You ve looked at all the options and have decided that Taiwan seems like the right place for you to teach English. This is true as Taiwan does offer some of the best pay with a reasonable low cost of living, however, one thing you need to be aware of is that the hours you teach can and will vary depending on the school you work in and where that school is located on the island. Cram schools and universities offer a wide varying number of class hours and there is no way to know what hours you ll get without actually asking the school before hand. Many schools will let you know in advance the number of classes and hours you ll teach.
The bulk of teachers in Taiwan do around 20 to maybe 24 hours a week. There are a few reasons for this, but the main one is that classes are typically held in the afternoons once children have finished their day at public school. This means there are only a limited number of hours that students can go to class, and as such it means there are only a limited number of hours you will be able to teach. Since most schools open Saturday, you ll probably be doing hours in the morning or afternoon and not at night on Saturday. Regardless, this is why most teachers teach around 20 to 24 hours a week and it would be safe to say that if you do move to Taiwan this is what you ll be working. Need more hours? Don t worry, you can use a few methods to increase the number of hours you work if that is what you want.
The maximum number of hours any teacher can work is 32, this is the law and if you do more than this just know that you are technically breaking the law. So this means that most schools will be only able to offer you 32 hours of classes. Many won t as there just aren t enough hours in the day to offer this many classes. If this is the case then what is the best solution? One method is to simply look for a second job. This may or may not be possible depending on the number of hours and days those hours are on that you may already be working. If this is the case and you can t or don t have any available time to find a second school, then you can consider teaching students privately. Just be aware that teaching students privately is against the law, so it would be best to look for a second school that has more hours to offer.
As an English teacher in Taiwan you will be working around 24 hours a week. The main reason is that the hours most classes are held are in the afternoons and evenings and there is no way to hold anymore classes than what is available. If you really need more hours then the best solution is to find a second job which should be able to bump your hours up a little.
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