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Junior · Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Location: the eye

Is this true? I have heard rumors on the other boards: the govt is cracking down even further! ESLteachers will be required to have a TESOL cert to teach here soon- if not already.

i'm not trolling, I seriously heard this. Anybody know? Is a CELTA acceptable instead of a TESOL? (It is the superior qualification, after all).

This could wipe out 60/70% of teachers here in one go. I presume they have the esl-bots already in place?

denverdeath · Joined: 21 May 2005 Location: Boo-sahn

I'm going to assume that this is just another rumour until someone(on any of the sites) provides some sort of conclusive evidence.

Junior · Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Location: the eye

theres a thread about it on here:
http://efl-law.org/

Also check out the job noticeboards. many jobs demanding TESOL

the korean honeymoon is over!!!

denverdeath · Joined: 21 May 2005 Location: Boo-sahn

I've already been through the threads you mentioned. Nothing but rumours in them. No links, no nothing. Of course there have been postings looking for people with certs, and BAs, and MAs, and experience. However, besides sealed transcripts, I have seen no changes to immigration requirements posted anywhere. Have you?

chronicpride · Joined: 16 Jan 2003

dbee · Joined: 29 Dec 2004 Location: korea

So efl-law is flogging TESOL courses now ... great !

chronicpride · Joined: 16 Jan 2003

No, the story goes is that two posters started talking 'what if' about TESOLs becoming mandatory and that there were some academic debate on the issue elsewhere in Korea, about the hypothetical situation. And then in typical internet forum fashion, hypothetical musing somehow became fact. A big fight ensued between people saying 'if this is fact, show the friggin links' vs 'I don't need to provide proof, cuz I'm cunnectid and in tha know'. To make a long story short: The TESOL certification debate over there was just some random musings that got out of hand. No facts or proof that anything like this is taking shape in the offline world. A new threads starts and people move on.

just because · Joined: 01 Aug 2003 Location: Changwon - 4964

As Chronic said..

there are no facts it is all speculation and one upmanship...i wouldn't worry too much about it...

The internet is like a forest fire...full of rapidly spreading flames which die out in a matter of days...

ontheway · Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 10:07 am Post subject:

Requiring TESOL or any such restriction will never happen. The resulting shortage of legal teachers would bring a political revolution.

canuckistan · Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 12:43 pm Post subject:

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chronicpride · Joined: 16 Jan 2003

canuck in Ansan · Joined: 27 Jul 2005

its really funny what a lot of being are being told, though. I took the TESOL class and was told (as it is printed in the brochures) that to "legally" teach in Korea you need the certificate.
What's even better, is that by the time I took the class, I already had my job here. Perhaps they are misinformed, or its just a way to get more people to take the class.
Most teachers here that I know have never taken the class, and have had no problems.