Daily Life In South Korea

Wed, 13 Mar 2019 Linda Dunsmore Alumni Experiences When One Teaches, Two Learn - An English Teacher in Korea Shares Her Story I decided to write about the subject I'm an expert in, my personal teaching experience. The focus will be on what I've gained from the last nine years as an EFL instructor. I'll begin by telling you about my first teaching position in rural South Korea. Next, I'll share my experience taking the TEFL course. Finally, I'll discuss my efforts to become an independent online English instructor. I hope my experience can provide some insight into some of the many options for EFL teachers. Table of Contents Teaching English in South Korea English education is everything in South Korea. Taking the next steps towards a career in teaching English Are you ready to teach...  [Read more]

English Teacher Required in Seoul Date posted:2011-03-15 | Writer: gloii RS | Email: [email protected] We are looking for a smart TEFL qualified English teacher who'd work for the school providing quality English education to its kinder through elementary students.     The class size is small as about 8 students for the purpose of focused education.The management and teachers are very communicative under good working environment. The school is located nearby subway station O-mok-kyo which is 20mins away from Sinchon and Hongdae.     A. JOB SPECIFICATION - Job Type: Full Time (1 Year) - School Location: Mokdong, Seoul  - Nearest Traffic Station: O-mok-kyo station (subway #5) - Student Age: Kindergarten - Elementary students - Class Size: about 8 per class - Start...  [Read more]

English Teacher Required in Seoul Date posted:2011-03-15 | Writer: gloii RS | Email: [email protected] We are looking for a smart TEFL qualified English teacher who'd work for the school providing quality English education to its kinder through elementary students.     The class size is small as about 8 students for the purpose of focused education.The management and teachers are very communicative under good working environment. The school is located nearby subway station O-mok-kyo which is 20mins away from Sinchon and Hongdae.     A. JOB SPECIFICATION - Job Type: Full Time (1 Year) - School Location: Mokdong, Seoul  - Nearest Traffic Station: O-mok-kyo station (subway #5) - Student Age: Kindergarten - Elementary students - Class Size: about 8 per class - Start...  [Read more]

Tue, 18 Aug 2020 Brittany Varano Destinations Alumni Experiences A Day in the Life of an EPIK Teacher in South Korea For those thinking of teaching English in South Korea, the EPIK program offers one of the best job opportunities in Asia. An acronym that stands for "English Program in Korea," EPIK hires native English teachers to co-teach or lead English lessons in public elementary, middle, and high schools around the country. Table of Contents Listen to this blog post: So, who can teach English with EPIK? A Day in the Life of An EPIK Elementary Teacher: A Normal Teaching Schedule 7:00 - 7:30 am Wake Up + Get Ready 8:00 am Walk to School 8:30 am School Starts 9:00 am - 12:20 pm First - Fourth Periods 12:10 pm - 1:10 pm Lunch 1:10pm - 2:40pm Fifth + Sixth Periods 2:40 pm Students Go...  [Read more]

Mon, 20 Jul 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Tips for Bridging the Cultural Gap in an ESL Classroom in Asia Cultural capital according to French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu is the gathering of knowledge, skills, and cultural traits that a person obtains from their personal, social and educational environment (Bourdieu, 1991, p. 14). The educational system in a Korean society differs from the learning practices in Western society. Asian societies such as South Korea, prioritize a teacher-centered learning style where students are expected to respect teachers and not solicit too much information since communication is often indirect and implicit. This group-focused thinking is a main cultural learning difference from Western teachings where individualism is more emphasized...  [Read more]

This is a list of ITTT’s most trusted TEFL affiliates ITTT has been operating in the teacher training industry since 1998. We have developed relationships with many leading individuals, institutes and schools in the English education industry and have established a very successful partnership program in 2013. Today, we are working with thousands of affiliates through many channels to strengthen each other’s position on the TEFL and TESOL market. In 2019, we decided to showcase our most trusted partners and their role in the global ESL World on this page. If you are interested in finding out more about our recruitment partners, please visit our TEFL Recruitment Partner page. Below are some of our most renowned partners that are operating very successfully under the ITTT affiliate...  [Read more]

Where are the best places to be an English teacher? Why do you want to be an English teacher? For some it is the chance to experience new cultures and to travel to places they never dreamed of seeing. For others it’s an escape from the rat race, the opportunity to get away from the daily grind of the 9 to 5 office job. Whether you are looking to travel the world while paying off your student loan or are simply looking to change down a gear, there is a place in the world for you. In Thailand there are plenty of jobs available throughout the year up and down the country, and while Bangkok is a frenetic hub of energy the rest of the country is very laid back. With some of the best (and cheapest) food in the world as well as some magnificent beaches, Thailand is definitely the place for...  [Read more]

