Footprints Recruiting

There are two types of teaching opportunties at the university or college level in South Korea.

1. UNIVERSITY LANGUAGE INSTITUTES
   • Many universities will operate foreign language institutes. Some pupils are university students looking for extra support, but the majority of students are businesspeople or individuals that are preparing for university entrance exams and think studying at the "Language Institute" of the university they want to study at might have a nepotic effect.
   • Most instructors have MA degrees in TESOL, and years of teaching experience. The pay, status and benefits offered by these institutes are among the best in Korea. As a result there is very low turnover.
2. UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENTS
   • Most universities in Korea employ full-time English conversation instructors. University classes tend to be large, with little personal contact with the students and English is a required credit for graduation.
   • Most instructors teach between 10 to 18 hours per week. Academic standards in Korean universities are often much lower than the expectations prior to acceptance to university but students are required to meet minimum scores and many universities employ a bell curve grading standard which is often very helpful in motivating students.

Most universities in Seoul do not provide housing, and some do not provide the benefits required by law. Monthly salaries are generally in keeping with the private language school average but the kicker is that when teaching in a university, you often get 3 to 4 months of paid vacation per year.
 

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