Sorry Lorraine, I don't mean to be an alarmist. I just read another post here from someone who points out that Teresa Yang has made numerous "black lists." The fact that your contact person's name is not Teresa does not alter the reality that it's the same company; furthermore, it is common practice for these unscrupulous recruiters to change their names once their dishonesty has been discovered, and it is not uncommon for them to use various names at the same time.

That they haven't told you they are collecting a fee is inconsequential - they normally collect their fee from the school for whom they are doing the hiring. The reason they are offering such a low wage is that the money that should be yours is going in their pocket. The reason they think they can get away with paying you so little is because you are a non-native speaker.

Dig deeper into the archives here and discover the ill treatment many non native speakers have received in China as English teachers. A further concern of yours should be that since they are paying such a ridiculously low wage, they will without a doubt stick you in a dump of an apartment.

And yes, you should demand that they give you some contact information of past teachers. When they refuse to do so, that should be your final warning.
You will not be protected in any way by any contract they offer you. The contract is for their benefit, not yours.

I hope you will not be too disappointed by all this, but it looks very much like you and your husband very nearly made a grave mistake. Take heart though by the fact that by making inquiries here in the forum you may have saved yourself some serious heartaches that others could have avoided had they done the same thing.