Teaching in Korea: Why Korea???

[mincqua]

thanks for the video. I have abundant experience as an Educator here in the States (10 years). Im now strongly considering teaching in S. Korea. I have previously taught in Indonesia (2000-2003). My question is simple-- how much money is it possible to make in a year given my background.

Kenneth

kennethmingo@live.com

[qiranger]

@mincqua It really depends on what kind of job you go for, the salary you obtain, and how you live. Many teachers in Korea who want to save, live modest lives and save up more than 10k USD.

[13IsMyLuckiestNumber]

i was just wondering, what do you mean by "the free day"? also, are the school days in korea from monday-friday or monday-saturday? because i know a few countries do mon-sat and was just wondering in south korea was one of them.

[marcelo619619]

hi you mentioned that having "the free day", if you work from 4 to 10 are you well off financially?

[dianetheo]

Do you know if Dreamworks Recruiting is a good company to work for?

[dianetheo]

Do you know if Dreamworks Recruiting is a good company to work for?

[qiranger]

@dianetheo No sure what you mean. I've used Dreamworks to obtain a position and have been very happy with it!

[mzcharmingz]

Thank you so much for your videos; I am currently a sophomore in college and am considering teaching when I graduate.

[aitchybr]

Thank you for the information, however it seems that finding the right school is kind of luck of the draw. Would you be kind enough to recommend any schools or put me in contact with someone who can.

Thanx Mark James Brazil.

[qiranger]

@aitchybr Try Dreamworks recruiting.

[imxpnsv]

nice video.. things are getting clearer!!

[soad19152003]

qiranger, Do you have suggestions about teaching? It seems that tons of schools in Korea want you to create your own material for teaching, which for someone with no experience is nerve-racking. It would be nice to get some kind of curriculum at least. What has your experience been like?

[qiranger]

@soad19152003 I have worked in both types of schools. If one is nervous about creating new curriculum, then I'd focus on schools with pre-developed curriculum.

[soad19152003]

@qiranger Thank you so much! I will try to find some schools that have it, but it won't be easy :)

[ryunbaik]

cool~ :) Hope you are enjoying your stay. Like many other countries, you will encounter morons from time to time, if and when that happens, most Korean do not act that way and i will say sorry on the behalf. Thanks for the good comments about Korea on your video! Ahn Nyung E Gae Sae yo!

[TylorDark]

The black backgoud is cool oh and speaking of black.Are there black people in South Korea(Of course there is none in North Korea though)

[matoxewu]

north or south korea?

[kero7642]

are u stupid?

[matoxewu]

are you rude?

I'm assuming south.. but could be north

[themeankitty33]

@matoxewu

whoaaa. are you joking? you're not allowed into North Korea, they'd kill you. South Korea is the exact opposite- free, democratic, advanced and civilized.

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check out qiranger's other videos, like his walk in Seoul (Seoul is in SOUTH Korea).

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youtube. com / watch?v=Cs2461S1Wt8&fmt=22

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if he was in North Korea, he wouldn't be able to vlog. no. just no. get some education.

[queerion]

great video. my brother is there right now, but im staying in texas D: in order to complete my advertising degree, but I have the BIGGEST URGE to go to my home country since i dont know about my own culture (sadly) and catch up to my brother. LOL.

[fehquig]

If I were twenty years younger and unattached I'd think about it seriously...

[AngryAussie]

Very informative. Makes me want to do it :)

[qiranger]

It would be a trip.

[VirtuallyAddicted]

It has gotten a lot better since I first came over. The government has cracked down on the hogwans a lot, believe it or not. :P

SK really is the best country for ESL teaching in Asia and I find a lot of the negative posts about teaching here are from people who just couldn't stand the culture shock anyway. Things are done differently here and we have to understand that.

I went the public school route for the stability and less corruption. I haven't regretted it.

[qiranger]

True.

[KingDrudge]

@VirtuallyAddicted

Nice post, I laugh at those who want to move to Korea yet cant stand Korean food. Your going to gain weight eating all that western food plus its going to cost more over there in Korea to east like you did back in NYC or Chicago.

I am moving to Korea next month and am actually looking forward to living in a culture completely different from my own. Besides, after 26 years, New Jersey is starting to bore me.

[korea148]

nice .

you tole "have 2 things" . but that's not 2 things , a lots of things .

i think kroean cultures are not bad better than another asia countrys . exmple japan , chinese , etc .

i hope you have a amazing history about koea in your mind.

[qiranger]

;-)

[Perroquet51]

Thank goodness those "numerous cases" are few ;-)

[qiranger]

Yup.

[01davethecouchguy]

Cool! Love to travel :)

[qiranger]

Traveling is awesome.

