Teaching Hours In Taiwan

What kind of hours will you get working in Taiwan as an English teacher? Teaching English in Taiwan means that you will probably find yourself doing a wide variety of jobs, all with varying hours. The exact number of hours you end up working depends on what kind of school you teach in. Having said that, the majority of private schools will offer you, on average, anywhere from 20 - 30 hours of actual teaching hours per week. Compared to most 9 - 5 jobs back home, you will be working less than 40 hours per week. However, don't forget that many schools require you to turn up at least 30 minutes before class, so you can usually expect to add 2 or 3 hours on top of whatever your schools claims as your work load. Public schools will require you to be at work all day and this is about the only time that you'll find teaching in Taiwan resembling a normal 9 - 5 job back in your home country. The downside is that to teach at a public school you do require a teacher's license and the majority of people looking for work in Taiwan do not have one. This means most non-Education major people coming to Taiwan will probably end up working 20 or so hours per week with a few extra hours on top for making sure you turn up early and have enough time to correct and grade homework.