Teach and Travel Program >> Academic Year Placement Teach & Travel’s Academic Year Placement Program offers ESL teacher placement services to native English speakers. Generally, participants in this program have had prior experience teaching English to speakers of other languages. Teachers will be paid a competitive monthly salary from elementary, junior high or senior high schools in Taiwan or China. These schools have been carefully screened by ISCE to ensure that they are comfortable working environments, as well as reputable and professional schools.   Standard Benefits: • Reimbursed round-trip airfare with one year contracts • Competitive salary (US$600 – US$1,000/month in China, US$1,000 – US$1,600/month in Taiwan) • 20 to 30 hours a week of teaching • Sponsorship for working visa * Benefits subject to change, depending on policies of host institution Program Dates: Teachers generally teach for one full academic year and two months during the summer. Start dates depend on the demand of the host institution. Program Locations: ISCE will strive to accommodate participant preferences with those of the host institutions or organizations. Most teaching sites are located in areas that enable teachers to take weekend trips to major tourist sites and/or large cities. Application Requirements: • Applicants must be college graduates • Applicants must be native speakers of English, preferably with some experience or background teaching English ISCE is seeking highly-motivated individuals who sincerely enjoy interacting with and teaching students of different cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Applicants should possess a strong sense of responsibility, a passion for excellence, and be extremely personable, flexible and creative. Application Deadline: The Academic Year Placement Program has a rolling application deadline. Generally, most schools need teachers at the start of the academic year in late August or early September. Application Fee: Application fee $35.00 (non-refundable) The $35.00 application fee should be included in the application packet.