University Foreign-Language Institutes
The universities of Seoul and institutions that are situated in province operate language institutes. A lot of these students are the university members but the most are children of businessmen. The employing conditions here seem to be the most competitive and touch. The instructor should have master's degree in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) and some years of teaching experience as a foreign language teacher. The accommodations conditions, salary and health insurance benefits here are one of the best in the whole country. It means that the staff is hardly to go back with bad wages.
Provincial universities tend to provide better housing, working conditions and salaries, and try to deal with foreign newcomers as they are the members of their university. These advantages, however, should be balanced against the cultural isolation a foreigner may encounter living in the Korean countryside. But there is always an opportunity to go and visit a town or city, or even find an apartment there.
University Departments
The majority of Korean universities and other educational institutions hire English language teachers from abroad for developing their students` communicational skills. University classes are mass teaching, hence less attention is paid to the single student. The average teaching hours are 10-15 in a week. Academic standards in Korean universities, however, tend to be somewhat lax. Leftist, nationalist and sometimes anti-American attitudes may be prevalent among some students. As Korean students can not differentiate Americans and Canadians, for the later it’s quite problematic to explain their origination. Many universities in Seoul do not provide accommodation, and some do not provide the benefits required by law. Monthly salaries currently average about 2 to 2.3 million won, with three to four months of paid vacation a year. Public Schools
Recently the federal, municipal and some provincial governments have begun hiring more and more expatriate teachers to involve them in public education system. English program in Korea is sponsored by the local government; there is also Japan exchange teaching program. An equivalent program, known as English Teachers in Seoul (ETIS), is only in Seoul. The conditions and hours of work are comparable in many ways to teaching in the public systems in Canada. The furnished rooms are provided, and salary ranges from below 2 million to 2.5 million won per month. A teacher with working experience and TESOL certificate would be on the high end of the pay scale, while one without efficient degree or required certificate would get a lower salary. Insurance payments are divided between employer and the worker on equal ends. More and more foreign teachers are involved in public schools in order to increase communicational proficiency. Government/Private Research Institutes
A lot of governmental and private companies have their own research institutes. Foreigners are invited with degrees in the humanities, economics or business administration to work on full time rate. They will be hired in rang of editors. The editors check correspondence and different publication concerning research matter write some documentation and do some teaching at last. The salary in most institutes is quite reasonable and some of them do provide accommodation. Because the research institutes are usually government-run or privately owned by large corporation groups, instructors who work in them seldom experience problems in obtaining employment visas. Public Relations and Advertising Companies
There exist some number of public relations and advertising companies in Korea that employ foreigners to do correction and teaching work. These positions are very difficult to obtain as they are quite among English language speakers in the country. There are also opportunities to appear on television and radio programs, and in movies. The salaries for those jobs are quite high and sometimes the accommodation is provided. Part time teaching English
A lot of English teachers who work full time also have part time income. Private instruction is behind the law. If you get caught and fined, you cannot leave Korea until you have paid the required amount. The immigration authorities will insist that you arrange for money to be sent from your home country if you do not have enough money with yourself. When considering private teaching, make sure you know the law and understand that you are taking a serious risk if you teach private lessons.
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