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Ronnie555
Joined: 15 Jan 2010
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 Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 1:58 pm Post subject: How important is TESOL/TEFL, etc. in Korea? |
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On a scale of 1-10.
10 being you won't be considered for any jobs without the certification
1 being schools absolutely disregard any certifications you have and do not care whatsoever. |
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languistic
Joined: 25 Nov 2009
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| Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 2:36 pm Post subject: |
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So you aren't interested in how such personal development may serve you as a teacher? I mean, you are coming into a job you are probably unqualified to do (that the jobs are offered is another topic) and you are fine with that.
Anyways....
From a schools' perspective, it matters, as does any relevant qualification. So, 8. It gets you more money in public schools and can be the deciding factor among other competitors for positions.
This all depends of course on where you want to work. Slugging it out in the kindy trenches needs little, save patience. |
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Ronnie555
Joined: 15 Jan 2010
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| Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 2:42 pm Post subject: |
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| languistic wrote: |
So you aren't interested in how such personal development may serve you as a teacher? I mean, you are coming into a job you are essentially unqualified to do (the fact that they offer jobs to folks like you is another topic) and you are fine with that?
Anyways....
From a schools' perspective, it matters, as does any relevant qualification. So, 8. It gets you more money in public schools and can be the deciding factor among other competitors for positions.
This all depends of course on where you want to work. Slugging it out in the kindy trenches needs little, save patience. |
where did I say that I didn't care about how good of a teacher I am? You inferred that I am trying to avoid taking any more training than is absolutely necessary. I never said that. I'm simply trying to determine whether I have the money to take one of these courses, and now necessary it is. Plz don't assume you know someone based on 2 sentences off the internet. I'm a smart guy, I generally take pride in my work, and I WILL be a good teacher.
I'm simply trying to determine how important a factor it is in the hiring process, as well as in determining wages/pay.
I'm also curious how necessary it is compared to other Asian countries, if anyone knows. |
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languistic
Joined: 25 Nov 2009
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| Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 2:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Ronnie555 wrote: |
where did I say that I didn't care about how good of a teacher I am? You inferred that I am trying to avoid taking any more training than is absolutely necessary. I never said that. I'm simply trying to determine whether I have the money to take one of these courses, and now necessary it is. Plz don't assume you know someone based on 2 sentences off the internet. I'm a smart guy, I generally take pride in my work, and I WILL be a good teacher. |
Good for you. However, one could assume that if the school doesn't care, then neither do you. If they don't demand it, you won't do it. Implication/inference is a large part of communication and while you seem to realize that "the internet" can be quite ambiguous (is what you wrote "the internet"?), you make no compensation for it. I digress once again.
I answered your question. Spend a bit of money; TESLs are not expensive, can set you above many and as I said, some jobs will pay you more if you have a certificate. |
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SeoulMan99
Joined: 02 Aug 2009
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 2:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Ronnie if you haven't noticed there are a lot of self-righteous dbags on here. |
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Sadebugo1
Joined: 11 May 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 5:49 am Post subject: |
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| Ronnie555 wrote: |
| languistic wrote: |
So you aren't interested in how such personal development may serve you as a teacher? I mean, you are coming into a job you are essentially unqualified to do (the fact that they offer jobs to folks like you is another topic) and you are fine with that?
Anyways....
From a schools' perspective, it matters, as does any relevant qualification. So, 8. It gets you more money in public schools and can be the deciding factor among other competitors for positions.
This all depends of course on where you want to work. Slugging it out in the kindy trenches needs little, save patience. |
where did I say that I didn't care about how good of a teacher I am? You inferred that I am trying to avoid taking any more training than is absolutely necessary. I never said that. I'm simply trying to determine whether I have the money to take one of these courses, and now necessary it is. Plz don't assume you know someone based on 2 sentences off the internet. I'm a smart guy, I generally take pride in my work, and I WILL be a good teacher.
I'm simply trying to determine how important a factor it is in the hiring process, as well as in determining wages/pay.
I'm also curious how necessary it is compared to other Asian countries, if anyone knows. |
It really depends on the job you're applying for. My impression of Korea was that they like the CELTA but it rarely made the difference in getting hired. For example, at the hagwons, they seem more concerned with age/looks. At universities, the MA is necessary and the CELTA alone wouldn't matter. I think EPIK prefers a CELTA but I got hired at Level 1 because I had a graduate degree (I didn't have a CELTA).
So, I would say a '3.' I won't go into the issue of whether or not you SHOULD get one since that wasn't your question.
Sadebugo
http://travldawrld.blogspot.com/ |
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