Korean Job Discussion Forums

bish · Joined: 09 Jun 2007

I am looking into the possibility of getting a part time evening job if my school gives me permission. When I look on websites it usually looks like it's recruiters giving 1 or 2 hours of privates a week (which I don't want.)

What I would like is to work part time in a kids or adults hagwon in the evenings but I don't see many of these advertised. Do many people have these gigs?

Is the best way to get them by approaching Hagwons directly? I would imagine some Hagwon owners without a teacher would be up for a token native speaker lesson a few hours a week but I'm not sure...

lowpo · Joined: 01 Mar 2007

bish · Joined: 09 Jun 2007

That sounds like a really good idea. How many classes per week do you teach in the evenings? I think my school might be up for that and so would I...

poet13 · Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 5:04 pm Post subject:

That would be cool. When you say you get all the money....how much is that?
Any idea what the kids pay per head? I think at the hagwon I worked at, they paid about 5000 a class. A class of 40 would be sweet. Wink

I wouldn't mind setting up something like a public speaking workshop or acting/stage classes. I have some cred here cause a girl I voice coached in my city placed second nationally last year. It's easier to teach kids who were motivated. Just English classes in general might be tough.

bish · Joined: 09 Jun 2007

So, is it legal on an E2 for a Middle School teacher to teach Elementary School kids as long as it is at the school?

poet13 · Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 5:37 pm Post subject:

I would guess it is, because the E-2 visa is attached to the address, not the level of the student. Think about it another way. At a hakwon, a foreigner generally teaches all levels, from K to uni to adult professional classes.

bish · Joined: 09 Jun 2007

Yeah I suppose that's right. I'm gonna look into this with my school and also the possibility of an evening conversation class for adults...