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[Starla]

I've thinking about what I'd like to do while I'm in Korea and one of them is get my TESOL certification. Teaching English in the U.S. after my stint in Korea is a possibility once I get enough experience. Are there places in Korea where I could obtain this certification? If so, where and how much would the cost be? Thanks.

[Nowhere Man]

I'm pretty sure there are, but don't have specific info.

Might be better to post this in the job forum.

[Starla]

[seoulteacher]

I'd suggest that whatever course you do, that you check to make sure that it's accredited / internationally recognized: there are many non-accredited ESL teaching courses - which may or may not be recognized by potential employers, or universities (if you later want to do further studies).

"What you need to check is the accreditation of the course This is vital and I cannot stress this enough! Just as the CELTA is accredited by Cambridge University and the TESOL (residential) by The Trinity College, London. There are only 2 officially recognised bodies that can accredit the Distance Learning courses in the UK. "
http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=4962&highlight=CELTA+course

And, as an alternate to doing a TESOL course, you might want to check out CELTA courses:
'Celta in Seoul'
http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=130266&highlight=celta

(Search Dave's for 'CELTA')