外教市場為何如此混亂？

The mixed up of kinds of people in foreign teacher group and training institution cannot stop the strong pursue for foreign teachers. Besides the psychology of “worshiping foreign things”， what are other reasons for this phenomenon？

無論是外教還是培訓機構的魚龍混雜，都難擋大家對外教的強烈熱捧。造成這一現象的原因除了“崇洋”心理外，還有哪些原因呢？

Benefit is the hidden driver

利益是隱形推手

The statistics show that， the English test-training market has formed an industrial chain at the fastest speed from learning New Concept English in primary and middle school， learning CET-4 and CET-6 in college and learning TOEFL， IELTS and GRE before going abroad. Until 2011， the market value of China’s English training industry has reached over 30 billion RMB. There are 300 million English consumers at home and more than 50000 training institutions.

數據顯示，從上中小學開始學習新概念英語，到上大學去培訓機構報讀四六級英語考試輔導班，再到出國前攻讀托福、雅思、GRE，英語應試培訓的市場以最快的速度形成了產業鏈。截至2011年，中國英語培訓產業市值超過300億元。中國有近3億人的龐大英語消費群體，英語培訓機構總數量超過5萬家。

In recent years， foreign teacher English training course is becoming more and more popular and the sales volume of it is increasing steadily. The statistics show that， there are more than 100000 foreign English teachers in the training institutions in China. From first-tier cities like Beijing， Shanghai and Guangzhou to second-tier cities are all can see foreign teachers. The huge market requirement brings infinite business opportunities and let many illegal training intermediaries and training institutions focus their eyes on this profitable market. However， the number of good and qualified foreign teachers is limited and cannot meet the demand of market and it is of difficulty， high cost and complicated process to hire professional foreign teachers. Obviously， to hire overseas students and ordinary foreigners can save lots of money. So the training market tries to “save cost” from foreign teachers， and their past history， background and comprehensive qualities are covered by profits， which causes many hidden risks.

近年來，外教英語培訓課程越來越受歡迎，銷售值也穩步提升。據統計，目前中國國內各個培訓機構擁有的英語外教教師已經超過10萬人次，從北京、上海、廣州等一線城市，甚至到許多二線城市的小縣城里，都可以看到外教們的身影。如此龐大的市場需求帶來了無限的商機，讓許多非法的培訓中介和培訓機構都盯上了外教市場這一塊肥肉。然而，優秀的具有專業資質的外籍教師數量有限，遠遠不能滿足市場需求，并且聘請專業外教難度大、成本高、程序復雜。顯然，聘請外國留學生、普通老外則省錢得多。于是培訓市場便在外教身上“偷工減料”，而至于這些外國人的來歷、背景、綜合素養則被利益掩蓋，帶來了許多潛在的危機。

Foreign monks chant better Buddhist scripture

外來的和尚好念經

Many English training institutes have good environment and top grade decorations of bright glass screen door， colorful and soft sofa and roomy and comfortable teaching condition. Even though it costs a lot， many parents still choose foreign teachers for the best studying environment and the hope of their children having a bright future.

明亮的玻璃幕門、色彩艷麗的柔軟沙發，寬敞舒適的教學環境，不少英語培訓機構環境優良、裝修高檔。收費雖然十分高昂，但是許多家長為了給孩子提供最好的學習環境，紛紛懷著望子成龍的心情，選擇了外教。

Many adults who have English trainings think that the pronunciations of teachers of the schools are not standard and the teaching philosophies are comparatively traditional. So people who have the ability are more willing to learn from foreigners， after all their pronunciations are authentic.

In the interview of the reporter， there were many parents of students who think much of foreign teachers. Many parents hire foreign teachers for their children， think that it is safe and trendy， but in the process of hiring foreign teachers， they often forget to check the qualifications of training organizations and foreign teachers， creating the soils to breed for many unqualified training organizations.

很多家長和參加英語培訓的成人都認為，學校里老師的發音不夠標準，教學理念也比較傳統。有能力的話還是愿意和外國人學英語，畢竟純正一些。

在記者的采訪中，對外教高看一眼的學生父母不在少數。許多家長跟風給孩子請外教，覺得這樣才保險，才洋氣，而請外教的過程中卻常常忽視了對培訓機構和外教資質的查驗，給許多不合格的培訓機構創造了滋生的土壤。

The lack of supervision and investigation

缺監管，少審查

There is such a large market of trainings and education， but few people place emphasis on the problem of hiring foreign teachers.

