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Sep
13
2011
I have been googling for weeks researching teaching abroad. I want to teach in Korea. I have no degree but, I do have my TESOL certification. Please tell me I can still find a recruiter or program that will take me on! I have some experience working with kids as well.. also, I used to live in Japan and I’ve traveled to six countries in Europe. Will my little experience overseas and working with kids help me land a job if I only have a TESOL certificate? I really do not have the time or the money to go back to school. I have visited so many sites/recruiters who always say “Bachelor’s required” where are all the ones that say a TESOL is all you need?! I read somewhere that some schools will look past the degree if they are in need of teachers quick…is this true?
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Hi Alicia,
Unfortunately having a degree is a *legal requirement* for teaching in Korea, in hagwons and public schools. If an employer takes you on without enforcing that policy, then you should start to worry what type of operation they’re running…it’s shady.
TESOL isn’t widely recognised in Korea, and then only for older age groups (adults, university students). There is a steady supply of people wanting to teach in Korea, so “schools willing to look past the degree” should be treated with a degree of suspicion.