Teaching English in Gwangju, South Korea

[delflago]

Hey man thanks for writing back. I'll be at the Kwangju Foreign School. House music teacher. Let's stay in touch

[Bintazmin]

@emax1mil A TESOL will definitely help. I found the job through one of the many recruiters on sites such as TEFL.com, eslbase.com etc. glad you liked the video and good luck ;)

[delflago]

"hope you found this useful". Are you kidding? This is priceless! I'm moving to Gwangju this august. I'm so excited. Let's stay in touch

[Bintazmin]

@delflago Hey! I'm glad you enjoyed it! I left Gwangju a while ago, but I'm sure you'll have an amazing time! good luck!

[Ticalmc2k2]

@delflago I'll be in Gwangju teaching for CDI at the end of this month. where will you be teaching?

[Blairtje13]

This was great, thanks!

[andreamoboe]

Thanks for uploading your experiences. I taught at English at a Korean camp at Hankuk University of Foreign STudies in January with 11 other Australian teachers.. I had 10 korean children aged 11 and 12. THey were alot of fun! Had the best time! Will definitely do it again next yr, despite the snow and - degree temps! :)

[cchemoman]

I am thinking of teaching in Gwangju. What school did you teach at?

[Bintazmin]

@cchemoman I taught at a Hagwon called 'Halla foreign language academy'

[ephraimfludd]

hey what's the second song? actually, what are all the songs after "See The World"? Great stuff!

[Bintazmin]

@ephraimfludd Hi, Thanks for the feedback. All of the song info is in the credits at the end of the vid :) Thanks again.

[manningl07]

Thanks for posting this! I'm about to teach in Gwangju and was glad to see a sneak peek :-)

[Bintazmin]

@manningl07 Glad you enjoyed it :) Good luck in Gwangju, It's an awesome place.

[dija6]

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[JoonStudios]

Can you please send me thecontact info on this school, as I am looking for jobs only in Gwang ju. Thank you.

[JoonStudios]

How can I get in touch with this school? Can you please give me the contact info as I am presently looking only for jobs that suit me in Gwangju.

[stephenworldwide]

WOW!! I was watching your video, and got kinda bored at the middle, but I stayed, and saw the school I teach at now. I HAVE YOUR OLD JOB NOW! How cool! Small world.

[mbrown187]

Are you teaching at Reading Town? I think I might be teaching there.

[doomood]

But do you have to learn korean to teach here? kinda confuse me lol

[wellbingOK]

Are u illigal teacher?

[Bintazmin]

Nope, I'm completely legal.

[checo1416]

what about the night life??

[carlostomy]

Great post! I just signed a contract to teach at Halla at the end of this year... just a few weeks left. Thanks for this it was really helpful :)

[Bintazmin]

No way! It's a great school, I know you'll really enjoy working there. Say hi to Mr Jung for me. You'll have to let me know how it goes.

[ckaaloa]

thanks for this posting. I'm trying to decide what city I want to teach in and this really helps!

[SunUp08]

Hi,

I'm really interested in teaching English in South Korea via a TEFL course. My main concerns though are socialising. Are there other tefl teachers around? I suppose i'm imagining it might be somewhat lonely being the only one around speaking English.

[Bintazmin]

I wouldn't worry about it. There are literally hundreds of foreign teachers in Gwangju.

[ghkdma9710]

I'm currently studying for an English degree. I stayed in Korea for awhile, and absolutely loved it. I'll go back to teach when I get my degree. Do you know of any good academies for adults? I'm not really a "kid person." Although, I don't mind teaching high school age students (or maybe older middle school age), but prefer to teach adults.

[ClappingForChlamydia]

hey! awesome video!

i want to teach in south korea next year. i'd love to chat with you about it if you don't mind me picking your brain!

[Bintazmin]

Yeah.. anytime :)

[83linder]

Thanks for this. We're coming to Jeolla in August (Suncheon).

[erikamarch1993]

Is GwangJu a really big city?

[Bintazmin]

It's fairly big. I think the population is about 1.5 million. Its the 6th largest in South Korea.

[nothinbutakanekane]

thanks a lot im going in september and i really cant wait, this sort of video is great because it gives a pretty good idea of what to expect obviously still going to be a complete culture shock. to be honest im not planning on comeing back to the uk for a good few years atleast!!

[DaveyA49]

Thanks Bintazmin.

[93bcfc]

man, i cant wait till i get a bachelors degree so i can go here it looks amazing

[blinkfan157]

Wow thank you much for this. I was stationed there and want to go back and teach. Any advice/ info?

[Bintazmin]

I say go for it mate! Spring has just arrived and the weather is reminding me how much I love this place. I found my position through a private recruiter, but I suggest checking out the Korean government ESL program 'EPIK', you can choose where you want to work, and the wages are on average slightly higher. Plus you get go on an orientation programme where you get to meet loads of other people going to the same city. I'm not sure but I think they also offer free Korean lessons too :)

[jtothedubya]

I've been looking at quite a few videos of people's teaching esl experiences and I wanna say thanks for sharing this. It reminds me a bit about my study abroad in China and gives me more hope that I'll one day travel to Korea. Enjoy your adventure!