[tinybird]

for people who have worked for a company already or are currently... how were your living arrangements? i'm curious to see all the different apartments the companies offer or find for you. i'm leaving in january but since i still have sometime left, i wanna check out a few more companies before i lock myself in.

[jeahh]

I'm debating whether or not I should go teach in Korea after I graduate and get my CA designation or move there permanently Inching closer to getting the cultural experience. Is it easier to find a teaching job through those programs?

[luvxholic]

i'm planning to study abroad in korea and wanted to earn some extra money if possible. Would it be illegal to post up flyers at apts about tutoring english? I know i have to have a ba/bs to teach at hagwuns but what about private tutoring? thanks!

[chaosiii]

wow took me forever...but i read every single post here


Im teaching in CA rite now, but i want to teach abroad next year for summer.
When should i apply if i want to start summer?
Do i get paid more since I have a credential?
Can i teach something other than English?

I love to meet ppl of same interest

[KYC]

i'm planning to study abroad in korea and wanted to earn some extra money if possible. Would it be illegal to post up flyers at apts about tutoring english? I know i have to have a ba/bs to teach at hagwuns but what about private tutoring? thanks!

It is illegal unless you are on an F2 Visa.

[aironeousB]

i just started teaching in Korea last week. i have a blog that is pretty much recording my whole experience so far:
http://sukkorea.blogspot.com
i'd be happy to answer any specific questions as well!

Wow, thanks a lot! Especially all the pictures. These blogs are very informative - yours and thedailykimchi's blog.

edit: Your friend Terry is rockin that sticker picture

Japanese college girls dancing. It's an online clock.
http://www.uniqlo.jp/uniqlock/

[scout]

hey everyone,

i'm korean-american, just graduated from college, and am looking to teach english in korea from oct - june before going to law school. someone asked earlier about hakwons requiring an original diploma; i also have this problem because i won't get mine until november. i seriously think if you tell your interviewer that you can get it mailed to you later then they'll be fine w/ it. koreans are pretty chill.

anyways, does anyone live/teach in gwangju/kwangju? my mom's family is from there so i want to live there. any good places? i'm not staying for a full year so i'd need a place that does month-to-month contracts (if plausible). i also want to make as much money as possible (damn school loans). if not in gwangju, how can i make bank in seoul?


i plan to do more research later, but i thought i'd get some advice/ideas first. thanks in advance.

[j00n]

hey everyone,

i'm korean-american, just graduated from college, and am looking to teach english in korea from oct - june before going to law school. someone asked earlier about hakwons requiring an original diploma; i also have this problem because i won't get mine until november. i seriously think if you tell your interviewer that you can get it mailed to you later then they'll be fine w/ it. koreans are pretty chill.

anyways, does anyone live/teach in gwangju/kwangju? my mom's family is from there so i want to live there. any good places? i'm not staying for a full year so i'd need a place that does month-to-month contracts (if plausible). i also want to make as much money as possible (damn school loans). if not in gwangju, how can i make bank in seoul?
i plan to do more research later, but i thought i'd get some advice/ideas first. thanks in advance.

They'll want some kind of proof that you graduated, but if you give them a sealed transcript - and a phone number to call they can verify it right away with the admissions department. I don't know of too many places that will do a month to month because if you just take off after a month of teaching it puts them in a bad position. You might be able to do something like 6-month, but i doubt it. If you can get a F-4 Visa you could do private lessons.

FYI to everyone - i heard the Korean gov't will be doing state issued English Standardized tests in the near future.

[ginger]

Hey, guys! I am just finishing my summer English camp job tomorrow and it was an AMAZING but insane experience. I go straight into orientation for the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education--I'll be working at Munsung Middle School. *crosses fingers* I'm hoping it'll be a good job.

-ginger

[ddukky42]

hi everyone,

i want to teach in korea next summer, but i have a job that ends on June 15th. is that too late to work in the summer programs at andyprep, hoyah, or elite?

thanks

[frisky223]

Does anyone know any programs or have gone through teaching english in korea?? I heard of CDI..does anyone know is parkenglish.com is reliable? just wanted to start this topic, or it might alrighty have been discussed...i just want some suggestions and tips..thx

[kainen]

Hello! I was wondering whether anyone has gone through the EPIK program (http://epik.knue.ac.kr/).
I was thinking of applying to it for sept 2008.

