Teach English in Hangzhou-Shanghai China

Hangzhou is the capital city of Zhejiang province in China. Famous for its picturesque scenery and rich history, Hangzhou has always been among the top tourism sites in China. Your browser may not support display of this image. It is only about 120 miles away from Shanghai, which is the largest economic and trade centre in the country and a comprehensive industrial base, as well as a famous historical and cultural city. There are numerous ways to travel to Shanghai from Hangzhou. If you would like to experience the high-speed express train between shanghai and Hangzhou, It only takes 80 minutes and costs about 10USD.

The West Lake is undoubtedly the most renowned feature of Hangzhou, noted for the scenic beauty that blends naturally with many famous historical and cultural sites. In this scenic area, Solitary Hill, the Mausoleum of General Yue Fei, the Six Harmonies Pagoda and the Ling Yin Temple are probably the most frequently visited attractions. The "Ten West Lake Prospects" have been specially selected to give the visitor outstanding views of the lake, mountains and monuments.

A number of national museums can be found in Hangzhou and are representative of Chinese culture. Fine examples are the National Silk Museum and National Tea Museum. Along with the other museums in Hangzhou, they provide a fascinating insight into the history of Chinese traditional products.

Hangzhou dishes are noted for their elaborate preparation, sophisticated cooking and refreshing taste. Beggar's Chicken (a chicken baked in clay), West Lake Fish in Sweet Sour Source (vinegar coated fish fresh caught from the lake), Dongpo Pork (braised pork) and Fried Shrimps with Longjing Tea are well-known. The shopping environment in Hangzhou is exciting and convenient too. At night Hangzhou has much to offer and teahouses and various kinds of pubs are both plentiful and popular.

If you have ever heard of an old Chinese saying about Hangzhou and Suzhou. Your browser may not support display of this image. "Heaven above, Suzhou and Hangzhou below", you may like to check it out too, the amazing Garden City---Suzhou. It takes about less than 2 hrs by bus to get there from Hangzhou, and costs 10USD.

Why

• One of the most historical and cultural spots in China, amazing West Lake and a number of museum.
• Easy access to the outside world by all means of transport: ocean, offshore and inland water shipping, high way and railroad transport, air flights etc.
• No food expense during the training course. Delicious meals provided by our host school GLV free of charge, 3 meals from Monday to Friday, lunch and dinner on Saturday and Sunday.
• Clean hotel rooms offered for a cheap price, only 200USD/4weeks.
• A wealth of outdoor and cultural activities.
• Free internet wireless service inside the classroom and dorm building.
• Hangzhou has some of the best night life in China.
• Study Chinese for an affordable rate.
• A great environment for your one month stay on the campus of our host school GLV, where you meet many adult Chinese students from different region of China willing to make friends with foreigners.
• Course orientation and welcome dinner
• Convenient weekend trips to Shanghai, Suzhou, Nanjing and many Ancient towns in the neighbor area, such as Zhouzhuang water town, Shaoxing etc…

Who

• Your fellow students come from many countries on many continents
• Your teacher trainers are some of the most experienced and well-trained in the industry
• Your support staff is extremely helpful, courteous and will assist you with whatever you need
• The locals are peaceful, friendly people who generally like spending time with foreigners

How

• Fill out an application form and take that next step towards learning amidst the surreal beauty and excitement of Shanghai

Course Fee

• US$ 500 - Non refundable deposit
• US$ 890 - Final payment (excluding accommodation)
• US$ 1,020 - Final payment (including shared accommodation), or
• US$ 1,090 - Final payment (including individual accommodation)

Total fees:

• US$ 1,390 (deposit + final payment excluding accommodation)
• US$ 1,520 (deposit + final payment including shared accommodation)
• US$ 1,590 (deposit + final payment including individual accommodation)

This amount includes tuition, course materials, certification and moderation fees.

Hangzhou-Shanghai, China TESOL Course Dates

• 16 August – 10 September 2010
• 13 September – 8 October 2010
• 18 October – 12 November 2010
• 15 November – 10 December 2010
• 13 December –7 January 2011
• 3 December –7 January 2011
• 14 February – 11 March 2011
• 14 March – 8 April 2011
• 11 April – 6 May 2011
• 16 May – 10 June 2011
• 13 June - 8 July 2011
• 11 July – 5 August 2011
• 8 August – 1 September 2011
• 5 September- 30 September 2011

Accommodation details

All rooms are standard 3-star hotel rooms, located on the 3rd or 4th floor of the building, while our classroom and office are on the 2nd floor, and the GLV cafeteria is on the ground floor. Each room consists of one or two beds, TV, AC, chair, closet and a bathroom with western toilet. For July and August courses, only a limited number of single rooms are available, if you ‘d like to get a single room please book early. If you sign up late for these two courses, there might be only shared rooms available. However, please check with us once you sign up. In other seasons (from Sep to Jun), single rooms are always available. Laundry facilities are provided per floor.

There is a shared fridge on the dorm floor.

