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seattlespew
Joined: 01 Mar 2006
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 Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 12:36 am Post subject: 4-Year Degree? |
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| Is it possible to get an English teaching job here in Korea with only a two-year Associate degree from a community college in the US? |
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kathycanuck
Joined: 05 Dec 2005
Location: Namyangju
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| Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 12:43 am Post subject: degree |
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| No. You need a four-year degree from an accredited university. Try China or Thailand, they are less strict in their requirements. |
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thorin
Joined: 14 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 1:57 am Post subject: Re: degree |
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| kathycanuck wrote: |
| No. You need a four-year degree from an accredited university. |
Unless you're from NZ. I heard you can get a BA in about six weeks there. |
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winnie
Joined: 08 May 2005
Location: the forest
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| Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 2:03 am Post subject: |
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| You can teach here with a 3 year general degree as well...a 4 yr degree is NOT necessary....but 2 years is unacceptable. |
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thorin
Joined: 14 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 4:40 am Post subject: |
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| winnie wrote: |
| You can teach here with a 3 year general degree as well... |
I smell kiwi. |
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ThePoet
Joined: 15 May 2004
Location: No longer in Korea - just lurking here
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| Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 4:49 am Post subject: Re: degree |
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| thorin wrote: |
| kathycanuck wrote: |
| No. You need a four-year degree from an accredited university. |
Unless you're from NZ. I heard you can get a BA in about six weeks there. |
Well you can get a fully accredited degree in about a month in the U.S. if you know which program to enter, which university to enrol in, and what tests to take:
http://www.bain4weeks.com |
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Free World
Joined: 01 Apr 2005
Location: Drake Hotel
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| Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 4:50 am Post subject: |
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| thorin wrote: |
| winnie wrote: |
| You can teach here with a 3 year general degree as well... |
I smell kiwi. |
Or British... or Canadian.
I have only heard the "you need to have a 4 year degree" bit from Americans. |
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lastat06513
Joined: 18 Mar 2003
Location: Sensus amo Caesar , etiamnunc victus amo uni plebian
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Before all the crap hit the fan, an American/ Canadian/ British national USED TO be able to come and teach with an AS/AA degree as long as they had a TESOL certificate.
Thanks to all the idiots who have come to korea for the past several years and pulled all those stupid stunts, all those rules changed so now only BA/BS degree holders can get the E2 visa. |
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plato's republic
Joined: 07 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 4:01 am Post subject: |
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I have a question. Whenever I read a job advertisement from a school saying that they are looking for someone with a 4-yr degree, does that mean that they are only interested in hiring Americans? What's the bloody difference between a 3 or 4-yr degree anyway???  |
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ThePoet
Joined: 15 May 2004
Location: No longer in Korea - just lurking here
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| Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 7:46 am Post subject: |
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| plato's republic wrote: |
| I have a question. Whenever I read a job advertisement from a school saying that they are looking for someone with a 4-yr degree, does that mean that they are only interested in hiring Americans? What's the bloody difference between a 3 or 4-yr degree anyway??? |
I'd say...
wait for it.....
here it comes........
about a year.
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Free World
Joined: 01 Apr 2005
Location: Drake Hotel
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| Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 7:22 am Post subject: |
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| plato's republic wrote: |
| I have a question. Whenever I read a job advertisement from a school saying that they are looking for someone with a 4-yr degree, does that mean that they are only interested in hiring Americans? What's the bloody difference between a 3 or 4-yr degree anyway??? |
In Canada the 4th year is an option. (Some BAs require 3 years, some 4 years and some give you the choice. ie. 3 years = general BA, 4 years = honours BA).
I have no idea if they will only hire Americans... maybe if you can explain that your 3 year degree is a real BA and equivilent to a 4 year, they will let it slide? |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 3:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Free World wrote: |
| plato's republic wrote: |
| I have a question. Whenever I read a job advertisement from a school saying that they are looking for someone with a 4-yr degree, does that mean that they are only interested in hiring Americans? What's the bloody difference between a 3 or 4-yr degree anyway??? |
In Canada the 4th year is an option. (Some BAs require 3 years, some 4 years and some give you the choice. ie. 3 years = general BA, 4 years = honours BA).
I have no idea if they will only hire Americans... maybe if you can explain that your 3 year degree is a real BA and equivalent to a 4 year, they will let it slide? |
In Canada, if your program offers a 3 year degree program it's for those who just want a BA. The 4 year option is for those who plan to attend grad school. If an ad speaks about a 4 year degree, they likely just mean a BA degree recognized by Korean immigration as a BA degree (and maybe unaware of the valid options in Canada/UK/Kiwiland). So your degree could be the 3 or 4 year model, but most certainly if it's not called a Bachelors degree and goes by some other name like diploma or "associates" then you're SOL. |
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laogaiguk
Joined: 06 Dec 2005
Location: somewhere in Korea
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| Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 4:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Free World wrote: |
| plato's republic wrote: |
| I have a question. Whenever I read a job advertisement from a school saying that they are looking for someone with a 4-yr degree, does that mean that they are only interested in hiring Americans? What's the bloody difference between a 3 or 4-yr degree anyway??? |
In Canada the 4th year is an option. (Some BAs require 3 years, some 4 years and some give you the choice. ie. 3 years = general BA, 4 years = honours BA).
I have no idea if they will only hire Americans... maybe if you can explain that your 3 year degree is a real BA and equivilent to a 4 year, they will let it slide? |
In Canada, some bachelors, the 4th year is not an option. You won't find that in many Engineering or Computer science programs. Actually, mine came out to 5 years (and not due to failing) along with electrical engineering. |
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TJ
Joined: 10 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 9:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Free World wrote: |
| plato's republic wrote: |
| I have a question. Whenever I read a job advertisement from a school saying that they are looking for someone with a 4-yr degree, does that mean that they are only interested in hiring Americans? What's the bloody difference between a 3 or 4-yr degree anyway??? |
In Canada the 4th year is an option. (Some BAs require 3 years, some 4 years and some give you the choice. ie. 3 years = general BA, 4 years = honours BA).
I have no idea if they will only hire Americans... maybe if you can explain that your 3 year degree is a real BA and equivilent to a 4 year, they will let it slide? |
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I explained that my 3 year (Australian) BA was equal to a 4 year (USA) degree. Of course it probably helped that I have a 2 year diploma and a 1 year certificate as well. |
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SPINOZA
Joined: 10 Jun 2005
Location: $eoul
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| Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 2:54 am Post subject: |
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| plato's republic wrote: |
| I have a question. Whenever I read a job advertisement from a school saying that they are looking for someone with a 4-yr degree, does that mean that they are only interested in hiring Americans? |
Quite possibly, but often I'm sure it's just out of sheer ignorance - the belief that all valid degrees are 4-year. I'd much rather have a 3-year degree from Oxford University than a 4-year one from, I dunno, some run-of-the-mill place in North America (no disrespect intended). I got my my 3-year UK degree evaluated by the World Education Services which shows total equivalence with the 4-year North American-style degrees and gives you a GPA. This was when I wanted to do post-grad in the States but it came in useful when applying for jobs here. It'll cost ya (can't remember what) but one may find it worthwhile, I don't know. |
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