A Day In The Life / ESL Teacher In South Korea

Hey guys! Just a quick glimpse of my life here in South Korea on a teaching day. I tried to record as much of my day as possible but life as a teacher does get busy. Hope you enjoy the video and give it a like if you do! Until next time, 안녕히 가세요, jane*

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The Cost To Become an ESL Teacher in South Korea

In some cases, it relatively affordable to become an ESL teacher. In my experience, it was a little bit more especially since I wanted to work in the EPIK program. Now you could go the ‘hagwon’ route, but for me, as a first-time teacher, I wanted to be in a more secure program. For EPIK, you need to have […]

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My Teacher’s Notebook

It took me a while but after nearly a semester and a half, I think I have a good notebook setup for teaching, planning lessons and staying organized. I can honestly tell you that it was a slow development to create and even now, I’m planning on tweaking my next notebook for the upcoming new […]

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An EPIK Orientation

So I’m pretty sure I left off my last post while still at the airport getting checked in by EPIK. For those of you who don’t know what EPIK is or haven’t read any of my post about it, EPIK is the English Program In Korea. It’s a (Korean) government program where they invite (or […]

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Applying To Teach Overseas

I really thought that I had already wrote about this, but looking at my past post, I only wrote about getting the TEFL certification. So I got it, after completing my practicum hours, writing an 400 word essay about my experience and all the things I’ve learned from my co-teaching experience and emailed all the […]

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Completing That Practicum

I think the hardest part of getting my TEFL certification was just finding a place to complete my practicum. Now for those who don’t know, the practicum is an essential part of a teacher’s training process. It helps to provide valuable insight and experience prior to obtaining independent teaching positions. It is required that TEFL […]

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