What you need to work as a teacher in South Korea
In order to teach languages in South Korea, Asia, you
absolutely need a degree, it does not matter in which
subject, it can even be maths. The degree must be genuine;
some people used fake degrees made in Thailand, but now
Korean authorities have become very strict in this matter.
If Korean authorities find out that somebody is working
illegally or with a fake degree, they can inflict heavy
fines, imprisonment and deportation.
The
best way to go is to have your degree authenticated before
you go and teach in South Korea. You need to have a copy
of your original degree and exams transcript validated
by a commissioner of oath; then take the original documents
and the validated copy to the Korean Embassy of your country.
The Korean Embassy, within a few days, will give you a
certification that your degree is real and this is the
only way Korean authorities will accept your degree as
a genuine one.
TESL, TEFL or ESL qualifications help
but they are not absolutely necessary for teaching English
in South Korea. The most important thing is that you can
show you can be a good teacher. Also, Korean schools will
require a passport picture with your CV (continued....)
The forms required by
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