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echopraxia
Joined: 07 Mar 2012
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 Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:12 am Post subject: Is there a minimum age to teach in Korea? |
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Essentially, when I finish up my BA, I'll be around 19. Is that too young to get a job teaching in Korea?
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andrewchon
Joined: 16 Nov 2008
Location: Back in Oz. Living in ISIS Aust.
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| Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 9:43 am Post subject: |
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No, at 19 (or 20 in Korean way of counting) your age won't be a problem.
However, in a society where just being older commands certain respect, you may encounter some trouble convincing high school students that they should be learning from you. |
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swinewho
Joined: 17 Aug 2009
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| Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 2:02 pm Post subject: |
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No, at 19 (or 20 in Korean way of counting) your age won't be a problem.
However, in a society where just being older commands certain respect, you may encounter some trouble convincing high school students that they should be learning from you. |
ha ha  - maybe ask for elem kids.......... |
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echopraxia
Joined: 07 Mar 2012
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| Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 4:16 pm Post subject: |
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| andrewchon wrote: |
No, at 19 (or 20 in Korean way of counting) your age won't be a problem.
However, in a society where just being older commands certain respect, you may encounter some trouble convincing high school students that they should be learning from you. |
Thanks :)
I suppose if I ever run into issues getting a job, I can always hold off for awhile and get my master's or something. |
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cdninkorea
Joined: 27 Jan 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 12:17 am Post subject: |
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| Or don't tell them your age; I never do. I teach university and, at 29, not too much older than the 4th year male students who've done their military service. When I dress casually I'm sometimes confused for a student, which is part of the reason why I wear a sports coat or blazer at work. Somehow that's enough to make everyone think I'm in my mid-30s, which is enough for professional distance purposes. |
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RK12
Joined: 19 Feb 2012
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| I was wondering this too. I'm graduating this December and I'll be 20. I want to teach young children like elementary since I've been rigorously taught in phonetics and phonemic awareness (professor in my linguistics department was trained by Peter Ladefoged) so I think starting students with a good base in English phonetics is always a good thing. |
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