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ESL, TEFL, those are the commonly used abbreviations

@LUWahoo
If you are just going to be teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL, TEFL, ESL, TESOL), there are possibilities if you are qualified. There is a whole other thread on here about what makes you qualified. But basically, CELTA/TESOL certificate (I think they no longer accept online tefl certs, but stand to be corrected) graduate (any subject), native speaker, and two years work experience (not necessarily in teaching).

International Education (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_education) is a whole different level. This will be subject teaching. You will normally need to have a masters degree in the subject you are teaching and teaching experience, or a teaching certificate (e.g. PGCE) for the subject you are teaching.

Income between 3000 & 10,000 rmb per month - yes, but note that, if you want to live in Kunming, 5000 a month is easy to live on, so it all depends on your goals in moving here & where you want to work, & how much.

The cost of living has gone way up in Kuming. It's no longer a very cheap place to live. Still cheaper than other places but rapidly moving up the expensive trend.

3-10k for English (EFL, TEFL, ESL, TESOL) teaching. As a full-time teacher at an international school, the salary will be much higher. Bare minimum 14k per month, probably closer to 20k. In other Chinese cities you can be paid up to 40k a month for those jobs.

No argument from me, Haali, but I think too much security, and/or demanding too much security, dulls the mind. Good to remember & think about who you're working for and what you're really producing, as well as how much they're paying you and why - IMHO etc.

I am qualified to work in an international school, but never have. I came to China partly to get away from that kind of working environment. My current job gives me a reasonable work life balance and enough money to do the things I need to do (eat, sleep, occasionally travel).

There used to be, and I think still are, yearly area (e.g., 'South Asia', usually held in India) conferences of international schools that, I'm told, operate as fun, sometimes with seminars etc., as well as being good as job fairs, though I've never been to one.

@ Alien
From your posting, I can only assume that you have never worked in an international school. If you think working in an international program would dull the mind, think again. The demands are much more rigorous, as is the level of responsibility required by the staff (teaching and non-teaching). I have worked as both EFL teacher, and teacher in two international programs.
Teaching EFL can be rigorous, if the teacher wants it. However, if I wanted to be dull, switch off, and coast, I could only do that as an EFL teacher.