Rooms are available for you to check in from 9AM-7PM on Saturday or 9AM-5PM on Sunday prior to the starting of the course. And participants check out the room by 12PM on last Saturday of the course.

Airport or Train Station, meet and greet service
As people will be coming from many different directions, we will provide two meeting points for arriving trainees.

Shanghai South train station at 3 PM on the Saturday prior to the starting of the course. The meeting point is at the terminal of airport bus line 7. Then we will help you get a train ticket to Hangzhou and bring you back to our school.
Hangzhou airport at 1 PM on the Sunday prior to the starting of the course. The meeting point will be the exit of international arrival hall. Look for your name(s) on a TEFL International sign.

If you miss either of these two meeting points, we are afraid that you will have to make your own way to our school, following the directions as given below.

Directions to get to TEFL International Hangzhou

1. If you fly to Pudong International Airport, Shanghai:

A) Go to Terminal 1, walk out Gate 15, cross the road and go the the 2nd floor, there is a ticket office selling tickets for the Wulinmen Minhang Building in Hangzhou,（杭州武林门民航大厦in Chinese ). The bus times are (AM, 8:40, 10:10, 11:40. PM, 1:10, 2:40, 4:10, 5:50). The trip takes about 3hrs and costs 85RMB (about $ 13 US). (Please note that if you arrive at Pudong after 5 PM you might be too late to take this bus and will need to use option B . Once you get off the bus in Hangzhou then take a taxi to our school from there. That costs about another 60RMB ( $9 US).

B) You may take a shuttle bus (bus line # 7) from in front of the main terminal to Shanghai South Train Station from Pudong Airport, the bus leaves every 30 mins and costs 20 RMB ($3 US). Then take a train to Hangzhou South Train Station (Hangzhou Nan Zhan, 杭州南站 in Chinese), the cost is about 65-70 RMB ($10 US) for the train ticket. There are more than 20 trains to Hangzhou Southern Train Station per day. Then take a taxi to GLV school for 30 RMB (about $4 US)

2. If you fly to Hangzhou International Airport, you may take an airport shuttle bus to Xiaoshan district, but get off at the Xiaoshan Government stop (Xiaoshan Zhengfu, 萧山政府in Chinese), it costs 15 RMB($2.5 US) and then taxi to our school for 20 RMB ($3 US).

3. If you take a train from another city in China, get a ticket to Hangzhou Southern Train Station (Hangzhou Nanzhan, 杭州南站 in Chinese), as it is closer to our school, then a taxi to GLV for 30 RMB ($4 US). However, if you end up at the main Hangzhou Train Station, it will cost about 50-60 RMB by taxi to get to our school.

Mailing Address:
TEFL International Hangzhou, China
Gateway Language Village, Leisure Expo Garden, 2555 Feng Qing Da Dao, Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou, P.R. CHINA

Address in Chinese:
地址：杭州市萧山区风情大道2555号休博园内平和英语，杭州乐园旁

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Shanghai, China Staff

	Charmaine Barretto TEFL International Trainer Charmaine Barretto has a Masters Degree in Economics and had worked in the Banking and Financial Services Industry for 15 years. She has been extensively involved in Training at the Corporate Level
She has language teaching experience in English Language Immersion Programmes . She has travelled to 26 countries across the globe and enjoys interacting with people from different nationalities. She can converse in four languages besides English and convinced that language is an expression of culture. She sings with a Choral Academy and can play the guitar. She believes that “ A Teacher can influence Eternity” and is firmly committed to imparting knowledge and building skills through this profession.
	Susan Bai TEFL International Trainer She started working as an English teacher in 1999 after graduating from Inner Mongolia Normal University with a teaching certification in English education.
She believes teaching is learning. Her experience of working with students of all ages and levels over the past ten years has not only helped her to constantly refine her teaching skills and techniques but also provided her with wonderful opportunities to learn from all her students. She is very passionate about teaching and is eager to share and learn more insights of this profession with people from around the world. She enjoys travelling and meeting people. Over the years she’s travelled throughout China and to parts of Southeast Asia. She is always interested in learning about different cultures, foods and customs. She appreciates what life has offered her and thinks that working as a TEFL trainer provides her with great perspectives to better communicate and promote understandings for people from different places and backgrounds.
	Hyw Davies Course Moderator Hyw began teaching English in Hong Kong where he gained a CELTA in 2000. He has since moved to Mainland China where he has been involved in a broad spectrum of TEFL-related activities including curriculum design, IELTS examination and teacher training.
His greatest enjoyment has always come from helping others to achieve their potential. In his spare time Hyw reads extensively and enjoys travelling to new places and visiting cultural relics, especially old buildings. He believes that there is no problem that does not contain an opportunity, and hopes to grow, both professionally and personally in the years ahead. Join TEFL Course China for getting a job of Teaching English China. This TESOL Course China will also enable you to Teach English Abroad. So why wait? Join TEFL Course China now. Note: Local circumstances and extras may change without notice