Teaching with EPIK: Middle School TESOL Jobs in South Korea
If you haven’t already heard, I’m sorry to be the one to break it to you: teaching English to middle school teens in South Korea is an extremely tricky business. It is difficult, tiring, and can be very disheartening. Now that I’ve gotten the hard truth out of the way, let’s move on to the positives: you can survive, nay, thrive, and even enjoy it if you have the right attitude and are willing to accept truths and vary your approaches.
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Although I enjoyed the majority of my classes as an English teacher in South Korea, I can’t help but admit that I did have a favorite group: my Kindergarten class. It’s not very PC to have favorites, but these little ones were the beam of light that started my teaching day, radiating all the happiness and eagerness to learn that you’d expect from five-year-olds. If you agree (or get assigned) to teach a Kindergarten class, there is a very good chance that your young students will enter your classroom without ever hearing (let alone speaking) a word of English. While this can be daunting, especially for new teachers, try to embrace the positives. These students are complete clean slates, not yet victims of the mistakes or habits of others and not yet confused by the accents, styles, and methodologies of other teachers. They are the perfect canvases for us as teachers to make our marks, get them excited about learning a foreign language, and set them off in a great direction educationally.
If you have an interest in living on the Korean coast, you may want to teach English in Yeosu. This city is located on the southern coast in the Jeollanamdo region. Yeosu is the perfect mix of city and gorgeous natural views; it’s no wonder why so many expats choose to teach English here. Keep reading to learn about some of the top reasons you’ll love living in Yeosu, South Korea.
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