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stellarsky627
Joined: 09 Feb 2010
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 Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 3:59 pm Post subject: Anyone doing American TESOL Special Thailand/Korea project? |
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Hey-
Is anyone doing the American TESOL Institute's special Thailand/Korea project, or going to Thailand with American Tesol this summer?
Just seeing if anyone else is going and make we could talk. My best friend and I are going to Chiang Mai, Thailand from late July to August and then teaching in Korea for a year. Hopefully someone else out there is going too!!!  |
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Kang-aji
Joined: 06 Apr 2010
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| Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 10:45 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm not doing it now, but it sounds awesome! Can you give me more info? |
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korea87
Joined: 28 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 5:34 am Post subject: |
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| That sounds good can you post more info about it. |
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stellarsky627
Joined: 09 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 2:44 pm Post subject: |
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If you go to the below website it will give you all the information you could ever need! I found the link on the Korean Job Board forum. It's the very first link centered on the page.
http://www.justtefl.com/spl_tesol_korea_thailand.shtml
Let me know if you plan on doing it! A friend and I are both going! |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 4:30 pm Post subject: |
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| stellarsky627 wrote: |
If you go to the below website it will give you all the information you could ever need! I found the link on the Korean Job Board forum. It's the very first link centered on the page.
http://www.justtefl.com/spl_tesol_korea_thailand.shtml
Let me know if you plan on doing it! A friend and I are both going! |
You DO realize that for less money out of your pocket you can get a TESOL certificate, spend your time on the beach (or in the mountains) of Thailand then fly here and get the same job but earn $200-400 per MONTH more over the course of your year?
By going through them in this program you WILL lose about $5000 over your first year.
Do it yourself.
A good course (in class) from an accredited school runs about $500-800.
Salaries in Korea for an inexperienced TESOL certified teacher run about 2.2 -2.4 million won ($1950-2150) PLUS rent free apartment, medical, pension, severance, TWO WAY airfare (home-Korea-home).
What they don't tell you is that you may very well be required to have a consular interview in YOUR HOME COUNTRY prior to your E2 (teachers visa) being issued by Korea.
Sounds like there will be some UNHAPPY tesol grads in the near future.
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stellarsky627
Joined: 09 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 5:14 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm going through EPIK with the American Tesol Institute Program. EPIK is a government run program, and I've done quite a bit of research through it. I'd much rather work in a government public school and have the job security than make a bit more money and work in a hagwon. |
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jamo
Joined: 15 Jul 2009
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ttom is right.....you're losing out. I've only come across one friend out of the 10 here who are unhappy with their hagwon...I love mine in fact. I know a couple people making 2.6 their first year and have 2 months off for traveling in the summer and 3 weeks in winter for vacation as well.
Don't need the program or certificate...even working for the public school thru GEPIK, etc. |
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stellarsky627
Joined: 09 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 2:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Does yours have any openings? |
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DeMayonnaise
Joined: 02 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 6:49 pm Post subject: |
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| jamo wrote: |
ttom is right.....you're losing out. I've only come across one friend out of the 10 here who are unhappy with their hagwon...I love mine in fact. I know a couple people making 2.6 their first year and have 2 months off for traveling in the summer and 3 weeks in winter for vacation as well.
Don't need the program or certificate...even working for the public school thru GEPIK, etc. |
What?! Who the hell gets that their first year? |
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