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isitts
Joined: 25 Dec 2008
Location: Korea
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 Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 11:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Murakano wrote: |
| EPIK has a tiered pay scale and as long as you have a document(s) to prove you've worked those 4 full years (quarter/half years don't count) then you will start on a higher level (2.3 or 2.4 at the very least)....more if you're working rural.... |
...Presuming there are schools willing to pay that much for a teacher when they could easily get someone less expensive.
| Murakano wrote: |
| ....and an extra 100k on top of that if you do an online TEFL. |
His TEFL cert and his documented teaching (only two years of which will be acknowledged) will put him at Level 1. Whether that's 2.3, 2.4, or 2.5 depends on where he's placed. |
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kona
Joined: 24 Jan 2012
Location: USA
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| Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 11:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Korvia does GEPIK too, I believe. That might be a safer bet; you would be in a rural area, but you could be assured you wouldn't be too far from Seoul. Other than that, geez, I'd hope you wouldn't experience any racism... Also, I imagine having a family and supporting them on either a Japanese or Korean public school wage must be difficult; I'm sure you're looking into career advancement? Don't know where you're from originally, but you may want to look at ways you can do some online training for becoming a certified teacher. I've heard of programs in the states where you can do some parts of the program online, and then do the rest through a local international school. This may difficult if you live far from the international school, but who knows, there may be a couple in Gyeonggi-do. Then you could probably get on with an international school yourself after being fully certified, and get reduced tuition when your child comes of age. Or get some experience back in your home country. Food for thought... |
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