These questions from Kelsey:
"I have a BA from the States and an
MA from England. I'm currently employed at a hagwon. However, I'm doing some
research about options for when I have completed my contract. Because I
already have an MA, some people have suggested that I look into
university teaching. When I look around Dave's ESL Cafe Korean Job
Boards (which I have done every month or so for the past few months), it
seems like all of the jobs list 2 years of university teaching as a
minimum requirement. My question is this: how can someone enter the
university field in order to earn that two year achievement that is so
desirable?"
My advice:
Keep looking. Although jobs ads list this as a minimum requirement, it is indeed possible to get jobs (especially at the last minute) with only a Masters and no uni experience. Of course unis can dream and list their ideal, but it doesn't always translate into who they actually hire, especially at the bottom-tier kind of places. I even have friends without masters degrees who've gotten uni jobs recently. Just apply to every single uni job ad you see and hope for the best.
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It's true that they all list that they require 2 years of experience in a university. One of the universities told me that there is a method for determining how much your teaching experience is worth in uni years (public schools only). I think one year of elementary school teaching is worth .5 uni years. Immigration simplified it while I was getting my E1 visa and told me that I needed three years of non-uni teaching experience.
On a separate topic, I have come to stalk your blog for tips on teaching at a university since I will beginning in March. Thanks for all the great ideas!
It's true that they all list that they require 2 years of experience in a university. One of the universities told me that there is a method for determining how much your teaching experience is worth in uni years (public schools only). I think one year of elementary school teaching is worth .5 uni years. Immigration simplified it while I was getting my E1 visa and told me that I needed three years of non-uni teaching experience.
On a separate topic, I have come to stalk your blog for tips on teaching at a university since I will beginning in March. Thanks for all the great ideas!
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