I am from India or the Philippines can I get a job Teaching English in Korea?
I’ve been getting a lot of questions from people from India and the Philippines- in regards to teaching English in Korea.
After searching for a couple of hours this is what I came to the conclusion to:
Short Answer: No.
Long Answer: Yes, but…
The “official” stance is that they allow teachers from countries that have English as their official language. According to Wikipedia both India and the Philippines consider English as an official language. However, when you surf the job boards you’ll notice this:
Requirement: Native English Speaker from (Canada, US, Australia, New Zealand, England, Ireland, South Africa)
My guess is that after all of these countries they may pick people from India or Philippines.
Unfortunately, its tough luck to those with citizens of those nations not on the list at the moment.
Even if there are more qualified teachers in other countries that may teach English better its not going to be happening any time soon with the bureaucracy.
There is a preferred hierarchy for English teachers (skin color, accent)… but that is an entirely different post.
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June 4th, 2008 at 2:45 am
It is indeed tough luck when it comes to securing jobs in TESL for all residents of India or other countries where there are number of qualified trained ESL teachers. Thats tough luck for the residents of the non-english speaking country as well because having learnt in a non-english speaking environment, and having learnt English as second language themselves, conversant trained teachers from countries like India and Phillipines are apt to be better teachers than a native speaker who has very less first hand experience of difficulties with learning English.
June 11th, 2008 at 10:23 pm
hi……………………………… be happy do nt worry if u do nt get english teaching jo.
but one suggestion for those, seeking white collar job…….
to get a white collar job u must be white…………………………..ehhehhheh
i hope u understand……………..
August 10th, 2008 at 9:44 pm
I was very disappointed a few days ago…I applied to a website were ESL teachers are needed in Korea. I am a filipino but I had a lot of experiences teaching English in China and Taiwan.
They replied to my message but it was very demeaning. He told me that I am not a native speaker. In fact he even told me that I am not that good like the natives do. The question is…. Why do many Koreans studying here in the Philippines? they’re population is even higher than us already. If they discriminate me, there are many ways on how to say no. The’re stupid . In fact, he said that in an unmannered way,. I have many Korean friends who came here in my house already, but he is not the EDUCATED type. The way he described me is the way he describes himsel!MORON KOREANS too.
August 16th, 2008 at 6:11 am
Hi! I’m gladys from Malaysia and I’m 44 years. I’m looking for “English teaching jobs abroad”. I have a diploma in “Tesol”.
August 20th, 2008 at 11:20 am
you racist son of a b*****
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