I'm not qualified to teach English - I am an ex coal miner. I don't mind teaching in a polluted envirnment that most westerners would shun.

As an ex coal miner, you would probably not feel homesick in Shanxi province. Coal is its lifeblood, but it is one of the least popular provinces among foreign teachers of English. There's a recruiter there that might well be interested in offering you a teaching position. When I was employed by said recruiter, I met a Pole who was also teaching on behalf of that recruiter. He had been a coal miner back home and although he was a new recruit to the teaching game who had no higher education certificates, he made a success of his job. That was mainly because he listened carefully to his teaching assistant who helped him a lot with preparing his lesson plans and their subsequent use in the classroom. I hear that recruiter is looking for new teachers right now. Not a bad gig for a newbie teacher in my view. You could do worse than apply there. Anyway, good luck with your job search. Click on the link below to find out more.

http://www.eslteachersboard.com/cgi-bin/cn/index.pl?read=1449