Teaching English Abroad

[yayaok]

hmm, not that far lol
if anyone in korea wants a drink and meet up with some english fluent dudets and dudettes, im down lol
korean chicks dig english/americans anyway and i got some homegirls over here lol

[Beckwin]

hmm, not that far lol
if anyone in korea wants a drink and meet up with some english fluent dudets and dudettes, im down lol
korean chicks dig english/americans anyway and i got some homegirls over here lol

I'm down like downtown.

[yayaok]

maybe we can discuss our experiences in teaching english over here at korea while having a drink with cool english speaking bros and non-english speaking chicks i know lol
if you serious, im free at most weekends... i dont get much chance to meet americans so its like, hella fun and awesome when i have the opportunity lol

[0ni0n]

Yo, lets go watch some starcraft matches, biatches!

[yayaok]

hell yea we be celebs lol
onion did you see sparkys vs samsung yesterday?!!!!!! what the fuck is happening to samsungggg

[0ni0n]

hell yea we be celebs lol
onion did you see sparkys vs samsung yesterday?!!!!!! what the fuck is happening to samsungggg

I didn't lol, the only players i follow are jaedong, bisu, and flash, because once you get hooked on the way jaedong play, most other matches are often too slow and unexciting. i am such a jaedong fan sometimes i feel like i am one of those fangirls at the scene.

i would love to join you and beckwin if i were in seoul, it's been 3 years since last time i visited friends there.

[kuronosan]

Have you tried teaching abroad English?

[Bweigelt]

hell yea we be celebs lol
onion did you see sparkys vs samsung yesterday?!!!!!! what the fuck is happening to samsungggg

Stork and Jangbi shitting the bed is whats happening to samsung.

On topic I've been thinking about doing this for quite a while but I got to know. What sort of timezone difference is there, as in what time would say 10pm EST be over in Korea?

[yayaok]

oh onion i think i remember you lol, there was a time when i fucking hated jaedong and i was talking about star and dissed the shit out of him and we got into some type of argument or w/e lmao
well i like jaedong nowdays so we be at peace lol

cant believe stork got raped by a dude who entered proleague less than a year ago........ he was completely dominated, it was a goddamn disgrace

itd be fucking awesome if we could have a bg korea meetup, we could raid all the nightclubs and stuff and we be super popular cause you know asians dig westeners yo

and uhh, korea is 13 or 14hrs ahead of EST... forgot how daylight savings work so i cant say for sure atm. so like, its 11am KST right now, and it's 10pm EST.

[Beckwin]

it's currently 16 hours ahead of the West Coast.

[Despain]

Cousin of mine is currently doing this in Santo Domingo, capital of Dominican Republic.

He's extremely fluent in both Spanish and English, but the pay is atrocious... literally. He's always been a person who doesn't care about pay, and he loves it over there and loves teaching, although the cost of living in Dominican Republic is extremely low.

While vacationing there I saw houses (at least 2 story) being sold for 44,000 pesos (that's equal to $1375 USD). Really made my job drop.

From what I understand you have to know at least some of the native language, but I haven't really done much research in this department. I'd personally suggest not thinking 100% about money, but since this is the reason you're doing it, I can't really stop you :D... I'd consider where you'd be living, your neighbors, the current situation, etc etc.

South Korea sounds like a good idea.

[MaachaQ]

NECRO!

This seems to be the best thread I could find about overseas teaching and I wanted some advice.

I just got my new alien registration card here in Korea, permanent resident with F-5 visa, and would like to find a job to supplement our income. My sister is getting married back in the US next spring, and we need extra money to afford the flight. I do not have a completed college degree (quit in my Junior year because of work/marriage/family), but I am a native English speaker and know a bit of Korean. My daughter is now going to school during the week at a boarding school, she only comes home for weekends (it's an alternative school because she was having trouble in the regular school near us, she's also begun taking ADHD medication). My son is in Kindergarten now, getting home ~3pm daily. There are plans to remodel (meaning completely demolish and rebuild) our apartment complex within the next couple years, so there's a good chance we'll have to move and may not be in the same neighborhood for more than another year or 2.

