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[happeningthang]

Hey peoples,

I've been teaching away in Korea for a few years and cannot bear the thought of another K-winter. I was looking at spending a contract or two in Vietnam or Thailand.

Basically, I wanted to spend the first few months getting acclimatised moving around SEA just taking some PT jobs to keep myself going.

I've been led to believe that there are PT gigs to be had, but I don't know if I want to base all my thinking on that and get stuck signing a FT contract before I'm ready. What are the prospects of this in Bietnam?

Also, I'm seeing a lot of ads asking for CELTAs or equivalent. Is that a must have? I've got the undergrad, 3 years experience and MA in Applied Linguistics. Do I have to get the CELTA as well??

Any help appreciated and will get you a free beer when I run into you.

Cheers

[kparsons]

I've only taught in Hanoi, so I can't speak for the rest of the country (however, I think things are fairly similar in Saigon). There are part-time gigs abound in Hanoi. W/an MA in Applied Linguistics, you ought not need the CELTA, but so many of the schools can't fully comprehend that, so you may need to do a bit of explaining on that subject. However, when all is said and done, you shouldn't need the CELTA.

Give it a try -- Vietnam is a hell of a lot warmer than Korea!