[STAINILIIEY]

When I saw this video, first thing to come to my mind is

Apple commercials and the Apple guy who shows new stuff.

[qiranger]

lol

[thechoos]

glad you like it there, and i'm envious that you can speak the language as well.

[qiranger]

Learning it anyway.

[OhCurt]

Good point about how horror stories can overshadow the good. I guess that's true of just about anything.

[qiranger]

Yup.

[agentm83]

Nice post Steve. I'm planning on coming over to Korea after I grad next year. Unfortunately, it seems like how good of a school you land a job with is luck of the draw, no matter how much research you do. You can try to talk to teachers who are there, but they may be e-mailing you with the boss looking over their shoulder, so it's really hard to tell how things are until you get there it sounds like. I'm a little paranoid about that, but I'll have to hope it works out!

[qiranger]

True.

[coxqt]

You're looking even more handsome with the stubble. Thanks for your vids. They are always informative.

[qiranger]

;-) Thanks,

[thizizliz]

Steve - as usual, an excellent explanation with many good suggestions. What a terrific opportunity to learn about a culture that interested you and as things progress, to widen your travel opportunities!

[antiauraproductions]

Hey :) been watching your videos for a long time now so I thought I would respond properly to at least one :) I'm wanting to become a media/english teacher soon and wondered if there were any good opportunities in Korea? I specialised in computer animation and I am also a keen wedding/band photographer. Any thoughts?

[qiranger]

There might be a few - they certainly would be harder to get than a normal ESL job. As for the other question, I'm not sue. Korean Weddings are different than western ones.

[Mobbs1]

First thing that hit me was the beard! looking manly. All you need now is a bottle of whisky on the side

[qiranger]

LOL

[kensington25]

Great country to visit. I would love to go there one day :)

[qiranger]

It's wonderful.

[moomay11649]

that was a great vlog!

Luvs,

Mooz

[qiranger]

Thanks.

[ericsurf6]

Excellent info Steve. I'd like to give a shot at teaching in Korea sometime.

[qiranger]

I really enjoy it. Some of the Uni jobs are really nice. Free housing and up to 5 months PAID vacation for 12 hours of teaching per semester.

Thanks again for the help in my class a few weeks back. If ever I can return the favor, please let me know.

[psychosolodiver]

Have you ever met the Great Leader, Kim Jung Il? Just kidding, I take it you are in South Korea.

How easy is it to get a job teaching English in Korea? Do you have to have teaching credentials? What's the competition like?

[qiranger]

LOL - you need to be from a Native English Speaking country and have a BS/BA. Then the rest depends on you.

[RobNorthampton]

Interesting stuff, Steve! I'm sure it'll be of use to those who are considering the move.

What is strange is that I just realised I was no longer subscribed to you, and I don't know why! It explains why I hadn't seen any of your videos recently! I apologise for that, but at least you should now show up in my subscriptions' 'new videos' :-)

[qiranger]

No worries my friend.

[Truedantalion]

Always cool to get some background info. Thank you :-)

[qiranger]

That it is.

[dglindner86]

As someone currently considering TEFL I found this helpful; cheers.

[qiranger]

Glad you did.

[bundangbear]

I never "chose" Korea; Korea chose me. I taught in Japan for 2 years, then taught at a summer camp in Korea. I saw how well everything went, enjoyed the vibe of the place, and the Sejongs, yes, and the school asked me to come back. I did and became ... bundangbear!

[qiranger]

lol - I do love it here.

[BusanKevin]

Great video! I worked at a few nightmare hagwons, but the majority of places I worked at were fine.

I also used to work 4-10pm. I now like working days though :) I'm a 9-5er!

[qiranger]

True... but I am a morning person, so I enjoy having my mornings free to read and to practice Hangeul. Plus it also makes it easier to work on a Morning show. ;-)

[BusanKevin]

very good point! Congrats on the morning show. Please send more info as it comes. Can we hear these shows? Does the station have a website or streaming audio?

[qiranger]

Do a web search for TBS eFM. My pieces will be on Sunday morning at 11am during Weekly Review. Sadly, there is no MacOS player. I'm not even sure about about how accessible it is outside of Korea either.

[PrincessDiana161]

I'm glad you made this... I always wondered why you picked Korea.

[qiranger]

;-) You should have asked. There is so much to enjoy about Korea. I think you and Frankie should come and visit next spring.

[skysinging]

Most of western people don't know about Korea. All they know about Korea is North Korea nuclear weapon and Korean war. Infact some of western people think that Korea is part of China. This is the result that American media is too biased to the left.

[qiranger]

Most Americans are too lazy to find out for themselves.

[paul1967uk]

Interesting

[qiranger]

Gld you enjoyed it Paul!