University ESL Teaching: What you should be asking about! – ESL Teaching

www.lostlaowai.com — This in-depth post gives some excellent advice for anyone considering teaching ESL in China - and, in particular, at Chinese universities. Tam gives prospective teachers a large list (broken into categories) of questions you should be asking when considering employment.

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