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WoMenDeAi
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 Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 10:36 am Post subject: What credits should i earn? |
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Hello.
i'm a bit new to this and i'm wondering what kind of credits i should obtain to have a good teaching job. i'm a semester and summer away from my freshman year in high school so i have plenty of time. Teaching in Korea interests me so i
really want to know what i should earn in my school years so i can get a good job teaching in Korea. |
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Glenski
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Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN
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| Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 12:13 pm Post subject: |
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From what I've heard, there really aren't any good teaching jobs in Korea. Visit the forum (separate registration required), and find out.
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| i'm a semester and summer away from my freshman year in high school |
So, you're not even a freshman in HS yet? That means you are about, what? 14 years old?
If you want to be a serious teacher, get serious training and education. |
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fluffyhamster
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Location: UK > China > Japan > UK again
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| Hi WMDA. Most countries expect you to be a college/university graduate (i.e. to have a full degree), for the purposes of granting a work visa. It doesn't really matter what you study - any degree will do, is seems. But obviously, if you're already thinking of TEFLing, then English, linguistics and/or languages would all be good things to study (though there are of course essentially "postgrad", stand-alone qualifications such as the CELTA, for those who believe they might need it). Ultimately though I would advise you to look at what it takes to become a state-certified school teacher in whatever, because being one will open more doors (and to better-paid jobs, with more perks) e.g. not only to state schools (if you choose to eventually return home), but international ones too. (By the way, I am from the UK rather than the US, so I can't really give you any detailed specifics on this stuff). |
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runthegauntlet
Joined: 07 Nov 2009
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Location: the Southlands of Korea
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| Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 4:27 pm Post subject: Re: What credits should i earn? |
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| WoMenDeAi wrote: |
Hello.
i'm a bit new to this and i'm wondering what kind of credits i should obtain to have a good teaching job. i'm a semester and summer away from my freshman year in high school so i have plenty of time. Teaching in Korea interests me so i
really want to know what i should earn in my school years so i can get a good job teaching in Korea. |
Get a degree in something that you're interested in.
You can have a degree in basketweaving to work in Korea; it really doesn't matter. What does matter, though, is what you plan to do when you're done teaching EFL overseas. Get a degree in that if you have any idea so that you can do what you like if and when you tire of teaching.
Or, if you really want to teach for a profession, obviously get a degree in education and get certified to teach. Get a few years experience and you can go the international school route and possibly work anywhere you fancy. |
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runthegauntlet
Joined: 07 Nov 2009
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Location: the Southlands of Korea
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| Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 4:28 pm Post subject: |
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| i'm a semester and summer away from my freshman year in high school |
So, you're not even a freshman in HS yet? That means you are about, what? 14 years old?
If you want to be a serious teacher, get serious training and education. |
Oh, haha. Nevermind OP. You're probably going to change your mind a dozen times in the next 8 years. And Korea will probably change their visa requirements a dozen more than that. There might not even be teaching jobs here at that point!  |
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Chris_Crossley
Joined: 26 Jun 2004
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Location: Still in the centre of Furnace City, PRC, after eight years!!!
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| Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 4:55 pm Post subject: Never too early to start planning for a TEFL career! |
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At least this person's got an idea even now of what he/she wants to do.
When I was 14, I admit I didn't have a clue about so-called "jobs", nor did I even have much of a clue years later when I went to my first university!
I only got into TEFLing donkey's years after that and then only because I wanted to escape unemployment, so it was not as if I was following on from a conscious decision that I had made earlier during my student days!
Still, it's never too early to start planning one's career, even one in TEFL! |
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WoMenDeAi
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| Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 7:03 am Post subject: |
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Thank you everyone for your advice.
i probably will change my mind in the furture but now my heart is set on teaching english.
(to the first person who replied: you were so close! i'm 13 not 14 but thanks for the information) |
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santi84
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You have a lot of time  If you want to be a teacher, explore credits in peer tutoring, leadership, and get a second (or third) language. I'm not sure what is open to you at your high school, but that is what I took in my grade 10-12 years. That being said, it doesn't matter what you take in high school. It really doesn't matter - as long as you have enough credits for university entrance. Even then, the type of degree doesn't really matter but a BEd or other education/linguistics related degree would be beneficial.
