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| What have you accomplished thanks to teaching in SK? (education related) |
| Completed a Phd or Doctorate |
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| Currently enrolled in a Phd or Doctorate |
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| Completed a Graduate Degree |
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40% |
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| Currently enrolled in a Graduate Degree |
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| Completed a TESOL Certificate |
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| Currently enrolled in a TESOL Certificate |
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| Rather save money vs further education |
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timhorton
Joined: 07 Dec 2005
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 Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 12:44 pm Post subject: Professional Development - What did YOU do? |
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How has teaching (past or present) in South Korea benefited your continuing education?
I'll start:
1) Completed a TESOL Certificate
2) Completed a Graduate Degree in Education |
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esglumac
Joined: 02 Mar 2007
Location: In the middle of contractual litigation!!!
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| Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 3:18 pm Post subject: |
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M.S in Cognitive Behavior Thearpy, LD Speciliaty ( current), using it in the classroom, untill I can get enough "qualifications" to pass my board clincials for full time therapy pratice...  |
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aarontendo
Joined: 08 Feb 2006
Location: Daegu-ish
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| Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 3:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Currently doing a M.Ed TESL via Framingham |
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BS.Dos.
Joined: 29 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 3:50 pm Post subject: |
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By Grad I'm assuming you mean what we in the UK call a post grad as opposed to an under grad degree.
I completed my Trinity College Cert. TESOL just before I arrived and I'm currently doing an MSc in Environmental Decision Making. I'd say teaching out here is benefiting me and my continuing education as if I were back home, I wouldn't get nearly as much time to read, finish assignments and (lately) revise, but I'm guessing that that's not really what you meant. |
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mrsquirrel
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 3:51 pm Post subject: |
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| BS.Dos. wrote: |
By Grad I'm assuming you mean what we in the UK call a post grad as opposed to an under grad degree.
I completed my Trinity College Cert. TESOL just before I arrived and I'm currently doing an MSc in Environmental Decision Making. I'd say teaching out here is benefiting me and my continuing education as if I were back home, I wouldn't get nearly as much time to read, finish assignments and (lately) revise, but I'm guessing that that's not really what you meant. |
Where are you taking that MSc?
That's my area of interest.
I have been looking into a few distance courses at Sterling university. They offer decent bursaries and I have a house in Scotland so can claim them. |
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BS.Dos.
Joined: 29 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 4:01 pm Post subject: |
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There's a link to my course if you scroll down a little. Had my first exam up in Seoul yesterday in the British Council offices, which was a bit of a nightmare, but other than that, it's been really good so far. Demanding and expensive (each of the 5-blocks is roughly 1200 sterlings, plus I had to pay an additional 200 to sit the exam over here. However, 1200 per block is the price if you're in the UK and they've just rumbled that I'm now in Korea, so I'm going to get stung for the full overseas fees at some point), but you can pay through installments. The first block was costing me around 250 quid per month.
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mrsquirrel
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 4:05 pm Post subject: |
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Interesting.
Sterling is pretty cheap at 400quid a unit
No exams on their courses. Pure course work.
Hopefully be able to swing it. Don't see why i should pay 1200 quid for being out here.
After all I did pay taxes once for two weeks or so. |
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poet13
Joined: 22 Jan 2006
Location: Just over there....throwing lemons.
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| Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 4:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Saving for an MA in International Environmental Project Management at Johns Hopkins, although with another baby on the way, might have to push it back a year or so. |
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BS.Dos.
Joined: 29 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 4:20 pm Post subject: |
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| You got a link there to the Sterling course? |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 4:34 pm Post subject: |
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Attending the TEFL conference scene in Korea, and hearing from and discussing things with people actually teaching in a similar institutional context in Korea, is probably the best thing a teacher could do in terms of PD in Korea.
Posting in the relevant forum doesn't hurt, either. |
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Miles Rationis
Joined: 08 May 2007
Location: Just Say No To Korea!
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| Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 4:40 pm Post subject: |
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Saving for MA in linguistics.
I learnt a lot about babysitting here. |
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mrsquirrel
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 4:56 pm Post subject: |
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| BS.Dos. wrote: |
| You got a link there to the Sterling course? |
Ah sorry made a mistake.
It's the Technology Enhanced Learning that was distance. Mixed that up with the environment courses. I have spoken to two different course heads.
They are still dirt cheap though. The lower Scottish unis are. Dundee is extortionate as is Edinburgh and Glasgow.
http://www.external.stir.ac.uk/postgrad/course_info/list.php - even going back for a year it's not bad - 3500k plus uni accomodation for 3500k 7k all in.
Not a bad and Sterling is a nice uni. |
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Hank the Iconoclast
Joined: 08 Oct 2007
Location: Busan
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| Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 5:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Taking an online TEFL certificate course atm and I am planning on starting my MA next year. |
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LuckyNomad
Joined: 28 May 2007
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| Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 10:01 pm Post subject: |
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I want to start doing a TEFL or TESL certificate this week. I'm not sure which one would be better. Does anyone have any recommendations for a 100 hours course? The Price doesn't matter.
I also want to start doing an online masters course this year or next year. Does anyone have any reccomendations for a good US school?
Also, which do you think is better, a Masters in TESL or a Masters in linguistics? Do employers in Korea have any preference?
Any input would be appreciated. |
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