Korean Job Discussion Forums

[syi012]

Sorry, if this question has already been posted.

HI, I really want to teach English in Korea just over the Summer and I am finding it hard to find places that only want teachers for the Summer. Anyone have any suggestions to where I can find places? Also, people around me have been telling me that I won't be able to teach in Korea at all because I still have not graduated from college (I'm a junior, major is history,social sciences-middle school endorsement/secondary education...i am graduating next year) And I know that for the E2 visa one of the requirements is to have a college degree. BUT, I always hear of people my age and EVEN younger that have gone to Korea to teach English, I am guessing they have connections?

Thanks so much.

[cruisemonkey]

You can't legally teach in Korea without a degree.

[crsandus]

Only possible way I know of legally teaching in Korea without a degree is through the Fulbright teaching assistantship program. These programs, however, require a longer time commitment than just one summer.

[aarontendo]

If you wanna come to the country you could always apply to study abroad here. That's what I did when I was at university. Plenty of programs here, and the one I did paid you a living stipend of 600,000 won a month, paid airfare, free dormitory, free classes. That was through soonchunhyang, you'll be in the countryside but it was a good time.

[Bryan]

I haven't completed my degree yet. I'm doing a university exchange and the university will give me $500 per month in a stipend for a bit of time in the language lab, free dorm accommodation is included regardless, and I just pay tuition to my home school. So a stipend during a student exchange is possible, but not a teaching visa. This is in Seoul.

[TexasPete]

So help me god, if any of you *bleeps* try to come over here and teach without a degree or using a false degree from a diploma mill, I will go ballistic. Bottom line: If you don't have a degree here, stay the he!! out! If you want to come here and study, that's fine by me. But, us foreigners who are here and legally teaching (with finished, real degrees) get enough crap in the K-media any time some a$$hole is found teaching with a fake degree or no degree.

As aarontendo said though, you could come here on a student visa and possibly get work teaching summer or winter camps through some universities after you've completed a semester. I know Sun Moon Uni does this and possibly others.

edited to clarify some stuff

[syi012]

thanks everyone for the replies. I also just wanted to say that I didn't mean to upset or disrespect anyone who is teaching in Korea right now. I understand that many teachers have worked hard for their degrees and jobs. I just wanted to get an experience of how it would teaching in Korea and also wondered if it was possible to teach any kind of summer camp. thanks again. please write any other places/suggestions if you know about summer camps.thanks

[cbclark4]

You can Teach/Tutor on D-2 Student visa with the permission of your sponsor and approval from Immi. I believe.

[laogaiguk]

[some waygug-in]

If I were you, I would contact someone who has done this.

I know of one person who was here on a student visa, but was working a full time job at a hagwan. This was a few years back, so I don't know if this still applies, but the point I wanted to make is this:

She was treated like crap! Expected to work longer hours, for less pay than I and given crappy housing...yada yada yada.

Do yourself and everyone else a favor, make sure you know what you are getting yourself into and then don't say nobody told you.


And I am not trying to discourage you, I just want to let you know that you need to do a lot of checking before you agree to anything.

[lastat06513]

I am surprise that no one mentioned to the OP about getting a tourist visa and just look for several part-time jobs

The best sites to look for part time work is:

myenglishjob.com
englishspectrum.com

You can also go to Japan with no degree and possibly earn more (but the cost of living is ALOT greater though)
If you want info on how to look and conduct part time work and minimize your chances of getting caught, PM me.

Good luck

[ardis]

Yeah, I knew someone who got a camp job and he was in the process of getting his degree. However, while we got paid 3.5 mil for the camp, he got...



1.2 mil. This was a LOT of work, too--we lived with the kiddies and worked long hours. But he couldn't really complain because, after all, he was still a college kid.

[syi012]

[syi012]

[DCJames]

There are plenty of jobs here for those without degrees. You just have to look harder, but they are there.