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[james_baldrey]

So here is my situation......graduated from UK uni with BA and MSc in Business Management and international Management. Did 2 years teaching english at a Thai college. Then went back to UK to do my CELTA (grade A) and then came to Korea where i wll finish my one year university contract next February. After this contract i hope to have been involved in the publishing of an ESL text book also.

I had planned to do an MA in TESOL in Thailand, but now i am sooooo confused! I would like to teach at a good universitiy so will a master degree from Thailand hold any weight when i apply for jobs at universities? After all that (Sorry!!) what advice would you give in terms of the next qualification i should do in terms of getting a good job? Any advice woudl be most welcome!!

Cheers!

[Rice Paddy Daddy]

The MOE may not recognize your degree from Thailand.

The MOE will recognize some science degrees from certain schools in Thailand but I suspect you'll have problems getting your degree accepted by the MOE to teach in Taiwanese universities.

The MOE has a list of universities and programs that they recognize.
Find out if your school is on that list. However, while the university you want to study at may be on the MOE list, your program may not be.

Things change though - some schools are deleted from the list and new schools are added.

Your M.Sc would be enough to get you a job in a university in Taiwan.

So, even if you did the M.A. TESOL in Bangkok, it wouldn't matter because you could use your M.Sc to obtain your teaching license in Taiwan.