A huge upsurge in Chinese learning, not only in Australia's big cities, but also in the small towns of Tuao, in the middle of the class, Australian primary school students sit in front of the screen. I can't wait for the distance teaching of Chinese teacher!
At the job fair, Australian school executives eagerly waited for the authentic Chinese Chinese, to teach their next generation, which is currently the hottest language in the world: Chinese!
Now, in big cities like Sydney, some schools pay Chinese teachers as much as $ one hundred and twenty thousand a year, or about $ five hundred and seventy three thousand nine hundred and ninety nine a year.
At the same time, with the surging demand for online Chinese teachers, not only Chinese in Australia, but also friends in China can easily teach through computers, easy to make money!
A special "green passageway" opened for the Chinese people, and that's how it came into being!
At St Francis Xavier Elementary School, 425km north of Perth, Western Australia, children sit in front of LCD screens to learn Chinese from their favorite Chinese teacher, and the video is recorded in China in the Northern Hemisphere.
Like many Australian schools, because there have been no Chinese teachers enrolled in the classroom, in order to overcome this problem, schools have begun to look for people who can speak Chinese in Australia, as well as in far-away China. Give the children a precious Chinese lesson by video recording.
In fact, in many remote areas of Australia, teachers may be paid more than big cities! The living facilities and conditions are complete,
But without the aura of big cities, there are still difficulties in hiring. Like St Francis Xavier Elementary School, educational institutions in need of Chinese teachers abound all over the country.
As early as seven years ago, the primary school launched a language learning program called My Chinese Teacher, which is not only in Australia, but also in the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the United States. Under the My Chinese Teacher program, Chinese teachers do not have to show up in the classroom. In the video conference, but achieved zero-distance interaction with the students.
This not only solved the school's recruitment difficulties, gave pupils an understanding of Chinese culture, but also allowed the authentic Chinese speaker to find a well-paid job.
In fact, this is also related to the strong support of the government.
In Western Australia, for example, the local ministry of education has included Chinese learning as part of a compulsory foreign language course for all third-graders.
This also makes the overseas Chinese education market prospects a great deal.
"as schools in remote areas, we face the difficulty of finding employees specializing in a particular field," said Ben Doyle, the principal of the St Francis Xavier School. "one of the difficult teachers to recruit is the teacher of the LOTE programme," said Doyle. Because it's not a full-time job, it's hard to attract teachers from big cities to work part-time. "
The burden of the school has been greatly reduced since the start of a long-range Chinese teacher, Doyle said.
In just seven years, with the rapid rise of the Chinese language fever in Australia, now, not only in remote areas, schools in major Australian cities are also rushing to hire online Chinese teachers through this method, but they are able to teach Chinese without leaving their homes. Take it to the elementary school.
As many as 100 schools are in demand in Australia.
In the face of a growing demand gap, the Australian education sector is rapidly looking for a response to the shortage of Chinese teachers.
Professor, Lynne Cohen, the executive director of the Edith Cowan University School of Education, said their university would receive an additional certificate from January 2019 for graduates majoring in teachers who master another language other than English.
"the training is not to teach them other languages, but to teach them how to teach another language to students," Professor Cohen said.
The job is hard for Chinese with an absolute linguistic edge, and the prospects are getting better as the Chinese language craze heats up in Australia and the world at large.
Tom Shugg, co-founder of My Chinese Teacher, believes that growing up in China in particular, living in China will be a great help to enhance the Chinese learning experience of Australian schoolchildren. "I can speak Chinese fluently myself," he said. "but I have mastered the language and used it for many years, especially when I studied in Australia," Shugg said.
"I think one of the main reasons why I have been able to master Chinese for many years is the lack of a language learning environment. I didn't realize the importance of the lack of language learning environment until I went to China for further study."
He said bringing Chinese into Australian elementary schools is a strategic trend in the future.
"there are economic reasons, there are future employment considerations for Australian students, and there is no doubt that China has become an emerging force in the geopolitical space.
Speaking Chinese and understanding Chinese culture can bring too many opportunities and really make the relationship between our two countries closer. "
Tom Shugg, founder of My Education Group, Australia
Shugg also said that only authentic Chinese can teach the most authentic Chinese culture, because it is not only language learning, but more importantly, the habits, customs, ways of thinking behind the language, etc.
In other words, a Chinese teacher in the eyes of foreigners is not only a professional teacher who teaches Chinese with a high degree in class, but a native Chinese speaker!
In this way, it is not only those with high education young people, can get better employment opportunities, for those who do not have a high degree in China, can speak Chinese, you have the opportunity to change your life!
Look at America! Now the attack of the popular Chinese language fever makes a professional special preparation for the Chinese people to be extremely hot!
Chinese nanny
The granddaughter of the President of the United States, behind the back of Tang poetry called a 666, the president's family members of the Chinese Sei religion? It all depends on the Chinese babysitter to teach well!
Facebook founder Zuckerberg, also reported, paid $ one hundred and ten thousand-$ one hundred and thirty thousand ($ seven hundred and twenty thousand to $ eight hundred and forty thousand) a year to hire a Chinese-speaking 6-year babysitter to take care of her handkerchief. The salary is more than many of the elite who work overtime in Silicon Valley!
Look at Australia! Since last year, Australia has announced that it will consider introducing a new visa category to Australia: nanny recruitment, food and housing, and easy money-making!
In the local Chinese district of Australia, the cost of childcare is getting higher and higher, and even some Chinese parents can't find a trusteeship if they have the money!
At this time, a native Chinese babysitter, will become the key to communication!
Under such a visa, an Australian family can enter into an agreement with a reciprocal person to travel to Australia as a babysitter to look after the family's children, and the family can receive the full cost of accommodation and accommodation. At the same time get work pay, during this period, also can understand Australian culture, study English, stay in Australia can reach 12 months to 2 years long!
Whether you have a high degree or not, whether you have a good command of English or not, regardless of your birth.
When you are struggling to find a job to support your family, but because you do not have enough skills, you may not have thought: if you say what you say every day, you actually have great economic value, and you can even change your life!
The huge demand, from the west to throw olive branch, Chinese hot today's hot status, is the symbol of the country's soft power!
Whether Chinese compatriots or overseas Chinese, such a great change, not only let foreigners at a loss, but also to our own deep shock!
Everyone is benefiting.
Look at those top western luxury brands, one after another, the products printed with Chinese characters into limited edition!
There are also Chinese restaurants scattered in foreign countries, they convey the exquisite Chinese food culture, but also fascinated diners all over the world, the restaurant front line up long-term scene, almost every day, the store, often full.
The food and food of the Chinese people, in the day-to-day drop, has become a cultural advantage, these advantages, at any time, may become an important, even the necessary condition of the recruitment process!
With the constant strength of the motherland, this advantage is growing stronger. In the employment competition today, for all who speak Chinese, eat Chinese food, open one after another green passageway.
You can choose to go to a big company, or you can earn a lot of money without going out of the house, you can add to your resume with excellent studies, or you can earn a rich life by working hard. Hey, if you're Chinese, that's enough.