Linda Dunsmore ITTT TEFL Linda is a passionate traveler, language learner and TEFL teacher. After spending some time teaching in China, she moved to Korea in 2015. She now calls South Korea her home. Read my articles How To Write The Perfect ESL Lesson Plan | ITTT | TEFL Blog Linda Dunsmore Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas Lesson planning is an important part of a teacher's daily life. This guide is for both new and experienced teachers on how to write the perfect ESL lesson plan. The Best Thing I Have Learned From My 60-hour TEFL/TESOL Course | ITTT | TEFL Blog Linda Dunsmore Alumni Experiences This story was written by one of our TEFL course alumni who shares the most important thing they've learned from taking the 60-hour TEFL/TESOL Course from ITTT. Top 5 Skills Teachers...  [Read more]

Can you make good money teaching English abroad? Many TEFL qualified teachers head overseas to look for excitement, adventure, new experiences, and to simply get away from the daily grind, but not all are aware of the potential to earn a very good living whilst doing so. In some parts of the world teachers can earn more than enough to live a high quality of life and also afford to put aside a considerable sum each month to pay off student debts or to save for future travel etc. As demand for qualified teachers continues to grow in many areas, so do the potential salaries on offer. Important points to consider when evaluating potential TEFL salaries. When looking for a teaching job, it is always advisable to weigh up the salary on offer in comparison with the local cost of living as...  [Read more]

Mon, 10 Feb 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas What to Consider When Curating the Best Possible Course Experience The overall "course experience" or a critique of daily experiences are too often considered only during course evaluations or in response to vocalized dissatisfaction. As an English teacher (or any teacher) it is your responsibility to craft, adjust, and/or carry-out a course experience that will be the most effective and enjoyable one possible. To do so requires that you give broad thought to your audience, schedule, and how you show up in the course. Table of Contents Audience Attitude Schedule Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Sara S. Please note that this blog post...  [Read more]

Can you make good money teaching English abroad? Many TEFL qualified teachers head overseas to look for excitement, adventure, new experiences, and to simply get away from the daily grind, but not all are aware of the potential to earn a very good living whilst doing so. In some parts of the world teachers can earn more than enough to live a high quality of life and also afford to put aside a considerable sum each month to pay off student debts or to save for future travel etc. As demand for qualified teachers continues to grow in many areas, so do the potential salaries on offer. Table of Contents Important points to consider when evaluating potential TEFL salaries. How much can I earn teaching English in Asia? How much can I earn teaching English in the Middle East? How much can I...  [Read more]

Tue, 10 Sep 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences How My Enthusiasm Helped Me to Become a Fearless Teacher My skin, infused with a generous amount of sunlight, illuminated the atmosphere all about me. My body gleamed in its home-made oil, as my heart throbbed through the entire flight. I clung to the acid-washed denim jacket that I wore as I departed Boeing 737; being born and raised on an island it was my first time experiencing weather that was below 62 degrees Fahrenheit – I was freezing. Table of Contents My First Journey Cultural Shock What Inspires Me Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Rochelle R. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the...  [Read more]

Wed, 27 May 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Authentic and Non-Authentic Materials: Their Strengths and Weaknesses Imagine you are in a language class and the teacher has given you a task. You are excited. The last time you completed an assignment like this one you gained a greater sense of confidence in the target language. After completing the last assignment the confidence gained from it gave you the courage to strike up a conversation with the waiter at the restaurant where you were dining. He was from the country of your target language. You said "hello" and also read the menu and ordered it in the TL. Why? Where did this confidence come from? I do not want to oversimplify the answer because learning a language takes time and effort, it is a compilation of many things, but...  [Read more]

Q&A About TEFL/TESOL: Ask us anything!   Hello and welcome my name is Linda from ITTT, thanks for tuning in. If you are watching for the first time thanks so much and welcome and if you've seen me before on one of our live streams welcome back and thanks for joining us again. If you can see me and you can hear me please let me know in the comments so that I know that everything is working well and also please let me know where you're watching from, that's always very interesting for me to know. I am in South Korea so it's actually 10:00 a.m. on Friday morning and I have my morning coffee right here. Where are you watching from? Let me know as I am really curious. Today we have a live Q&A session so you can throw your questions about TEFL/TESOL and teaching English to me and...  [Read more]

Thu, 27 Feb 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Why English Speaking is Difficult for Many Thai Learners Thailand is famously known as " the land of smiles". In some situations, smiling is the way to save face or to avoid conflicts. This often includes the time when Thai people have to communicate with foreigners in English and have no idea what the other meant. They simply smile to get out of a situation instead of making the best out of it by practicing their English speaking skill. On the other hand, they build up a fear of making mistakes and avoid being in that particular circumstance in the future. As English today plays important roles in tourism and the Thai economy as a whole, still, Thai people struggle to communicate effectively. Here are some areas suggested why it is...  [Read more]

