Korean Job Discussion Forums

[Aannon]

Hello everyone,
I currently have a great job in a public high school in Seoul. I would love to [code]re-sign, but SMOE and EPIK won�t be placing any foreign teachers high or middle schools. I really don�t feel comfortable teaching elementary students, and as a licensed English teacher I really don�t want to work in a hagwon. I am looking to apply to a foreign language middle school or high school, but I don�t know the best way to begin. I have a girlfriend who loves in Seoul so I would really prefer to stay here too. With EPIK you just get placed in a school, but I�m not sure about the procedure when it comes to other private intuitions.

Any help would be very appreciated!

[Lynns]

Very sweet typo...hope you find a good job so she can keep loving in Seoul. Good luck.

[Modernist]

Your post isn't really clear. Are you talking about public FLHS? Or private schools with higher-level English programs [Catholic schools, etc]? Or are you talking about international schools?

The answer would depend quite a bit on which is correct. Overall, however, trying to get a position at any of these types in Seoul will be quite difficult. There's not that many of them, and the teachers there tend to stay a while. Especially now, with many experienced public HS teachers being laid off in Seoul, like yourself, due to the new SMOE policy. Licensed teacher will help, but it will still be a heavy lift. You'd be better off looking elsewhere, someplace with a fairly short train ride to Seoul.

[Aannon]

Thanks for the replies. I didn't mean an international school, but I didn't realize there were both public AND private foreign language schools. I would love to stay in Seoul, but I certainly realize the current situation makes things a bit more difficult.

[Drew345]

I didn't realize that there were foreign language schools other than international schools. I am getting my US certification now for secondary math/science and am planning on applying to the international schools after getting certified. As there aren't many international schools in Seoul (or the rest of Korea), I am very interested what other options there are; what are these foreign language schools?
Thanks and good luck to all!

[Aannon]

A foreign language high school for example, is typically a school where only Koreans attend, unlike an international school. The major difference is the academic level is much higher than regular schools and there is a greater emphasis on English. Students will also have the oppertunity to study other foreign languages.

I would still really like to know if anyone has information regarding these type of schools.