Korean Job Discussion Forums

[enns]

I've heard of some English teachers from Korea heading to Australia to teach Koreans English. Has anyone else heard about this or have details about teaching English in Australia?

[aka Dave]

Wouldn't they just have the local Aussies teach them?

[enns]

You would think so, but from what I've heard from others is that some parents want an American accent while sending their kids to Australia. Strange, I know, but just curious if anyone on here has any info.

[icicle]

I am an Australian and worked short term in ESL schools in Sydney in between my Korean jobs.

There are a lot of Koreans who do go to Australia to learn English but usually they are taught in Language schools which have people from a range of other countries (though some schools do have a concentration of people from particular countries).

The only problem with trying to get an ESL job in Australia is that you need to be eligible for a working visa to legally work. But if you are from elegible countries and are young enough some people do use the working holiday visa to get this type of work ... but will still only get short term contracts because you will be limited in how long you can work for particular employers. But in places like Sydney there are a lot of different schools.

This is a link to Australian Immigration fact sheet about Working Holiday visas. The US is NOT included in the list of countries who are eligible to appy. Canada and the UK are.

http://www.immi.gov.au/media/fact-sheets/49whm.htm

This is the list of countries who are eligible:
"The Working Holiday visa is available to passport holders from Belgium, Canada, the Republic of Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong SAR, the Republic of Ireland, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan and the United Kingdom".

What this visa allows you to do is:
"enter Australia within 12 months of the visa being granted (if applying outside Australia)
stay in Australia for up to 12 months from when they first enter Australia (a further 12 months' stay is possible if applicants qualify for a second Working Holiday visa)
leave and re-enter Australia any number of times while the visa is valid
work in Australia for up to six months with each employer
study for up to four months. "

Whether or not you are eligible for one of the other working visas will depend on you meeting the specific requirements for them. Often not easy to get.

ESL teaching in Korea (or any other overseas country) can be experience that will help you to get a job.

In talking about these jobs I am talking about teaching adults rather than children because working in schools in Australia teaching ESL requires you to be a qualified teacher (meeting Australian requirements). Most of the ESL jobs are teaching adults.

Icicle

[enns]

Thanks so much for your response. That helps a lot, I'll look into it further.

[aka Dave]

Belgium and Malta (Malta?) beat us (USA) out on visas. That's just sad.

Dick Cheney's response: hmm. We need to invade something.

[Frankly Mr Shankly]