Hangzhou is the capital city of Zhejiang province in China. Famous for its picturesque scenery and rich history, Hangzhou has always been among the top tourism sites in China. It is only about 120 miles away from Shanghai, which is the largest economic and trade centre in the country and a comprehensive industrial base, as well as a famous historical and cultural city. There are numerous ways to travel to Shanghai from Hangzhou. If you would like to experience the high-speed express train between shanghai and Hangzhou, It only takes 80 minutes and costs about 10USD.
The West Lake is undoubtedly the most renowned feature of Hangzhou, noted for the scenic beauty that blends naturally with many famous historical and cultural sites. In this scenic area, Solitary Hill, the Mausoleum of General Yue Fei, the Six Harmonies Pagoda and the Ling Yin Temple are probably the most frequently visited attractions. The "Ten West Lake Prospects" have been specially selected to give the visitor outstanding views of the lake, mountains and monuments.
 A number of national museums can be found in Hangzhou and are representative of Chinese culture. Fine examples are the National Silk Museum and National Tea Museum. Along with the other museums in Hangzhou, they provide a fascinating insight into the history of Chinese traditional products.
Hangzhou dishes are noted for their elaborate preparation, sophisticated cooking and refreshing taste. Beggar's Chicken (a chicken baked in clay), West Lake Fish in Sweet Sour Source (vinegar coated fish fresh caught from the lake), Dongpo Pork (braised pork) and Fried Shrimps with Longjing Tea are well-known. The shopping environment in Hangzhou is exciting and convenient too. At night Hangzhou has much to offer and teahouses and various kinds of pubs are both plentiful and popular.
If you have ever heard of an old Chinese saying about Hangzhou and Suzhou. "Heaven above, Suzhou and Hangzhou below", you may like to check it out too, the amazing Garden City---Suzhou. It takes about less than 2 hrs by bus to get there from Hangzhou, and costs 10USD.
Why
- One of the most historical and cultural spots in China, amazing West Lake and a number of museum.
- Easy access to the outside world by all means of transport: ocean, offshore and inland water shipping, high way and railroad transport, air flights etc.
- No food expense during the training course. Delicious meals provided by our host school GLV free of charge, 3 meals from Monday to Friday, lunch and dinner on Saturday and Sunday.
- Clean hotel rooms offered for a cheap price, only 200USD/4weeks.
- A wealth of outdoor and cultural activities
- Free internet wireless service inside the classroom and dorm building.
- Hangzhou has some of the best night life in China
- Study Chinese for an affordable rate
- Course orientation and welcome dinner
- A great environment for your one month stay on the campus of our host school GLV, where you meet many adult Chinese students from different region of China willing to make friends with foreigners..
- Convenient weekend trips to Shanghai, Suzhou, Nanjing and many Ancient towns in the neighbor area, such as Zhouzhuang water town, Shaoxing etc...
Who
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Your fellow students come from many countries on many continents
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Your teacher trainers are some of the most experienced and well-trained in the industry
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Your support staff is extremely helpful, courteous and will assist you with whatever you need
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The locals are peaceful, friendly people who generally like spending time with foreigners
Accommodation details
 All rooms are standard 3-star hotel rooms, located on the 3rd or 4th floor of the building, while our classroom and office are on the 2nd floor, and the GLV cafeteria is on the ground floor. Each room consists of one or two beds, TV, AC, chair, closet and a bathroom with western toilet. Laundry facilities are provided per floor. There is a shared fridge on the dorm floor.
Rooms are available for you to check in from 9AM-7PM on Saturday or 9AM-5PM on Sunday prior to the starting of the course. And participants check out the room by 12PM on last Saturday of the course.
Airport or Train Station, meet and greet service:
As people will be coming from many different directions, we will provide two meeting points for arriving trainees.
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Shanghai South train station at 3 PM on the Saturday prior to the starting of the course. The meeting point is at the terminal of airport bus line 7. Then we will help you get a train ticket to Hangzhou and bring you back to our school.
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Hangzhou airport at 1 PM on the Sunday prior to the starting of the course. The meeting point will be the exit of international arrival hall. Look for your name(s) on a TEFL International sign.
If you miss either of these two meeting points, we are afraid that you will have to make your own way to our school, following the directions as given below.
Directions to get to TEFL International Hangzhou:
1. If you fly to Pudong International Airport, Shanghai:
 A) Go to Terminal 1, walk out Gate 15, cross the road and go the the 2nd floor, there is a ticket office selling tickets for the Wulinmen Minhang Building in Hangzhou, 杭州武林门民航大厦 in Chinese) The bus times are (AM, 8:40, 10:10, 11:40. PM, 1:10, 2:40, 4:10, 5:50). The trip takes about 3hrs and costs 85RMB (about $ 13 US). (Please note that if you arrive at Pudong after 5 PM you might be too late to take this bus and will need to use option B . Once you get off the bus in Hangzhou then take a taxi to our school from there. That costs about another 60RMB ( $9 US).
