Korean Job Discussion Forums

[KevinT]

I'm teaching English in S. Korea currently (Yeongwol GUN) and am trying to find someone to contact at a school for the deaf here. I'm fluent in American Sign Language (ASL) and have many years experience working at schools for the deaf in the USA. I would love to teach English / ASL at a school for the deaf and learn Korean (working on that now) and Korean Sign Language.

My Korean is very, very limited now so I could only write e-mails in English to what few e-mail addresses I could find for schools for the deaf here in Korea. They have all gone unanswered, which isn't surprising.

Does anyone have any contacts at schools for the deaf here who know English and who might be able to point me in the right directions towards getting a teaching job at a school for the deaf? Maybe even a contact in the Deaf community? I'm sure this will be a long process, so I'm starting early. I know there are 7 schools for the deaf in S. Korea and I'd like to get my foot in the door with any of them!

Thanks!

[SMOE NSET]

I know there is a school for the deaf and blind near Gyeongbukgung Station. You could always just go to the school with your resume/CV and ask to speak to the principal/VP/anyone with power.


Some other options:
Are you a certified teacher? You might try finding a job with the DODDS school (military base). Don't know the process though.

You might be able to find a job at an international school as well if you are certified. I don't know if they need your talents but couldn't hurt to contact a few.

[KevinT]

Thank you for your reply. I would love to just go to the schools with a resume, but unfortunately I'm nowhere near any of them. A trip to any of them will have to wait until I have some time off. That's why I'm looking for contact information. I'd like to make first contact now so when I have some free time I'll be able to meet in person and not have it be a surprise meeting. Who knows? Maybe a surprise meeting is what I need.

Unfortunately I'm not a certified teacher, so that route is out. But, I do know the Deaf community and schools for the deaf very well. I'm hoping my experience in those areas will open some doors once I find people to contact.