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katith
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Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2012 11:22 pm Post subject: Seoul Universities hiring English instructors with no MA |
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I'm sorry if this has been posted already, but I can't find it anywhere!
I understand that there's a number of universities in Seoul that will hire English instructors who have at least 3 years of public school experience but no MA. It would be amazing to know which ones! |
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Zyzyfer

Joined: 29 Jan 2003 Location: who, what, where, when, why, how?
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Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 1:21 am Post subject: |
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It would be amazing, wouldn't it? |
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hogwonguy1979

Joined: 22 Dec 2003 Location: the racoon den
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Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 1:40 am Post subject: |
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I have a better chance of getting a threesome with Scarlett Johansen and Salma Hayek the you landing ANY univ job (including 2 year schools) without an MA
get the picture???? |
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Malislamusrex
Joined: 01 Feb 2010
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Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 2:51 am Post subject: |
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teachers in the practical English department don't need an MA to teach.
lecturers / profs will usually need a MA as a minimum.
saying you can't get a job without an MA is silly. |
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tideout
Joined: 12 Dec 2010
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Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 3:16 am Post subject: |
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hogwonguy1979 wrote: |
I have a better chance of getting a threesome with Scarlett Johansen and Salma Hayek the you landing ANY univ job (including 2 year schools) without an MA
get the picture???? |
Dude, I'm not even that interested in the topic but what's with the over the top sounding aggression? |
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comm
Joined: 22 Jun 2010
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Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 4:28 am Post subject: |
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tideout wrote: |
hogwonguy1979 wrote: |
I have a better chance of getting a threesome with Scarlett Johansen and Salma Hayek the you landing ANY univ job (including 2 year schools) without an MA
get the picture???? |
Dude, I'm not even that interested in the topic but what's with the over the top sounding aggression? |
I think he means that Seoul is easily the most competitive area to look for a Uni job, and therefore you can expect an MA (or unparalleled connections) to be a requirement. This goes double at a time when there are fewer jobs than applicants even for public school positions. Attempting to get experience at a Uni in the middle of nowhere is a much more feasible plan if you are completely against getting an MA first. |
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tideout
Joined: 12 Dec 2010
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Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 4:49 am Post subject: |
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comm wrote: |
tideout wrote: |
hogwonguy1979 wrote: |
I have a better chance of getting a threesome with Scarlett Johansen and Salma Hayek the you landing ANY univ job (including 2 year schools) without an MA
get the picture???? |
Dude, I'm not even that interested in the topic but what's with the over the top sounding aggression? |
I think he means that Seoul is easily the most competitive area to look for a Uni job, and therefore you can expect an MA (or unparalleled connections) to be a requirement. This goes double at a time when there are fewer jobs than applicants even for public school positions. Attempting to get experience at a Uni in the middle of nowhere is a much more feasible plan if you are completely against getting an MA first. |
Maybe my mistake, but the "get the picture" following "ANY" part seems peevish. A problem with interpreting what goes down in forums I suppose. |
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cj1976
Joined: 26 Oct 2005
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Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 4:10 pm Post subject: |
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hogwonguy1979 wrote: |
I have a better chance of getting a threesome with Scarlett Johansen and Salma Hayek the you landing ANY univ job (including 2 year schools) without an MA
get the picture???? |
Wrong on that one, old bean. I work at a 2 year college even though I haven't completed my MA yet. |
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hogwonguy1979

Joined: 22 Dec 2003 Location: the racoon den
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Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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cj1976 wrote: |
hogwonguy1979 wrote: |
I have a better chance of getting a threesome with Scarlett Johansen and Salma Hayek the you landing ANY univ job (including 2 year schools) without an MA
get the picture???? |
Wrong on that one, old bean. I work at a 2 year college even though I haven't completed my MA yet. |
there are a couple of people running around at 2 year schools in Seoul without MA's I used to work with a couple at my last school but since they left they want MAs to replace them
The univ job market here is so competitive people with MA's (and no TESOL cert) and years of experience aren't getting interviews. 2 year schools a MA in anything is the norm 4 year better have an MA+ TESOL cert or an MA CELTA just to get in the door.
If you have a BA and ps experience my first post still holds unless its late and you are very lucky |
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cj1976
Joined: 26 Oct 2005
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Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 9:52 pm Post subject: |
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hogwonguy1979 wrote: |
cj1976 wrote: |
hogwonguy1979 wrote: |
I have a better chance of getting a threesome with Scarlett Johansen and Salma Hayek the you landing ANY univ job (including 2 year schools) without an MA
get the picture???? |
Wrong on that one, old bean. I work at a 2 year college even though I haven't completed my MA yet. |
there are a couple of people running around at 2 year schools in Seoul without MA's I used to work with a couple at my last school but since they left they want MAs to replace them
The univ job market here is so competitive people with MA's (and no TESOL cert) and years of experience aren't getting interviews. 2 year schools a MA in anything is the norm 4 year better have an MA+ TESOL cert or an MA CELTA just to get in the door.
If you have a BA and ps experience my first post still holds unless its late and you are very lucky |
Absolutely, but having connections is key in Korea. I got in through a guy working there (he doesn't have an MA either) and I've done a pretty good job so far, so hopefully they won't can me. However, i need to pull my finger out and get on with my MA, just in case. |
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cj1976
Joined: 26 Oct 2005
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Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 10:20 pm Post subject: |
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Actually, thinking about it, I know or have met at least 5 or 6 guys without MAs working in 4 year unis in Seoul, including guys with only 1 or 2 years of ESL experience and not even a CELTA. It really is sometimes more about who you know. |
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Joe Boxer

Joined: 25 Dec 2007 Location: Bundang, South Korea
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Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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tideout wrote: |
comm wrote: |
tideout wrote: |
hogwonguy1979 wrote: |
I have a better chance of getting a threesome with Scarlett Johansen and Salma Hayek the you landing ANY univ job (including 2 year schools) without an MA
get the picture???? |
Dude, I'm not even that interested in the topic but what's with the over the top sounding aggression? |
I think he means that Seoul is easily the most competitive area to look for a Uni job, and therefore you can expect an MA (or unparalleled connections) to be a requirement. This goes double at a time when there are fewer jobs than applicants even for public school positions. Attempting to get experience at a Uni in the middle of nowhere is a much more feasible plan if you are completely against getting an MA first. |
Maybe my mistake, but the "get the picture" following "ANY" part seems peevish. |
Especially when "get the picture" is followed by a bunch of question marks.
But it's cool, because I actually appreciated that particular picture  |
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allan of asia
Joined: 17 Mar 2009 Location: Here, there, everywhere
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Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 7:43 am Post subject: |
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also some of these people without MAs who are working at "universities" are usually at unigwons...ie hagwons on campus and owned by the university but are pretty much hagwons, whether it involves teaching the university's students or faculty or whatever. Before I am shot down...this is NOT always the case but OFTEN.
Just from what I have known about some friends who were stoked to get a "university job" then realise they are working for less pay and holidays than me in public school. |
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sligo
Joined: 15 Oct 2008
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Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 5:06 pm Post subject: |
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Just because BA holders are allowed to apply for a post, doesn't mean they will get it. When it comes to a BA holder working at universities here, it is often (but not always) who you know, not what you know. Korea takes personal recommendations very seriously. |
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