Oh also, is there any place in korea people would recommend to work in?

Thanks!

[kimchee1]

haha, i automatically got this tutoring english job from my aunt coz shes a homeschool teacher.

uuum,
in korean $ i got 100 a week. worked 4 hrs on mon, tues, weds, thurs, n fri. n yea, i was a teacher assistant so yea. all i did was correct the kids homework, and if they got something wrong show them how to pronounce // just correct the work.

[ginger]

I signed with SMOE (Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education) to work in a public middle school--just started this week. Um...if anyone wants to be treated like a celebrity, then go to Korea and work in a public school. It's a bit insane. The kids were literally lining up to look at me at my desk in the teacher's office, would say "hi, bye!", giggle insanely, and run away.

Anyway, I recommend Seoul to anyone and everyone who loves being able to walk down their block and find countless great restaurants, bars, karaoke rooms, shops, food stalls, and clubs. It's amazing.

-ginger

[little mixed girl]

^ heeeeh~
so you're in seoul???

the kids in japan are like that too. i don't think they ddongchim girls, but watch your bum just in case

[thesweetestkrn]

hmm korean was my first language and i started to pick up english at the age of 8
i learned by watching TV ....
that's always the ...
except the cussing part

[ginger]

^ heeeeh~
so you're in seoul???

the kids in japan are like that too. i don't think they ddongchim girls, but watch your bum just in case

Yup--close to the Sindaebang station on the green line. I'm at work right now...pretending to actually DO work since my teaching duties don't begin until Monday.

-ginger

[dc79]

Not to sound like im advertising...

But if anyone is interested in teaching English in Korea, I would highly recommend visiting: http://www.parkenglish.com/

I personally know the owners and have met many of the teachers there. Don't ever recall anyone complaining about their jobs other than your usual nitpicky stuff.

It's been a while since I've been in Korea, so I don't know how it is now...but I doubt it has changed much.

[van * yuriko]

My mom tutors in English conversation and reading in Korea. While I was visiting her, I shadowed her while she taught and she had me talk to the students.

I got a lot of offers from the younger students mothers because my mom was cutting her teaching hours (It's her side job). I got a lot of offers to just sit and talk with the adult students because they want to learn how to converse better.

Mind you, I don't go to school and am in no way qualified but people want to pay me to talk to them. Weird isn't it?

[YoonSajang]

Hi, first time posting in a normal thread at soompi.


Anyhow, I came across this thread and it got me thinking. I recently graduated university and I've been working at a company for a bit. While reading about teaching in Korea I had an epiphanic moment for a split second; you know, one of those "life is short, seize the opportunity before it's gone" flashes of awarness. I'm sitting at my desk and I thought, I might be doing this type of thing, living type of life for a very long time. I mean, 23 and I'm thinking every day might be me, this cubicle, and a case of the mondays.

I don't think im ready for it just yet. I've been thinking of quiting my job, and maybe doing this teach in Korea for a year thing. I'm feel like I need to do something out of the norm before being sucked into it.

So here are my two most important questions for you guys that have done this: 1. Did you enjoy it? 2. How much Korean language, and Korean culture did you learn? This is basicaly the core reason why I wanted to go to Korea, to understand what it means to be Korean. I feel like too often as a Korean-American we have misconceptions of what Korea is, and what being Korean really means. I want to become fluent in Korean (should have done my homework on saturdays instead of watching cartoons, I guess) and I want to start thinking Korean, do my parents a favor I suppose.

Any suggestions or anything on your experience would be appreciated. I was also wondering how hard is it to receive 2.5-3 million won? I have a BA in political science from a decent school, I have journalism experience and I'd like to think I can do ok in English. And lastly did you guys hang out with the natives there alot? I would say the fobs, but I guess...we're the fobs there.