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smuvkat25 · Joined: 09 Jun 2008 Posts: 25 Location: USA

Hello everyone,

I'm currently finishing up my M.Ed. in TESOL in the U.S. Other than having a graduate assistantship under my belt, I have zero teaching experience. Yep, I'm the quintessential 'greenhorn.' With that being said, what are my chances of teaching at a lower-level uni in South Korea? How are my chances at a public school (I see they are hiring like mad)?

Other questions that I have include: what sort of salary could I expect from a lower-level uni? Public school?

Any advice from the veterans out there would be much appreciated.

Thanks.

Nick from Cleveland, Ohio USA

Anda · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 2199 Location: Jiangsu Province

Yes without too much trouble until you get there, then you need luck to have a good time at your job. Wage around 2,000 Won a month would be about average but take into consideration that your acommodation is free and you get your airfares back at some stage.

Jet in Japan isn't that hard to get into.

The Net program in Hong Kong is very hard to get into.

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Japan has the Jet program

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Korea has the EPIK program

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Hong Kong has the Net program

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tedkarma · Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 7:17 am Post subject:

If you have no real experience at all, Korea is probably one of the best places to start.

Personally, I wouldn't try public schools (EPIK) until you have more experience, but a second-tier university spot would be a good place to get your sea legs. University students will be much easier to deal with discipline-wise than school kids.

Shouldn't be difficult to land such a spot, but now is the time to look as school starts in early September.

With your MATESOL, you should set your sights on decent university jobs and stay on that track for your career. Done right Korea can net you five months paid vacation and free housing and a net savings equal to many of the jobs in the Middle East, but with a higher quality of life (just my opinion - others might disagree).

Don't bother with language schools in any country. With few exceptions, your degree and a little experience will land you decent university jobs and superior benefits to just about any language school anywhere.

Mr. Kalgukshi · Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 8:52 am Post subject:

As indicated in the Sticky at the top of the Newbie Forum (url shown below), discussions regarding living and teaching in Korea should take place on the Korean Job Forums that exist for this very purpose while containing a wealth of relevant information.

Separate registration is required.

http://forums.eslcafe.com/job/viewtopic.php?t=29010