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Posted Friday, March 9th, 2007 · Permalink

One thing that has intrigued me the past few weeks is the idea of teaching English abroad. I’m finishing my undergraduate studies soon and I’m looking into masters, but I can’t deny that teaching could be a lot of fun, and it would make extended stays abroad possible (e.g. in South Korea).

Some people extend their trips by working, but they’re usually limited to things like bar jobs. Nice, but not really what I’m looking for. When traveling in Asia I met a few people who taught English in China. They loved it. Maybe I can as well?

I did some research and found that there are some amazingly helpful resources out there. The best place I’ve found so far is TEFLdaddy.com. The information is a little bit disorganized, but it’s written with a touch of honesty and genuine interest in helping out people like me. Pretty darn cool.

For most good positions abroad you’ll need a TEFL certification. TEFLBootCamp is a nice place to start, although if I ever do end up doing something like this, I’d probably take a real-world course.

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  • 1LadyExpat // March 16th, 2007 at 2:45 am

    To work legally in South Korea you need a university degree. I’ve been teaching on the ROK for more than six years. Send an email if you have any questions that I may be able to answer.

  • 2Cari // March 24th, 2007 at 9:16 pm

    I taught English in Japan for two years and really enjoyed it. If you’re interest in Asia a site I’ll recommend is Dave’s ESL Cafe which serves as a gathering spot for people.

    If you’re interested in Japan at all, let me know and I can certainly tell you more than you ever wanted to know :)

  • 3Timen // March 25th, 2007 at 12:23 am

    Hey guys,

    Thanks for your words and offers of advice. I’ll probably be getting back to you on the offers some time soon.

    I’m definitely really interested in Japan!

  • 4Cari // March 29th, 2007 at 4:00 am

    Japan is wonderfully contagious :)

    You can use the e-mail listed here or leave me a comment—I’ll probably end up babbling on about Japan at some point. If you look in the archived version of my old blog, you can see some already.

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