“The criminal information of foreign teachers is difficult to be found by training organizations， and whether to hire them or not are mainly based on their resumes and the situation of interview.” A recruiter of foreign teachers of an English trainings organization of Nanjing said， the qualities of foreign teachers were different， the institutions could only employ them according to regulations， and get more feedbacks from students to lower the risk.

如此龐大的培訓和教育市場，外教聘請問題卻鮮少有人關注。

“外教在本國違法犯罪的信息，聘用機構很難發現，主要是根據他們的簡歷和面試情況來決定是否聘用。”南京一家英語培訓機構的外教招聘專員說，外教的素質確實參差不齊，聘用單位只能嚴格按規定履行聘用手續，并多向學生了解外教表現，才能降低各種風險。

According to the Regulations of Application for Foreign Experts Working Permit in China， if institutions without permission of hiring foreign cultural and educational experts employ foreign cultural and educational experts and foreign teachers， specialized departments of foreign experts management at civic and provincial levels will conduct investigation and punishments on them together with public security departments and departments which are in charge of the industry. However， if we look into the domestic market of trainings， we will find that there are blind points in the investigations of educational backgrounds， backgrounds and criminal records of foreigners to some extent.

Some institutions do not have strict investigations when they hire foreign teachers and many investigating rules do not have any practical effect. Especially for the market of foreign teachers， almost any foreigner who speaks English can go to the platform， with a serious situation of resume fraud. As long as a foreigner is not wanted by the International Criminal Police Organization and does not have a record of serious crimes， his/her criminal information in native countries will not be shared with the exit-entry systems of other countries. Once they enter successfully， it is very difficult for recruiting institutions to find information on the aspect.

根據《外國專家來華工作許可辦理規定》，凡沒有獲得聘請外國文教專家單位資格認可的單位，若擅自聘請外國文教專家及外籍教師，省市外國專家歸口管理部門將聯同公安部門、行業主管部門進行查處。但縱觀國內培訓市場，外籍人員的學歷、背景、有無犯罪記錄等重要條件的審核在一定程度上存在盲區。

一些機構在聘用外籍人員時對其簡歷審核不嚴，對于外籍人員求職過程中的諸多審查條款形同虛設。尤其是外教市場，幾乎是講英語的外國人就能上講臺，簡歷造假嚴重。外籍人員只要沒被國際刑警通緝或者有重大案件記錄，他在本國的違法犯罪信息，一般不會與他國出入境系統共享。一旦合法入境后，聘用機構很難審查到這方面的信息。

To bring order out of chaos by strengthening regulations

加強規范方能撥亂反正

From the perspective of Xia Bing， Director of State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs Dept. of Cultural and Educational Experts， a great cause of the problem of foreign teachers is the contradiction between demand and supply. While accepting the interview of International Herald Leader， he said： \"at present， the domestic market sees the demand for foreign teachers of about 100000 people， but in our management systems， there are only 30000 foreign cultural and educational experts who have expert certificates， and there is a great gap.\" In addition， most of the traditional thinking of China for foreign teachers is that they should first be \"native white people from English-speaking countries\"， which enlarges the gap between demand and supply. In addition， there are not enough publicity of Chinese laws and policies， resulting in “An evil member of the herd” of the group of foreign teachers.

在中國國家外國專家教科文衛專家司司長夏兵看來，外教出現問題的一個很大原因是需求與供給之間的矛盾。在接受《國際先驅導報》采訪時，他表示“目前，我國市場上對外教的需求大約有10萬人次，但是在我們的管理系統當中，持外國專家證的文教類專家只有三萬多，缺口很大。”再加上中國對外籍教師的理解定式大部分是外教首先要“從母語是英語的國家來的、原出生地的非有色人種”，這更加拉大了需求和供給之間的差距。此外，對外關于中國相關法律政策宣傳不夠等等，致使外教群體中出現了“害群之馬”。

It is said that aiming at the recent chaos of the foreign teacher market of Beijing， Beijing Municipal Bureau of Human Resources and Society Security， Foreign Affairs Office of the People’s Government of Beijing Municipality and Beijing Municipal Commission of Education released Notice on further strengthening the work of hiring foreign foreigners of Beijing， which elaborates the requirements and qualifications for foreigners to work in Beijing， and requires an improvement of the entering standards of foreign teachers.

The market of foreign teachers is facing a new rectification.

據悉，近日針對北京培訓市場的外教亂象，北京市人力社保局、市外事辦、市教委聯合發布的《關于進一步加強北京市外籍人員聘用工作的通知》，其中，對外籍人員來京工作的條件、資格進行了明確，同時要求提高外籍教師準入標準。

外教市場正經歷著一場新的整頓。