What Hours Will I Get Teaching English?

Just what kind of hours are you going to be doing teaching English in Taiwan? If you are considering making the move to Taiwan to teach to make money, then it is obviously very important that you get as many hours as you can. Just what kind of hours do English teachers get teaching in Taiwan? The number of hours can really vary and there is no hard and fast rule as to what hours you'll get. Where you work, cram schoo, kindergarten or university can really impact the kind of hours you'll be doing.

Kindergarten and cram school teachers can expect work around 20 hours a week. The exact number depends on the classes but most teachers do about 4 hours a day, five to six days a week. So 20 - 24 hours is a good estimate. Kindergartens offer hours in the morning usually from 9am to 12 midday and cram schools are around 5pm - 9pm at nights. More hours may be possible, but usually a teacher won't be able to get anymore than 30 hours from one school, and it is highly unlikely to find a school that offers that many hours.

Universities are a little different than cram schools when it comes to class hours. By law you should expect to get a minimum of 14 hours which is the minimum amount required for a school or university to offer you a work permit. However, the problem is that this is all the hours you may be able to get. University jobs in Taiwan aren't numerous and you may find that getting plenty of hours at universities is difficult.

If you want to teach as many hours as possible, then the best choice for you is to work at a cram school. These are the most common type of English school and they'll be able to offer you plenty of hours, much more than most universities will. If you want to work only the minimu, then look for a school that can give you the absolute minimum of 14 hours a week which is the amount required to get a work permit.