Just curiuos, how much can an English teachers salary vary?

[Glenski]

My private HS taught Chinese as a separate elective. English is practically mandatory. Asking if you'd make "more" teaching English and any other language will sort of depend on your work situation. For example, if you at Berlitz and work full-time, you would have a full plate regardless of what you taught. However, if you had the part-time work at Berlitz where you had to call in daily to see if anyone was coming to your lessons that night, it would depend on whether there were interested students for either language you could teach.

AFAIK, Chinese is occasionally taught here but not in great demand. You could probably find some places that teach it (like conversation schools or culture centers and mainstream schools), but I wouldn't count on it for full-time work. Perhaps there are FT Chinese teachers here who know otherwise...?

 

[Chidoriashi]

That would probably depend upon whether or not you are a native English speaker. Even so I doubt you would be hired for that specific purpose. As long as you have full-time employment (ie. steady income) you could probably pick up some extra work teaching Chinese on the side, however you would probably still make more with extra side jobs teaching English. That all may change though in the coming years. I mean, I'm seriously starting to think i should learn some Chinese.

 

[tokapi]

AFAIK, Chinese is occasionally taught here but not in great demand. You could probably find some places that teach it (like conversation schools or culture centers and mainstream schools)

I have one online J female Tokyoite acquaintance volunteers teaching Japanese at a local city culture center,her class is majority adult Chinese students

I would say Chinese studying Japanese outnumbered vice versa by 10-1 or higher.Nowadays,few young Japanese would self-study Chinese at home through engaging Chinese speaking nationals at @ SNS sites.

 

[Chidoriashi]

Tokapi> Chinese studying Japanese out number Japanese studying Chinese 10-1... This kind of surprised me at first, but now that I think about it, i guess it is true. I wonder if that will change in the coming years though, as China gains economic strength?

 

[tokapi]

> Chidoriashi

My straight answer is no,mainland China is nothing compares to modern advanced economic powerhouse Japan ( has solid technological foundation ).Japanese never materialized as the predominant language in Asia Pacific.Taiwanese & mainland Chinese learn it for better employment opportunities ( some do prefer working for J companies ) and personal interest.

I only foresee Chinese language proficiency requirement pertains to corporate level in Japan ( and elsewhere as China continues to be an active economic player on the world stage ) not general population.Many multi-national Japanese firms have facilities there,so effective communication skill is essential.