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 Federico Riva TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas Q&A About TEFL/TESOL ✅ Ask us anything! English to me and I'll answer them to the best of my ability. We have a first time watcher Sebastian watching from Cameroon and it is 2:00 a.m. there, wow thanks so much for staying up and watching our live stream, that's awesome. Table of Contents Watch the live session here Muhammad asks how much is the course and how many courses do we have? We have another question from Maria. I did the 120-hour TEFL course, is it valid everywhere? Okay, Hamza wants to inquire concerning the duration of the 120-hour TEFL online course. Another question from Hamza, how much does the 120-hour TEFL online course cost? Okay great, we have a question from Christine. I'm...  [Read more]

How Teaching English Abroad Enhances Your Career Prospects 05/27/2021 hello everyone hello tefl friends how are you doing linda here from itt back again with another live session super excited to be here today to talk about this this exciting topic um teaching english abroad and how it enhances your career prospects so i'm just gonna wait uh for a couple of people to join you know how it usually works and um yeah once we're our a good sized group of people we can start diving into this topic and if you can hear me if you can see me please just leave a comment we are live on facebook and on youtube at the same time so wherever you're watching from just leave a quick hi or hello into the comment section and also let me know where you are watching from i am in south korea about an hour and...  [Read more]

Mon, 15 Jun 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas How Does Learning Motivation Impact Students' Learning? Learning a second language such as English is a process that requires practicing output and also input language, however, there must be challenges for the student during the learning process, especially when they are not yet able to express ideas or not being able to communicate with others through the second language. Students may be demotivated in their learning when they find failures using the second language, another possible reason to cause low-motivation is that they are not tentatively willing to join the course, as they may be required to join the course by their workplace. Table of Contents The Problem of Low Motivation How to Find out Students' Level of English? The...  [Read more]

Q&A About TEFL/TESOL - Ask us anything! 12/10/2020 hello and welcome my name is linda from itt um thanks for tuning in if you are watching for the first time thanks so much welcome and if you've seen me before on one of our lives welcome back thanks for joining us again if you can see me and you can hear me please let me know in the comments so that i know that everything is working well and also please let me know where you're watching from that's always very interesting for me to know i am in south korea so it's actually friday morning right now it's 10 a.m so i have my morning coffee right here that i might have to uh take a few sips from here and there um but yeah where are you watching from let me know i really i'm really curious to know and today we are talking about well you...  [Read more]

The Best Countries for Teaching English in 2021 12/17/2020 hello hello hello and welcome to another live session my name is linda from itt and you can find me on social media at linda ghost east um yeah thanks for tuning in let me just see that everything's working if you can see me and if you can hear me please um leave a comment as always you know the drill and yeah this is actually our last um live session or my last live session we have another one on tuesday from my colleague lisa but me it's my last live session before christmas and so um i wanted to get a little festive this is my attempt at being festive so um yeah that's what we're working with today um yeah if you can see me and hear me please leave a comment that would be really really awesome yay awesome it starts yeah hi...  [Read more]

Teaching Abroad: Saving Money & Paying off Loans - Here's how! 07/29/2021 hi guys hello welcome to another live session my name is linda from itt and today we're going to talk about a very very exciting topic i'm sure a lot of you are going to find it useful it's all going to be about how to save money and also pay off loans and debt when teaching english abroad um yeah so thank you so much for joining if you can see me if you can hear me as always please just leave a hi in the comment section i'd really appreciate it so that i know that you can see me and hear me because you know sometimes there are technical difficulties um and i might be aware of it so just kindly let me know in the comment section um and yeah thank you so much for being here again today uh last week's live...  [Read more]

The Best Countries for Teaching English in 2021   Hello, Welcome to another live session. My name is Linda from ITTT and you can find me on social media at @lindagoeseast. Thanks for tuning in, let me just see that everything's working. If you can see me and if you can hear me, please leave a comment as always. I have been living in South Korea for five and a half years. I am about an hour and a half South of Seoul in a city called Cheongju. It's kind of in the center of South Korea. We are the only province that doesn't border the ocean but it's really great and it's actually snowing right now. I’m excited to be here today as you probably already know what the topic is going to be about today the best countries for teaching English in 2021 because teaching English abroad is not...  [Read more]

Where to do TEFL in 2022/23? When picking a destination for teaching English in 2022/23 you will have plenty of options to choose from. Some people will choose a location that offers the highest salaries, while others will make their decision based on cultural reasons or even where you can find the best social life. And of course, in the current climate teaching English online is more popular than ever as you do not even need to leave home. Every option has its pluses and minuses, so take a look at this brief rundown on all the most popular choices. Which is the most popular region for TEFL? Asia is without doubt the top region for teaching English abroad in terms of job numbers. The continent is absolutely huge and home to a wide diversity of great teaching locations. You will find many...  [Read more]

