Korean Job Discussion Forums

[Feah]

Hey guys, does anyone have experience of teaching in Singapore?
Know of any reliable websites/recruiters they could point me towards?

Many thanks in advance~

[nate1983]

[fustiancorduroy]

One of my former co-workers worked as a teacher for the British Council in Singapore. He stayed there for 6 years and loved it. He got paid quite well, too, something around 5,000 SGD a month. The British Council even covered the entire cost of TESOL Masters degree program for him. If you have ESL certifications and are looking to making teaching ESL a career, you should definitely give the British Council position a shot.

[Riker]

Compared to South Korea, Its a better experience in my opinion.

But take that with a grain of salt. I like Vietnam and Japan more than Korea as well.

[edwardcatflap]

[isitts]

[creeper1]

Or not. I keep an eye on the Singapore forum and the post frequency is like one post per month (I tell no lie!). This might not bode too well for someone looking for a buoyant job market.

[isitts]

[Fat_Elvis]

I worked in Singapore for two years and thoroughly enjoyed it. I don't know of any websites or recruiters, I turned up there and looked in the paper everyday. I worked at Dimensions Language School which was great, teaching adults from China and other nearby countries 9-5 Mon-Fri. There used to be a Shane's (which sounded pretty dodgy), GEOS (which I'm guessing has closed now) and even university work preparing overseas students for study in the local universities. Teaching at a university or at the British Council requires a lot of qualifications - universities would probably need an MA, and BC requires at least a CELTA but more likely DELTA. None of the contracts apart from BC will pay for any part of your airfare or housing though, and I think even BC only pays part of it.