Teaching in Korea: Grades

[simpsonsguy22]

i have a bachelor's degree

[eros14521]

Your voice is freaking awesome, man! You should do voice overs for movie trailers!

[RanterJaeUK]

i searched about teaching in Korea and a few websites say you don't need a BA but can do courses like TESOL..

[qiranger]

@RanterJaeUK to qualify for an E-2 Visa, you must have a Bachelor's degree.

[phantomwaltz]

Hi, thanks so much for the info. I'm considering going to Korea to teach. I was born and raised in the U.S., but I'm so fluent in Korean than people think I'm an exchange student. I'm a UW graduate with a lot of experience in libraries and recently tutoring. The main concern I have, however, is my GPA which is horrible - a 2.85. What do you think about this? Would this affect me?

[VirtuallyAddicted]

I would agree with you that the better private schools are getting more picky, but its still a teachers market here if you can get through the intimidating recruiters.

There is talk about letting Philopinos teaching here as they do in Thailand. That caused teachers wages to drop dramatically there. It will probably happen soon as there are already quite a few who teach here illegally already.

[qiranger]

Yup, with the influx, schools can sit back and be selective now. I would love to see Filipinos be allowed to teach here, especially since a large number of Koreans go to the Philippines to learn English there. It's better for families and better for the Korean economy.

[Gimmeabreakman]

Very similar to Japan. I don't know about J nationals though.

[qiranger]

Yup. I thought about teaching in Japan, but I'm not sure I could handle the formal dress required at most institutions.

[fehquig]

I never was drawn to the teaching profession. I don't know why...

[KazukiSeirei]

China is less discriminatory with regard to requirements, at least in crummy "training" schools. My first teaching job was at a training school (damnit, why didn't I listen to my wife and say "NO" :P), but when I left, I was the only one who had a bachelor's degree.

When it comes to universities and other certified institutions, the minimum requirements are much the same as Korea's.

Awesome vid! I may have to come to Korea someday.

Peace.

Peace, are they teaching any Chinese in Korea?

[qiranger]

Some. One of my friends is actually majoring in Chinese at her university.

[KazukiSeirei]

Just wondering, because my wife is a native Chinese teacher so whenever we look for teaching jobs, we try to find locations that are looking for both English and Chinese teachers.

Thanks for the info.

Peace.

[OhCurt]

They're smart to focus on high GPAs. It's one thing to complete the degree program but it's another to actually rise to the challenge and do more than just eek by.

[qiranger]

True.

[LillithePink]

Does it not require a Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) qualification too? Many people with a degree are still relatively under qualified to teach English.

[qiranger]

At this time, there is not a requirement to have ESL training.

[Truedantalion]

I feel intrigued to ask whether there are similar opportunities for teaching German in South Korea? Just asking :-) ...

[qiranger]

Spanish seems to be a big draw. I don't know about German though. I did meet one University student who is majoring in German though. The job opportunities are probably going to be small for German though.

[Truedantalion]

Maybe the big hour for German will still come down there, when English and Spanish have worn off ... or not, haha :-)!

[etatauri]

Wow, I didn't expect a whole video. Thank you for answering my questions.

[BusanKevin]

Great video! Very helpful.

SO many people ask me if there are "ways around the degree" thing, but I always tell them...nope....you need it! It's the same in Japan. To be a teacher here, you need AT LEAST a bachelor's degree.

[qiranger]

Yup at least. Having some sort of ESL certificate is also helpful.

[TravMcTavish]

Thanks for sharing mate. Maybe my Mech Engineering degree may come in handy for something after all.

[qiranger]

You never know....

[ZMoulton]

Interesting.

[jacob7207]

I've been there already, not that bad of a place, I mean it isn't a place I would reccommend retiring in, but I don't think they would put you in chains.

[Stuka87]

Just how many RvB shirts do you own?! :P

[qiranger]

A lot. Both Chupathingy shirts, Camping, Worship, Pink, and I used to have my "Dude. Come on." shirt until it died.

[jacob7207]

All you need is a trip to Thailand. pay for some BS fake degree off the street, then get on the next plane to SK and get the hook up at some shady hagwon, then after a year you can land a better job. For real, I know a Canadian who did it.

[qiranger]

That's hard now, since they are starting to want degrees from native English speaking countries as well.

[jacob7207]

It's easy. Just get a fake degree in Thailand that proves you went to a University in a native speaking country.