| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
Mikethered
Joined: 29 Jan 2016
Location: Canada
|
 Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2016 12:26 pm Post subject: What is the best job out there for a person with an MA? |
 |
|
I just wanted to know what the best deal out there in Korea is right now for someone with an MA. My MA is in English literature and I have a double major in my undergraduate studies (French and English). I am also a certified teacher.
I will finish my current job in June and would like to start teaching in September if possible- so any advice is really appreciated. Thanks. |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
|
| Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2016 3:05 pm Post subject: Re: What is the best job out there for a person with an MA? |
|
|
| Mikethered wrote: |
I just wanted to know what the best deal out there in Korea is right now for someone with an MA. My MA is in English literature and I have a double major in my undergraduate studies (French and English). I am also a certified teacher.
I will finish my current job in June and would like to start teaching in September if possible- so any advice is really appreciated. Thanks. |
Sept is the wrong time of year to be looking for teaching positions in Korea. Second term starts in August.
Rethink your calendar and start getting your documents ready NOW.
If you are American it will take you months to get your FBI check and get it apostilled. You'll also need to get an apostille on a certified true copy of your undergrad degree.
University jobs are usually found on the ground and not from abroad. You may have to bite the bullet for a year and take a hagwon job while you network for better.
Alternatively, get off of the EFL boards and look for international schools who need English (as a subject) teachers. The remuneration (pay and benefits) packages are better too.
. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Mikethered
Joined: 29 Jan 2016
Location: Canada
|
| Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2016 3:43 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Thanks, I really apprecaite this info. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
matthews_world
Joined: 15 Feb 2003
|
| Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2016 4:07 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Korean wages are pretty much have been stagnant for a decade.
You might start out at a university making a measily 2.1 with no incoming flight or housing allowance.
Public schools probably wouldn't touch an MA except if you wanted to teach in Seoul or be a teacher trainer. If you have no experience, then you probably couldn't be the latter.
Why not look into international schools. China is also ripe with jobs in this area, including Taiwan or Singapore and possible to make more money than Korea. If you're looking at a Ph.D later, then working with a team of similarly qualified dedicated teachers, networking, and climbing the ladder to a leadership position would be your best bet. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Mikethered
Joined: 29 Jan 2016
Location: Canada
|
| Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2016 4:57 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| thank you Matthew, the only problem is the fact that I am going to use this time to get to know my girlfriend better. She is from Korea and after a long talk we agreed that if I am going to marry her I had better learn more about Korea. However, I have always been interested in China so thanks for that tip! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
hellofaniceguy
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: On your computer screen!
|
| Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2016 8:39 am Post subject: |
|
|
I'll be more blunt....MA or above...why korea of all places? Advance degrees are not commanding any significant amount of money over hokwon instructors with BA/BS degrees.
You will have a less class load of course.
Once in korea...network, make connections, suck it up for a year or two until you get a more desirable position.
At the same time, figure out what part of the country you'd like to live in.
Like most places, it's about making connections...who you know who knows so and so.... |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
matthews_world
Joined: 15 Feb 2003
|
| Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2016 2:12 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Good advice. Even in China these days you need 1 or 2 years experience depending on the province to get a foreign expert Z visa. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
