I may have an interview and was wondering what to ask and what to expect to be asked.
What sort of a teaching job are you going for?
The western interviewers usually ask you to describe a lesson you have taught. They might ask you how you would teach the present perfect, for example. Taiwanese interviewers? Could be any kind of question. They often seem to ask strangely practical questions like how long it will take you to get to work. I remember in the past being turned down for a job (the only time it’s ever happened to me in Taiwan, I might add) because they thought I lived too far away from the school. There probably was another reason like I was too old or something.
Requires no past experience. I could be teaching anywhere between ages 6 - 16. I have a marriage based visa so the work permit is not an issue. I don’t really know what type of teaching but anything at the moment. Preferably kids since I am learning Chinese at the moment lol.
Be prepared for them to ask you anything. Usually, they start out with some friendly questions to try to get you to relax. Maybe they’ll ask you if you had any trouble finding the school. Say, “No, it was no problem at all.” This will give them the impression that you’ve got what it takes.
It’s also good if you ask the interviewer a few questions and take notes. This will show your knowledge and interest. I suggest some of the following questions:
Are the natives friendly?
Does the school provide stickyballs, or am I expected to play with my own balls?
What do the markers smell like?
What is the school’s policy about associating intimately with the enemy troops?
How hard is it to fool the hospital’s blood and urine tests?
Could I get an advance on my first paycheck now?
Good luck.
[quote=“zender”]:
Are the natives friendly?
Does the school provide stickyballs, or am I expected to play with my own balls?
What do the markers smell like?
What is the school’s policy about associating intimately with the enemy troops?
How hard is it to fool the hospital’s blood and urine tests?
Could I get an advance on my first paycheck now?
Good luck.[/quote]
good to read 
heh…well I got an interview and part of it is teaching for an hour. I never taught before =S
They know that you’ve never taught before and they’re asking you to do an hour demo? They are a bunch of fucktards.
Welcome to EFL in Taiwan, dude. :discodance:
Yeah. Though it wasn’t like you got an interview right away. One of the workers at my wives company put a word in.
Hope I ain’t set up to fail lol, any tips on what to do or will they provide a lesson plan?
I hope that you are being paid for that ‘1 hour demo’
I am.
[quote=“MonthOLDpickle”]Yeah. Though it wasn’t like you got an interview right away. One of the workers at my wives company put a word in.
Hope I ain’t set up to fail lol, any tips on what to do or will they provide a lesson plan?[/quote]
You’ll have to ask them about the lesson plan. You’ll also need to find out how old the demo class will be. Keeping a class of 6 year olds entertained for an hour is different to killing an hour with a bunch of 16 year olds. As it will be your first ever time in a classroom the younger the kids the easier, btw.
Excellent point! If you want to bond with the younguns, you can use SpongeBob as a cultural reference; if you want to get “in” with the 16-year-olds, you can riff on Bai Bing-bing. :neutral:
I wouldn’t ask this type of question. 
[quote=“tomthorne”]They know that you’ve never taught before and they’re asking you to do an hour demo? They are a bunch of fucktards.
Welcome to EFL in Taiwan, dude. :discodance:[/quote]
Not necessarily. They want to see how the interviewee is presenting himself/herself in front of the audiences (i.e. students).
At the same time, they’re probably getting away with using interviewee as a substitute teacher :discodance: