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ronnietijuana
Joined: 08 May 2008
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 Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 1:11 am Post subject: the path to enlightenment....ah... uni job? |
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I have a dream.
Of two months off, and freshmen english.
I have what appears to be no experience, and of course I would like to work at one of the many distinguished Korean Universities, where I am sure that I will deal with the pressure to publish or perish! Knowing is half the battle, so I have got my meditative shoes on, and am currently in the lotus position, focusing on my navel, and asking for the path to fame and academia.
You guys are plan B. Should have selected you as plan A, but if I was any good at planning I wouldn't be so confused about the best way to reach my destination.
any advice is more than appreciated. I am looking to hide out from the cold cruel world in the hot zone of University ESL. Should I come and teach the kids and try my hand at building rapport with the uni community? or can the miracle be pulled off? Could I be a Korean Proffesor by August?
Thank you for all your help. If all works out, I will send you a letter of recommendation, and/or a thank you note on Seoul State University Letter Head. |
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ronnietijuana
Joined: 08 May 2008
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| Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 1:14 am Post subject: |
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I doubt it. the BIG DUMMY misspelled professor.
3 in the morning was never this good to me. |
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esetters21
Joined: 30 Apr 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 1:26 am Post subject: |
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 I hope you have connections and can pull this one off. I think you are a little dillusional, however. |
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Bibbitybop
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 1:49 am Post subject: |
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No experience?
Do you have an advanced degree.
While foreign instructors don't publish at unis here (or aren't required to), unis don't usually hire people from overseas. People here who know they like Korea will fill the positions, even the shoddy ones offering 2.0 for a Masters holder.
The top unis don't usually even hire people who haven't worked in Korean unis. |
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HapKi
Joined: 10 Dec 2004
Location: TALL BUILDING-SEOUL
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| Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 3:45 am Post subject: |
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work at a hagwon for at least a year, two's better, and pay your dues.
people who work at universities should realize how good they have it. |
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spliff
Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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| Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 4:30 am Post subject: |
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Teaching ESL at Uni level makes you a "professor"?  |
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Bibbitybop
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 4:35 am Post subject: |
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| spliff wrote: |
| Teaching ESL at Uni level makes you a "professor"? |
No it doesn't, but it gets you called "professor."
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work at a hagwon for at least a year, two's better, and pay your dues.
people who work at universities should realize how good they have it. |
Don't forget public schools as a place to start. People in some universities have it good. Others take crap jobs just to say they work at a uni. The ones that have good jobs at good unis put in the time and effort to get advanced degrees (most of the time) and put in the hard work after them to build their careers. |
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Lola
Joined: 17 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 6:02 am Post subject: |
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| Do your research, take your time, and pay your dues if you have to. Uni jobs sound prestigious but they aren't always gold. |
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chriswylson
Joined: 20 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 6:14 am Post subject: |
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| Hmmm... how much longer till PRagic shows up to mention his PhD on this thread?... |
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ronnietijuana
Joined: 08 May 2008
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| Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 12:18 pm Post subject: sweet dreams are made of these |
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what is the best path to take for a uni job. a year or two at a foreign language high school? or maybe a hakwon?
or just go and get that MA in applied linguistics, ESL?
or do both?
anyone get there MA online in Korea? |
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makemischief
Joined: 04 Nov 2005
Location: Traveling
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| Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 1:26 pm Post subject: |
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wait...you have no MA/MS...and no "experience"...and you are not even in Korea...but you want a uni job this fall?
You.
Are.
Awesome. 
Seriously tho: come teach at a public school for a year (at least) and then if you want a uni job (provided you aren't picky) you could land one.
Why get an MA/MS in a field you haven't really tried out yet? |
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spliff
Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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| Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Bibbitybop wrote: |
| spliff wrote: |
| Teaching ESL at Uni level makes you a "professor"? |
No it doesn't, but it gets you called "professor."
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work at a hagwon for at least a year, two's better, and pay your dues.
people who work at universities should realize how good they have it. |
Don't forget public schools as a place to start. People in some universities have it good. Others take crap jobs just to say they work at a uni. The ones that have good jobs at good unis put in the time and effort to get advanced degrees (most of the time) and put in the hard work after them to build their careers. |
Well, perhaps you should correct you students. |
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nate1983
Joined: 30 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 5:54 pm Post subject: |
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| spliff wrote: |
| Bibbitybop wrote: |
| spliff wrote: |
| Teaching ESL at Uni level makes you a "professor"? |
No it doesn't, but it gets you called "professor."
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work at a hagwon for at least a year, two's better, and pay your dues.
people who work at universities should realize how good they have it. |
Don't forget public schools as a place to start. People in some universities have it good. Others take crap jobs just to say they work at a uni. The ones that have good jobs at good unis put in the time and effort to get advanced degrees (most of the time) and put in the hard work after them to build their careers. |
Well, perhaps you should correct you students. |
Hey genius, he doesn't mean by the students but by many administrations. Paradoxically you'd probably argue that administrators in Korea wouldn't listen to you. |
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