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slisenbe
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 Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 8:33 am Post subject: Help! New to ESL and needs some advice |
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Hey Everyone!
I have been considering teaching English abroad for awhile now and I really want to go for it! I am 23 years old, female from North America, and I have a bachelors degree in Psychology. I am in the process of getting my temporary teaching license here in the states (in math not English). But before I start teaching here I really want to live abroad for awhile.
I am really interested in South Korea, the culture seems interesting and I can secure a job before I leave here. As I have read through the forum I have seen a lot about partying and such, and I don't really have much interest in that. Can anyone tell me something positive about teaching in South Korea other than that?
Also I have been looking at applying with EPIK (I want to start teaching in the fall). Should I go through a recruiter or just apply on my own?
Any advice would be much appreciated!'
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Street Magic
Joined: 23 Sep 2009
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| Women, North Americans, and people with evidence of actual teaching credentials in their home countries are all the major in demand demographics, so make sure not to settle for anything lame. You'll likely get more offers than you'll know what to do with just by posting your resume on this site. |
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AaronPSU777
Joined: 18 May 2009
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 10:51 am Post subject: Re: Help! New to ESL and needs some advice |
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| slisenbe wrote: |
Hey Everyone!
I have been considering teaching English abroad for awhile now and I really want to go for it! I am 23 years old, female from North America, and I have a bachelors degree in Psychology. I am in the process of getting my temporary teaching license here in the states (in math not English). But before I start teaching here I really want to live abroad for awhile.
I am really interested in South Korea, the culture seems interesting and I can secure a job before I leave here. As I have read through the forum I have seen a lot about partying and such, and I don't really have much interest in that. Can anyone tell me something positive about teaching in South Korea other than that?
Also I have been looking at applying with EPIK (I want to start teaching in the fall). Should I go through a recruiter or just apply on my own?
Any advice would be much appreciated!'
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Sure lots of ESL teachers like to party, as do lots of Koreans. But there is plenty of other stuff going on in Korea. Like you said experiencing a new culture is one reason to do it. There is also plenty to see and do that doesn't involve drinking. There are lots of historical sites, museums and palaces and the like, there are national parks, islands and beaches, restaurants. There are also lots of various expat oriented organizations that do meetings and trips, adventure korea does a lot of outdoor type activities. I also went to some meetings of the royal asiatic society, they have various speakers come in and talk about korea related topics. On top of that if you want to be a teacher Korea would be a good place to get your feet wet and make some money while you're doing it.
Basically don't worry about the partying, if it's not your thing you'll find plenty of other stuff to do. Sorry I don't know anything about EPIK, you'll have to talk to others about that. |
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