I'm not sure where you live, but here in Vancouver, some high school students can take Korean as a second language.
Really though, it is 10 years away at least
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WoMenDeAi
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| santi84 wrote: |
You have a lot of time If you want to be a teacher, explore credits in peer tutoring, leadership, and get a second (or third) language. I'm not sure what is open to you at your high school, but that is what I took in my grade 10-12 years. That being said, it doesn't matter what you take in high school. It really doesn't matter - as long as you have enough credits for university entrance. Even then, the type of degree doesn't really matter but a BEd or other education/linguistics related degree would be beneficial.
I'm not sure where you live, but here in Vancouver, some high school students can take Korean as a second language.
Really though, it is 10 years away at least
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Thank you very much. I understand that i am at a very young age but for now this is my dream ^^. I live in Japan and i'm taking Japanese and Chinese in my middle school. You mentioned that i should obtain a BEd. Could you explain what that is? |
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santi84
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You have a lot of time If you want to be a teacher, explore credits in peer tutoring, leadership, and get a second (or third) language. I'm not sure what is open to you at your high school, but that is what I took in my grade 10-12 years. That being said, it doesn't matter what you take in high school. It really doesn't matter - as long as you have enough credits for university entrance. Even then, the type of degree doesn't really matter but a BEd or other education/linguistics related degree would be beneficial.
I'm not sure where you live, but here in Vancouver, some high school students can take Korean as a second language.
Really though, it is 10 years away at least
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Thank you very much. I understand that i am at a very young age but for now this is my dream ^^. I live in Japan and i'm taking Japanese and Chinese in my middle school. You mentioned that i should obtain a BEd. Could you explain what that is? |
A Bachelor of Education Degree, allowing you to be a certified teacher in your local public school system. I am not sure what the equivalent degree in Japan would be called. |
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scrog_420
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| Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 4:24 pm Post subject: Re: What credits should i earn? |
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| WoMenDeAi wrote: |
Hello.
i'm a bit new to this and i'm wondering what kind of credits i should obtain to have a good teaching job. i'm a semester and summer away from my freshman year in high school so i have plenty of time. Teaching in Korea interests me so i
really want to know what i should earn in my school years so i can get a good job teaching in Korea. |
If you're only 13, you can be excused for writing like a 13 year old, but if you want to be taken seriously by adults and to be taken seriously when you are an adult, capitalize "I". It looks very childish. Remember, this is a forum for English teachers. |
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Chancellor
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Location: Ji'an, China - if you're willing to send me cigars, I accept donations :)
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| Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 7:47 pm Post subject: Re: What credits should i earn? |
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| WoMenDeAi wrote: |
Hello.
i'm a bit new to this and i'm wondering what kind of credits i should obtain to have a good teaching job. i'm a semester and summer away from my freshman year in high school so i have plenty of time. Teaching in Korea interests me so i
really want to know what i should earn in my school years so i can get a good job teaching in Korea. |
Are you interested in teaching adults or teaching children? If you're interested in teaching adults then, as some have suggested, getting a four-year degree in whatever you want and taking a four-week TEFL course like CELTA, Trinity or SIT (or the various generic versions out there) will be enough to get you into an entry-level position. If you're looking at teaching English (as a foreign language, not that stuff in American junior and senior high schools that they call "English") as a career, then you might want to pursue a four-year degree in ESL or bilingual education (for some schools that provide such degrees, go here: http://www.universities.com/edu/Bachelor_degrees_in_Teaching_English_as_a_Second_or_Foreign_Language_ESL_Language_Instructor.html, though some of these programs are for teaching children) and eventually go on to get a master's degree in applied linguistics or TESL. If you're interested in teaching children then you'll be better off pursuing government teacher licensure (which certain four-year degree programs would lead to) with an emphasis on ESL (or, as is so often the case in America, as a supplement to a general education teaching licensure).