I want advice on where I should start looking for a job first. There are dozens of English schools within walking distance of my apartment, but I am unsure where to start because I don't really have the best qualifications. I have been browsing http://seoul.craigslist.co.kr/ and http://myenglishjob.co.kr/ but most of the listings ask for previous teaching experience and for a college degree. I live in Seoul and don't have a car, but the public transportation system here is great so I'd be able to get around pretty easy if the job wasn't really close.

I really just need some supplemental income to help cover the kids ADHD treatments (both son and daughter are getting medication ( and "play therapy" now), rising food prices, and our future travel to visit my family in the states, so part-time work as a conversational English teacher should be more than adequate.

[Viq]

Assuming you know some other 외국인, ask about reputable 학원 in your area. Since you don't have a degree, you can't teach in public schools via EPIK or GEPIK (I think those are the two main programs.) You should be able to get a job at a 학원 assuming you know someone, though. Personally, just two weeks ago a friend offered me a spot at an English Kindergarten for 50,000원 an hour and I have essentially the same credentials that you do. The downside is, as I'm sure you noticed, 학원 pop up and close down fairly regularly. If you don't find a reputable one, you may find yourself at a place that simply is unable to pay you what they said, or even at all.

The other alternative, especially if you live in one of the gigantic apartment complexes, is to simply offer private tutoring. I've done this off and on when I've needed money. It's fairly common to be able to charge 25-35,000원 per hour for private tutoring. Advertise at your apartment, ask your neighbors, or other people you know if they know someone who is looking for a tutor. I was able to find one of my old students simply by going to get my hair cut. The 아줌마, once learning that I could speak Korean, asked if I would tutor her 13-year old son.

[Vigilia]

OH ffs I need to check dates, didn't see the "necro". Sorry!

[Cream Soda]

This is something I may look into after finishing school.

Pre-med, trying to get into medical school, but just kinda choose this cause I had no clue what I wanted to do (still don't). This shit seems interesting though. Once I finish med school (provided I even get in in the first place), I may go do this anyways and if I don't find it to be the thing for me, can simply just com back.

[kuronosan]

I was about to post a Grouch Marx "teaching a broad English" joke, until I noticed I had made the same joke two years ago.

*sigh*

[Viq]

On an unrelated note, the above post featuring a bad joke with the word "abroad" reminded me. Most of my Japanese classmates are simultaneously studying Korean and English, so every morning they ask me questions about English... in Korean. One girl today wanted help pronouncing, of all words, "abroad." After about 5 minutes of her saying "Ablawd," I decided that my tactics (and perhaps my ability to describe the way to make sounds in Korean) were not working. I finally got her to make an R sound by asking her what sound a dog makes when it gets angry. She properly replied "Grrrrrrrr." After that, every word with an R in it became a 5 second rumbling R sound. "Abrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrroad" "Prrrrrrrrrrrrrrresent" etc. Our Korean teacher walked in after the dog description, and immediately burst out laughing at the crazy, angry sounds coming out of this tiny Japanese girl. Good times.

[Cream Soda]

When I was helping my Korean friend w/ r and l, I ad her put 2 fingers on my adam's apple while I was doing each sound and saying words for examples of each. Then I had her put her fingers on her own throat and do the same. She was able to pick up on the difference to at least know if she was saying something correctly or incorrectly. Even though it still took her a bit to be able to use them correctly.

Probably not a good idea for a more professional setting though, lol

[MaachaQ]

Well, I ended up applying to a few of the jobs I saw listed on the websites I listed, not sure I'll get any response though since I have basically no teaching experience and never finished my college degree >.>

I really don't know many people here, even after living here several years. I've always been rather shy, and never had many friends even back in the US. Pretty much the only people I talk to regularly are involved with my children, teachers or parents of other students at their schools. I have joined a few lolFacebook groups for expats, but have never really gotten involved in any of their gatherings yet. I'm hoping that getting a job will get me out more often and hopefully help me get over some of my shut-in-ness ^^;

If I don't get any responses from the online sites, I'll start asking around when I go to the kids' schools, maybe get some private tutoring sessions set up with other parents or maybe even with some of the teachers.

[aduidarnenye]

You'll probably be okay for getting a job since you have the coveted visa. Schools will love you, especially if you are very pale white and have light coloured hair. Usually they only get the guys with the married visas, and guys aren't as popular as teachers.

Go for a pre-school type of place, don't go for the afterschool hagwon, those places will suck the soul out of you.