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Mike410
Joined: 23 Sep 2011
Location: Canada
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 Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2011 2:05 pm Post subject: Teaching in Korea |
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Hello,
Im 29, currently doing an online 120 hour TEFL course. I have a BAA and a Masters degree but not in English. I am thinking about starting out in Korea.
Is the TEFL certificate enough to get me a decent job?
What's it like teaching English in Korea?
Have most of you had positive or negative experiences?
Also, how much money should I be expecting to start on?
Thanks,
Mike |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2011 4:09 pm Post subject: Re: Teaching in Korea |
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| Mike410 wrote: |
Hello,
Im 29, currently doing an online 120 hour TEFL course. I have a BAA and a Masters degree but not in English. I am thinking about starting out in Korea.
Is the TEFL certificate enough to get me a decent job?
What's it like teaching English in Korea?
Have most of you had positive or negative experiences?
Also, how much money should I be expecting to start on?
Thanks,
Mike |
Short answer to your question.
IF you have:
a) bachelors degree,
b) passport from one of: US, Canada, UK, Ireland, NZ, Australia, or South Africa,
you can get a job as a teacher in Korea. A TEFL cert is NOT required and typically not even acknowledged.
If you do not hold a passport from one of the "approved" 7 countries then you cannot get legal work in Korea.
Salaries for newbies run from 2.0-2.3 million won per month plus benefits. A quick look at the jobs board listings would have answered that for you.
As to the "what is it like, tell about your experiences, don't be lazy. read back a few pages.
Any newbie who doesn't have the time to read back, check the FAQs or look at the job listings doesn't have the time to get on a plane.
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Mike410
Joined: 23 Sep 2011
Location: Canada
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| Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 1:07 am Post subject: Re: Teaching in Korea |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
| Mike410 wrote: |
Hello,
Im 29, currently doing an online 120 hour TEFL course. I have a BAA and a Masters degree but not in English. I am thinking about starting out in Korea.
Is the TEFL certificate enough to get me a decent job?
What's it like teaching English in Korea?
Have most of you had positive or negative experiences?
Also, how much money should I be expecting to start on?
Thanks,
Mike |
Short answer to your question.
IF you have:
a) bachelors degree,
b) passport from one of: US, Canada, UK, Ireland, NZ, Australia, or South Africa,
you can get a job as a teacher in Korea. A TEFL cert is NOT required and typically not even acknowledged.
If you do not hold a passport from one of the "approved" 7 countries then you cannot get legal work in Korea.
Salaries for newbies run from 2.0-2.3 million won per month plus benefits. A quick look at the jobs board listings would have answered that for you.
As to the "what is it like, tell about your experiences, don't be lazy. read back a few pages.
Any newbie who doesn't have the time to read back, check the FAQs or look at the job listings doesn't have the time to get on a plane.
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Thanks for your stern but valid comments tommpatz!  |
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koreatimes
Joined: 07 Jun 2011
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Airfare for 1 flight is more than enough, so plan 2 flights. The reason for this is in case the school won't reimburse you and you need to leave. If they reimburse you then you will have about 1 month's salary. Plenty of money to start yourself. I had nothing and spent under 400,000 my first month. |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 7:30 am Post subject: |
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Also, how much money should I be expecting to start on?
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You can get by on a lot less, but if you can swing having US$1,000 to start, you will be OK. |
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