In the short term, does your school have advanced placement courses that will allow you to earn some college credit while you're in high school? If so, I would encourage you to take as many of those as you can. |
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WoMenDeAi
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| Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 5:37 am Post subject: Re: What credits should i earn? |
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| Chancellor wrote: |
| WoMenDeAi wrote: |
Hello.
i'm a bit new to this and i'm wondering what kind of credits i should obtain to have a good teaching job. i'm a semester and summer away from my freshman year in high school so i have plenty of time. Teaching in Korea interests me so i
really want to know what i should earn in my school years so i can get a good job teaching in Korea. |
Are you interested in teaching adults or teaching children? If you're interested in teaching adults then, as some have suggested, getting a four-year degree in whatever you want and taking a four-week TEFL course like CELTA, Trinity or SIT (or the various generic versions out there) will be enough to get you into an entry-level position. If you're looking at teaching English (as a foreign language, not that stuff in American junior and senior high schools that they call "English") as a career, then you might want to pursue a four-year degree in ESL or bilingual education (for some schools that provide such degrees, go here: http://www.universities.com/edu/Bachelor_degrees_in_Teaching_English_as_a_Second_or_Foreign_Language_ESL_Language_Instructor.html, though some of these programs are for teaching children) and eventually go on to get a master's degree in applied linguistics or TESL. If you're interested in teaching children then you'll be better off pursuing government teacher licensure (which certain four-year degree programs would lead to) with an emphasis on ESL (or, as is so often the case in America, as a supplement to a general education teaching licensure).
In the short term, does your school have advanced placement courses that will allow you to earn some college credit while you're in high school? If so, I would encourage you to take as many of those as you can. |
Thank you for taking the time to write all this. This information is very helpful. |
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WoMenDeAi
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| Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 5:39 am Post subject: Re: What credits should i earn? |
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| WoMenDeAi wrote: |
Hello.
i'm a bit new to this and i'm wondering what kind of credits i should obtain to have a good teaching job. i'm a semester and summer away from my freshman year in high school so i have plenty of time. Teaching in Korea interests me so i
really want to know what i should earn in my school years so i can get a good job teaching in Korea. |
If you're only 13, you can be excused for writing like a 13 year old, but if you want to be taken seriously by adults and to be taken seriously when you are an adult, capitalize "I". It looks very childish. Remember, this is a forum for English teachers. |
I'm very sorry. I'll keep this in mind the next time I post. |
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Chancellor
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Location: Ji'an, China - if you're willing to send me cigars, I accept donations :)
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| Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 2:36 pm Post subject: Re: What credits should i earn? |
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| WoMenDeAi wrote: |
| Chancellor wrote: |
| WoMenDeAi wrote: |
Hello.
i'm a bit new to this and i'm wondering what kind of credits i should obtain to have a good teaching job. i'm a semester and summer away from my freshman year in high school so i have plenty of time. Teaching in Korea interests me so i
really want to know what i should earn in my school years so i can get a good job teaching in Korea. |
Are you interested in teaching adults or teaching children? If you're interested in teaching adults then, as some have suggested, getting a four-year degree in whatever you want and taking a four-week TEFL course like CELTA, Trinity or SIT (or the various generic versions out there) will be enough to get you into an entry-level position. If you're looking at teaching English (as a foreign language, not that stuff in American junior and senior high schools that they call "English") as a career, then you might want to pursue a four-year degree in ESL or bilingual education (for some schools that provide such degrees, go here: http://www.universities.com/edu/Bachelor_degrees_in_Teaching_English_as_a_Second_or_Foreign_Language_ESL_Language_Instructor.html, though some of these programs are for teaching children) and eventually go on to get a master's degree in applied linguistics or TESL. If you're interested in teaching children then you'll be better off pursuing government teacher licensure (which certain four-year degree programs would lead to) with an emphasis on ESL (or, as is so often the case in America, as a supplement to a general education teaching licensure).
In the short term, does your school have advanced placement courses that will allow you to earn some college credit while you're in high school? If so, I would encourage you to take as many of those as you can. |
Thank you for taking the time to write all this. This information is very helpful. |
So, do you have answers to the questions I asked? |
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