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Introduction to
Ningxia Hui Autonomous
Region
'Ning' is the colloquial term for the
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Find it on the map
in northwest China and into the middle and lower reaches of the
Yellow River. It is bordered by Gansu
to the south, Shanxi to the east, and the
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to the north, and is one
of the five ethnic minority autonomous regions in China. Ningxia
covers a total area of 66,000 square kilometers (about 25,484 square
miles) and has a population of 5.62 million; one third of who are
Hui minority people. It has a temperate continental climate of long,
cold winters and short, hot summers with the temperature being
lowest in January, averaging from -10 C
to -7C and highest in
July, averaging from 17C
to 24C. Annual rainfall
averages from 190-700 millimeters.
The Teaching Post
Number of teachers needed: 1
Requirements:
BA Degree or TESOL
Contract term:
01 Sep 2008 to 01 Sep 2009
Monthly Salary:
RMB4000
Age of students:
18~20
Teaching hours:
14-16 hours per week
Number of students per class in the centre: 30
Holidays:
New Year (1 day),* Labor
Day in May (7 days), *National Day (7 days),
Christmas Day (1) and Winter
Vacation (20 days) in Feb/ 2 days off on
Saturdays and Sundays
*The common practice
in China for golden week holidays is such that the employee will have 7
consecutive days off. (3 days paid holiday, 2 weekend days, 2 extra days to
be compensated for by employee working on weekends either before or after
the golden week.
Accommodations: Private accommodation located on the school
premise is provided free of charge.
The facilities and equipments include:
private bedroom, 2 bedrooms, kitchen, washroom, living room, balcony, complete set of
quality furniture, supply of beddings, color TV with Cable TV connection,
VCD player, air conditioning/heating, telephone, washing machine,
western toilet, shower, gas hot plate, microwave, cooking utensils, 24-hour
supply of hot water, free supply of gas and supply of
water
Closest Airports: Hedong
Airport
Internet Access:
Access in the apartment.
Airfare:
On completion of the 12 month contract, an round air-ticket reimbursement up
to a maximum of RMB 8,000 will be made. On completion of the 6 month
contract, an one-way air-ticket reimbursement up to a maximum of RMB 4,000
will be made.
Fringe Benefits:
Free Mandarin lessons.
Historcal/tourist areas near the school:
Helan Mountain
Other Pertinent Details:-
1) Number of students in school: 6000
2) Number of local teachers in the school: 200
3) Number of foreign teachers in the school: 1
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