so far and to such an exotic place seemed a bit scary, but I was fretting over nothing. Derek and his team have years of experience helping teachers relocate, and the whole experience was safe and professional. Once I was set up at my school I was kept well stocked with teaching resources which were intuitive, fun to use, and really engaging for the kids. Truthfully, I could have spent much longer in China as it's such an interesting and beautiful country, but I chose to move back to England and enrol in full time teacher training. I would gladly signpost anybody looking to teach in Asia to MEF as I am sure they will enjoy their time abroad as much as I did.

RachelUnited States · February 2020

It’s great here

Hey everybody, this is Rachel. I live in China working for M.E.F It’s great here. There’s a lot of other foreigners here. We get together a lot, it’s a big support system. On Sundays we have Chinese classes, because I didn't know any Chinese before I came here but I'm steadily learning it. It’s very useful, and once a month we have meetings to share what we’ve been using in our classrooms, what works well, if anybody has any ideas to share, we do that as well, and it's great here. I really enjoy it. I highly recommend M.E.F it’s a great program lots of support, there’s Chinese teachers here that help you out, if you ever need anything you can reach out to them and they’re very supportive, there’s lots of materials that they have so we have access to, to bring to our classrooms and really it’s just great.

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Cherise HeaveyJanuary 2020

My awesome experience teaching in China

I’m Cherise and I’m from Birmingham in the UK I decided to come to China after I graduated from Uni. I worked in an office for 2-to-3 years and I just found each day was the same and I just needed something more interesting in my life. I Googled interesting jobs for graduates and teaching in China came up. A friend of mine said that she had heard of M.E.F., so I googled M.E.F. and online it was just good review after good review, after good review. I found not a single negative review. Which is kind of being me, as I have never come across any company out there that does not have at least one person moaning online or some negativity online. But no, M.E.F. is just positive reviews all around. So, I contacted M.E.F. and almost immediately got an email back to say they wanted to interview me and the interview process was petty easy. It was just an online interview, it all went really fast. The paperwork at first seemed really daunting.Like, you have to go to various offices and get anything you have ever done officially kind of signed by someone and notarized by someone else. But eventually it kind of all works out and it’s actually a lot easier than it seems. Then it kind of just flew by, M.E.F. really helped. Within a week, it feels like home. Like the street we live on, we now call home. That’s one of the best things about being in China. The sheer amount of funny stories that you would just not get back home. We call it being China’d here. That is the phrase that we use, because you are China’d here all the time in the funniest of ways. I went exploring in the forest the other day. I’m happily going along on my ebike and then my ebike dies. I was out there in China with a dead ebike and then the company came and saved me. So, it all worked out, they came to my rescue. Then I was home with a cup of hot chocolate within an hour. Even though everything might seem scary and China seems really far away from where you are, the people here you will bond with so quickly that it makes it all seem a lot less daunting and a lot less scary then you probably think it is right now, but it doesn’t make it less it any less interesting or fun, or just one of the best experiences. You are met by an official as soon as you get to the airport and they just make you feel really at ease. In the first 2-to-3 hours of being here I had already met 3 or 4 teachers and one of them is now like my best friend here. Yeah, it’s perfect really.

Aisling McNeillIreland · November 2019

Teaching in China

I’ve worked at the company for just over a year now and it’s been a great experience. I had originally planned on staying in China for one year but it’s been such an amazing year I’ve decided to stay for at least 1-2 more years. As a first time teacher it was a great starting point as the company has their own curriculum which requires a lot less preparation than it would working for other companies. The support has been great and I’ve never had any issues/ questions that haven’t been resolved. Now I’m into my second year I am helping out with additional projects with the company and also training the new teachers. There is opportunity for growth as a teacher and I am looking forward to see what the next year has in store!

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