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 Linda Dunsmore Destinations TEFL Information The Best Countries for Teaching English in 2021 Welcome to another live session. My name is Linda from ITTT and you can find me on social media at @lindagoeseast. Thanks for tuning in, let me just see that everything's working. If you can see me and if you can hear me, please leave a comment as always. Table of Contents Watch the live session here Let's get right into it: The best countries for teaching English in 2021. The demand for English language instruction. 300 million people are learning and speaking English and China alone. 50% of teachers teaching abroad stay a second year. Why should you go to teach in China? Does our nationality affect our chances of working in China? So, this is a question that we always get...  [Read more]

The Biggest Misconceptions about TEFL/TESOL DEBUNKED! 03/22/2022 hi welcome hello good morning good evening good night good afternoon wherever you are thanks so much for tuning in my name is linda this week back with another live session for itt which stands for international tefl and tesol training so thank you so much for joining me today it is 10 15 a.m in south korea where i am and um yeah today we're gonna talk about the biggest misconceptions about teaching english so those are those things that we at iittt kind of get asked a lot or people what i read on forums i do a lot of tefl research so when i um dive deep into the forums where people talk about teaching english abroad i come across these misconceptions all the time and today i want to take this opportunity to sort of debunk...  [Read more]

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 Federico Riva TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Top 8 Misconceptions About Teaching ESL In this blog post, we will look at 8 of the most widely held misconceptions regarding the teaching of ESL worldwide. Table of Contents Watch the video about this topic Misconception #1: It's really hard to find a job Misconception #1: You need a degree to teach English abroad. Misconception #3: Teaching English abroad doesn't pay well Misconception #4: You need to speak another language to teach ESL abroad Misconception #5: You have to teach kids Misconception #6: Teaching ESL is only a job for young people Misconception #7: You don't need a TEFL qualification, if you're a native English speaker Are you ready to teach English as a foreign language? Related Articles: Check out...  [Read more]

Tue, 18 Jun 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Relevance of Slang and Idioms in the Classroom With a flash of exasperation my Colombian friend, José, inquired, "Why do you always say it like that?" I paused unsure to what he was referring. José continued, "We're the same age and you've lived here for months but you still greet me like I'm a long-lost grandfather." As I prepare to teach English abroad, this interaction forced me to confront the question of slang and idioms (SI) in the classroom. Is it appropriate to teach slang and idioms to learners of English as a foreign language (LEFL)? Table of Contents Reasons to Teach SI Definition of Slang Slang in Everyday Life Problem Faced by Teachers How to Teach Slang Do you want to teach English abroad? You are one step...  [Read more]

Wed, 12 Sep 2018 Linda Dunsmore TEFL Information Alumni Experiences The Truth About TEFL for Non-Native English Speaking Teachers Sometimes non-native English speakers are discouraged in their pursuit of teaching English as a foreign language. With the right TEFL certification course and training, anyone who is a fluent English speaker can also be a great teacher. There is really no reason for non-native English speakers to worry as the following alumni report will clearly show. Table of Contents Listen to this blog post: English Proficiency Nobody Knows Everything You Can Relate to Your Students You Can Anticipate the Students' Problems Non-Native English Speaking Teachers Rule! Are you ready to teach English abroad? Related Articles: Check out what our course grads say in our many...  [Read more]

Thu, 13 Sep 2018 Linda Dunsmore Budget and Salary Destinations Teaching English in Thailand - The Salary and Budget Guide The following guide will help you answer the question: How much can I earn (and save) teaching English in Thailand? You will also find information on the local cost of living in order to figure out how much to budget for when moving to Thailand. Table of Contents Listen to this blog post: The Typical Salary for English Teachers in Thailand Other Benefits to Expect When Teaching English in Thailand How to Earn Extra Cash While Teaching English in Thailand The Cost of Living in Thailand Cost of Living in Thailand: Food Cost of Living in Thailand: Leisure Activities Cost of Living in Thailand: Transportation Cost of Living in Thailand: Travel in Thailand and Beyond...  [Read more]

Thu, 11 Oct 2018 Linda Dunsmore Destinations TEFL Information Top 10 Things to Know When Moving Abroad to Teach English So you are taking the leap and moving abroad to teach English. That's amazing! It's definitely not an easy task to pack all your belongings into one suitcase and just leave - but working abroad, getting paid to travel and meeting new, like-minded people is definitely worth the hassle. Once you have all your necessary documents in hand, you can think about the actual moving part of the ordeal. It's definitely not the same as going on a vacation and there are many things you need to think about. Here are ten things you need to know when moving abroad to teach English. Table of Contents 2. What are the local visa regulations? 3. What are the climate, weather and...  [Read more]