B) You may take a shuttle bus (bus line # 7) from in front of the main terminal to Shanghai South Train Station from Pudong Airport, the bus leaves every 30 mins and costs 20 RMB ($3 US). Then take a train to Hangzhou South Train Station (Hangzhou Nan Zhan, 杭州南站 in Chinese), the cost is about 65-70 RMB ($10 US) for the train ticket. There are more than 20 trains to Hangzhou Southern Train Station per day. Then take a taxi to GLV school for 30 RMB (about $4 US)
2. If you fly to Hangzhou International Airport, you may take an airport shuttle bus to Xiaoshan district, but get off at the Xiaoshan Government stop (Xiaoshan Zhengfu, 萧山政府 in Chinese), it costs 15 RMB($2.5 US) and then taxi to our school for 20 RMB ($3 US).
3. If you take a train from another city in China, get a ticket to Hangzhou Southern Train Station (Hangzhou Nanzhan, 杭州南站 in Chinese), as it is closer to our school, then a taxi to GLV for 30 RMB ($4 US). However, if you end up at the main Hangzhou Train Station, it will cost about 50-60 RMB by taxi to get to our school.
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Shanghai, China Staff
 Susan Bai
Course Administrator and Trainer
I started learning English as a Foreign Language in middle school in my hometown in Inner Mongolia. As a young girl the English language fascinated me so much that I chose English Education as my major for university. I then started teaching English in a primary school after graduation in August 1999.
Over the past 11 years, the various organizations and institutions I have worked with have given me a 360 degree exposure to the language teaching profession. I have taught and trained children, adolescents, adults and professionals. From the stand point of the organization, I have worked with highly reputed Chinese as well as multinational institutions. My professional development has been honed by training and application of multiple methods, syllabi, techniques and materials. My parallel personal development has been shaped by interactions with management, colleagues and trainees from across the globe. I joined TEFL International in 2009 and set up the Shanghai Centre. I worked in Shanghai for a year before the centre was relocated to Hangzhou.
Having personally experienced many years of learning and teaching English as a foreign language, I have acquired professional knowledge and skills related to Second Language Teaching and Acquisition. Such journey has also helped me tremendously to be a qualified and effective trainer for TEFL International.
I’m always interested in learning different languages and cultures through stamp collecting, travelling, cooking and books. I enjoy a nice movie, good company, food and a cup of wine after work. I have a great interest in cultural exchange. Bing a bridge between the east and west gives me great pleasure and achievement both in and outside a classroom. I have travelled throughout China and to parts of Thailand, Lao, Cambodia and India. I wish I have a chance to visit an English speaking country some day. I believe everyone has the potential and power to rise to the challenges and opportunities tomorrow has to offer.
 Charmaine Barretto – Trainer
I hail from Incredible India – a land characterized with diversity, spirituality and culture.
I have both a Bachelors as well as a Masters degree in Economics and have spent 18 years working in the Banking and Financial Services Industry, for reputed multinational organizations.
My journey to the classroom began at the training centres of the banks I worked with , where I discovered my love for teaching. Making a break from the World of Finance was not an easy decision. To test the waters I did a short stint at Pueblo Ingles, Spain, an organization which conducts English Immersion residential programmes for Spanish professionals from every field – lawyers, doctors, government bureaucrats and management cadres. The experience was extremely fulfilling and a year later I decided to pursue English Language Training as a career. I acquired my TEFL certification in Shanghai, China, and moved on the become a TEFL Trainer.
With 18 years of experience in the service industry, I have interacted with people across the entire spectrum of humanity – businessmen, lawyers, doctors, teachers, students, parents and people from diverse social and economic backgrounds. Having been to 34 countries around the globe, I am widely travelled and also widely read – this makes it easy for me to bond with people and blend into a multi-cultural environment. I speak 5 languages and hence am fully sensitized to the needs of a language classroom from both the teacher’s as well as the student’s perspective.
A extravert by nature who enjoys meeting and interacting with people – what better place to be in than a TEFL Classroom !
.jpg) Robert Ayres – GLV Academic Director
Robert is Australian and studied journalism at RMIT University in Melbourne . He has travelled around the world twice which fuelled his love for travelling and meeting people. Teaching English was the perfect career-change choice. He taught pronunciation to Asian students whilst deciding where to teach overseas. He chose China for its amazing history and the mystique of its people. He taught at Xiaolan Government schools before coming to GLV. He loves the Chinese lifestyle and is learning Mandarin because he plans to stay a while.
Address: TEFL International Hangzhou, China
Gateway Language Village, Leisure Expo Garden
2555 Feng Qing Da Dao, Xiaoshan District
Hangzhou, P.R. CHINA
Address in Chinese: 地址：杭州市萧山区风情大道2555号休博园内 平和英语，杭州乐园旁
Email: hangzhou-shanghai@tefllife.com
Tel：86-571-82671960, 83861618
Fax：86-571-82672196 |
