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ninaivy
Joined: 16 May 2009
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 Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 6:13 am Post subject: Work in Korea for a non native English speaker? |
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| is it possible for a non-native English speaker to get a teaching job in Korea? I have a TEFL certification and I've been teaching English for a year now. Is it possible for me to get a teaching job there? ^_^??? |
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Big Mac
Joined: 17 Sep 2005
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| Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 6:32 am Post subject: |
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It depends on a couple of things:
1. Do you have a university degree? If not, you can't get a visa to teach here legally.
2. Do you have a passport from either Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland or South Africa?
If you have those two things, then you may be able to get a job teaching English in Korea. If not, you're probably out of luck. |
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Xuanzang
Joined: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Sadang
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| Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 6:50 am Post subject: |
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| There`s illegal work out there. |
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roadballmint
Joined: 09 Jan 2009
Location: Seoul, Korea
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| Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 8:35 am Post subject: |
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| Big Mac wrote: |
It depends on a couple of things:
1. Do you have a university degree? If not, you can't get a visa to teach here legally.
2. Do you have a passport from either Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland or South Africa?
If you have those two things, then you may be able to get a job teaching English in Korea. If not, you're probably out of luck. |
E-2 (teaching) visas are only available to citizens of those 7 countries mentioned above. No exceptions.
Also, I think your degree has to be from a university in one of those countries, too. Either that or you have to prove that the primary language of instruction was English.
If you have both a passport and a university degree from one of those countries, and your English is near-native, it's probably doable. |
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ninaivy
Joined: 16 May 2009
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| Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 1:29 am Post subject: |
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I do have a bachelors degree, though I finished Information Technology from a well known university here in the Philippines.
English is the primary language of instruction used in our university. I've been teaching English to Koreans here a year now and I just finished my TESOL certification.
my accent, well, I don't want to brag but I've been told that I do have an American accent, with a hint of an Australian accent.( that's what people say)... I don't know if that helps though.. -__- |
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The Gipkik
Joined: 30 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 2:01 am Post subject: |
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| You write better than some of the native English speakers on this forum, so it would be a shame if you couldn't get work. There are teaching niches opening up for English speakers from India and the Philippines, but I wouldn't know where to look at the moment. Be persistent, you'll find something. |
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Otherside
Joined: 06 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 2:45 am Post subject: |
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| ninaivy wrote: |
I do have a bachelors degree, though I finished Information Technology from a well known university here in the Philippines.
English is the primary language of instruction used in our university. I've been teaching English to Koreans here a year now and I just finished my TESOL certification.
my accent, well, I don't want to brag but I've been told that I do have an American accent, with a hint of an Australian accent.( that's what people say)... I don't know if that helps though.. -__- |
Sorry, as it stands. You need a passport from one the 7 countries mentioned above, AND a degree from one of those 7 countries.
If it makes you feel any better, there was a guy from the UK, who came to Korea and got his degree in TEFL from a prestigious Korean University, he wasn't able to work as a foreign English teacher because his degree wasn't from one of the 7 countries, and he wasn't able to work as a Korean teacher because he didn't have a Korean passport, catch-22. Oh, and with that degree he was pretty much unemployable outside of Korea. |
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ninaivy
Joined: 16 May 2009
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| Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 3:24 am Post subject: |
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A Korean friend of mine told me that I can get a job in SMOE.. I told him that I'm not a native speaker, but he said I can try to apply for a teaching position.. hehe.. I don't know, should I try? T_T...
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| You write better than some of the native English speakers on this forum, so it would be a shame if you couldn't get work. There are teaching niches opening up for English speakers from India and the Philippines, but I wouldn't know where to look at the moment. Be persistent, you'll find something. |
Thanks for your compliment.. though I know I still need to improve.. ^^... |
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Cerriowen
Joined: 03 Jun 2006
Location: Pocheon
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| Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 5:51 am Post subject: |
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I have heard that people from the Philippines *can* work on an E2 visa now, but they've got to have teaching certification in English education and that it's only possible to work for public schools for less pay (that's what I heard, I'm not 100% sure) I do know the requirements are a lot higher than they are for native speakers.
Honestly though, I wouldn't suggest it!
The people I've met here from the Philippines get treated like second-rate crap (Where as teachers from the other 7 countries frequently get treated like first rate crap  ) A friend of mine is marrying a guy from the Philippines, and after a year he went home because he couldn't handle the constant pressure and abuse from his boss and coworkers (and people on the street).
I doubt you can get much in the way of illegal work, because Hakwons are usually looking for a white face they can show off - rather than a qualified teacher. Parents who fork over money for private lessons usually want a native speaker too. |
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Whistleblower
Joined: 03 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 12:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Phone English anyone? |
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OiGirl
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: Hoke-y-gun
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| Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 2:45 pm Post subject: |
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| You could marry a Korean, or you could come to Korea as a university student. |
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headache
Joined: 02 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 8:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Whistleblower wrote: |
| Phone English anyone? |
That's a good idea and you don't even have to come to Korea for that. One the the Korean teachers where I work gets "phony(oops!) phone lessons" from a woman in the States. So, that is a viable option. |
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Adjumas Cheekbones
Joined: 26 May 2009
Location: director's pocket
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| Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 6:31 am Post subject: |
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If your attractive there are other options in Korea  |
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Xuanzang
Joined: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Sadang
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| Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 3:16 am Post subject: |
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| Adjumas Cheekbones wrote: |
| If your attractive there are other options in Korea |
Real classy. |
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Adjumas Cheekbones
Joined: 26 May 2009
Location: director's pocket
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| Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 5:25 am Post subject: |
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| Real classy and attractive! Now that is a lethal combination in Korea |
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