Mike Taylor

About Mike Taylor

I am the HR Manager for York English in Fuzhou, China. Having worked as a teacher and then an Academic Coordinator at York English for 3 years I now head up the recruitment. When I'm not looking for the next generation of budding ESL teachers I like to cycle, watch football and do photography.

Creating a Student-Centered Classroom

Something we occasionally see in new teachers here at York is the misunderstanding that great teaching is all about being at the centre of the class. Teachers fresh out of a TEFL course standing at the front of the classroom, booming instructions left, right and centre, loudly drilling [...]

2018-05-24T08:52:54+00:00May 28th, 2015|Articles, Teaching|0 Comments

7 Things to Look for in a Chinese ESL School

1. A fair deal Let’s start with an obvious point. You might be flying halfway around the world to go and teach in China. You might have spent hundreds of bucks on flights. You might have sold everything you own to start up somewhere new. After all that [...]

2018-05-24T08:52:55+00:00April 30th, 2015|Articles, Job Search, Teaching|0 Comments
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