teaching english in South Korea

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Member since 15 June 2011

annakye333Member15 June 2011 20:38:08

Hi all. I've just recently started researching teaching English in South Korea. It looks as if many people are in Seoul, Busan, and Daegu. Any information about these places will be so helpful!! I know opinions will differ for each person, but I don't know- let's see if you can give me some pros/cons of these places. Thanks!!

Also, if you used a recruiter to make your way out to teach in South Korea which one did you use?

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ArmandViP16 June 2011 10:08:50

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Hi and welcome on board annakye333!

I hope other members will advise you soon!

Regards
Armand

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valerieandgriffinNew member21 June 2011 04:18:49

We Teach in Ulsan wich is about and hour north of Busan and really like it. It is an industrial city, so not as much English and it doesnt feel very international which was one reason we chose it instead of the bigger cities. Seoul sometimes just feel like any Big US city to some extent. Here's a map of our city with some sites:
valerieandgriffin.com/2010/01/20/our-neighborhood
Here's some articles we've written on living in South Korea:
valerieandgriffin.com/category/travel_destinations/travel_in_asia/south-korea
Here's a book about getting a job and teaching in South Korea:
valerieandgriffin.com

We used Footprints Recruiting and were happy with them. We recommend getting a public school job over a hagwon job, but there are pros and cons for both.
Hope that helps.

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