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Amelia Abroad
United Kingdom
Приєднався 20 кві 2020
23 years old ✨just spent 9 months teaching in South Korea, and now I’m travelling around South East Asia 🌏✈️ 💗 instagram 📷 - ameliaabroad_
Requirements for English teaching jobs in South Korea (EPIK and Hagwons)
I hope you enjoyed the video & if you have any questions always feel free to leave them below :)
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EPIK vs. HAGWONS pros & cons | Teaching English in South Korea
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ameliaabroad_ Hello! I’m Amelia, I’m 22 years old & currently teaching English in South Korea. In today’s video I discuss the pros & cons at working at a public school (EPIK) vs. Hagwons (private schools). I was really torn before I came here on which route I’d go down, so I help this is able to help someone who’s in the same position now💗 I hope you enjoy the video! My Instagram...
How to get an English teaching job in South Korea
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instagram - ameliaabroad_ ameliaabroad_ Hello! I'm Amelia, i'm 22 years old and I am currently teaching English in South Korea! In this video I will discuss: - How to get in touch with recruiters and schools - How to decide what you're looking for in a school - Interview tips and tricks - Red flags in schools - Signing a contract Websites i mentioned: Daves ESL cafe - www.eslcafe...
My RENT FREE apartment in SOUTH KOREA | English Teacher
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instagram - ameliaabroad_ ameliaabroad_ Hello! This is just a quick tour of my new apartment in South Korea. Most schools will cover the rent of your apartment when you work for them (you usually just have to pay your own bills) which is super handy. If you have any questions pls feel free to ask below ☺️
Answering YOUR questions about Warwick University; Nightlife, Accommodation, Campus & more...
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Please feel free to comment below or contact me with any other questions about Warwick University or my University experience, I am always happy to answer! My blogs on University life - our.warwick.ac.uk/profile/ameliastone/ A week in the life of a Politics and International Studies student - our.warwick.ac.uk/a-week-in-the-life-of-a-pais-student/ I talk about general University life & the camp...
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cons only, no pros jk
where in SK were you situated? rural area?
Living as a single person, how much food waste do you actually produce? And why would you "obviously" not drink tap water, in a civilised country like South Korea?
I don’t have a degree just college qualification but planning on taking the TEFL Level 5 course, would i still be able to have opportunities to teach in Korea with a TEFL level 5 certificate?
What did you do about tax?
My country is non English speaking country but can I still apply for epik?
My ears perked up when I thought you said Hogwarts schools (not Hagwons). Lol 🤣🥰
😂😂
Amelia, thank you very much for this video! I took careful notes of what you said. I spent 10 years teaching in China and loved it. I want to go to to Busan now.
Thank you so much for watching! I would love to teach in China one day
@@ameliaabroad9278 China was great till about 2019. My advice is wait till the current dictator is gone before packing your bags. It is a highly unstable situation at the moment.
Hi, Im Planning on teaching in Korean within the next couple years. My question is, does it matter if the bachelors degree id from a community college or must it be from a university?
Hey! As far as I know, it just has to be a degree, i don't believe it matters where it's from but I could be wrong!
Your apartment is huge
It was so big !! I was so lucky I got put in it
Provide us the website that you’ve worked with so we don’t fall for scams
i'd recommend - whizz.quv.kr/
Are non native speakers hired? Could you give us the most reliable website where we can get jobs I’m currently teaching in China
I'd recommend - whizz.quv.kr/ when looking for jobs, I had a really positive experience with them. I believe it is only native speakers for the e2 visa but it's worth researching more !
@@ameliaabroad9278I’m teaching in China but I wanna relocate to South Korea! However As a non native speaker! Wondering whether it’s easier for me! I’ve 4years experience and I’m still teaching in China as of now! I’mma try it though!
@@JerryBle i hope that you can!! :)
Very informative video, I have a question, which curriculum is used in Korea…is it the American or British curriculum? I’m looking for a place that teaches either or so I can get 1 year experience because I want to apply in UAE
Thank you so much for watching! In hagwons, they follow their own curriculum but they often teach American English. I'm not sure about schools for older children as i've only worked in Kindergartens!
Hi! I am planning to move to Korea next year to teach English and I am hoping to apply to teach at a hagwon rather than the EPIK program. Could you give me some tips on where and which one to apply?
I'd recommend looking at Daves ESL cafe, whizz.quv.kr/, Korea Bridge and "english teachers in South Korea" facebook groups to look for jobs. There are so many hagwons!
hi i am from india can i apply for english teaching job in skorea? am i eligible? i have a bachelor degree
I'm so glad you relate and you enjoyed! Best of luck with your time :)
Hi, Great video. Question: Are all Hagwons/EPIK programs directed at teaching children only? Are there some situations where you can choose to teach like teenagers or maybe even adults?
Yes there are ones for lots of different ages! I did children (kindergarten/ elementary) so they were from 4-13. There are also elementary / middle schools which I think goes from 7-16 roughly. There are also adult teaching jobs but I don't know too much about them!
Does your bachelor’s degree need to be a certain length?
They typically say 4 years, but in the UK most degrees are only 3 years and that's fine!
If you sign through EPIK, are you assigned where to teach, or do you have any input with what city or even school you teach? In addition to that, are you assigned housing or do you have any input? If not, do you know of any programs which would allow you to specify to teach in Incheon, for example?
Hello! With EPIK you are allowed to express a preference on location/city but they cannot guarantee this. You are also usually assigned housing by the school they put you with. Hagwons are the only way to choose exactly where you teach unfortunately :)
Amelia Abroad , you are cheeky, but cute, and definitely marriage material
ur weird bro
@@katiedobug, there is absolutely nothing wrong with your being gay, but I love women
@@newmankidman5763 wut?? it’s just weird commenting on someone’s vid saying they’re “marriage material” when it has nothing to do with the video lmfao
@@katiedobug, "marriage material" is a positive attribute
Dude that’s weird asf don’t just comment that
Did you have your passport before applying. I currently don't have one but am planning on applying for it tomorrow. Will recruiters still consider you if you don't have it in hand yet?
I did have one before applying. Most recruiters ask for passport pictures from the beginning so I would recommend having it before applying!
@@ameliaabroad9278 wel since asking the question I applied for a job before having a passport and was able to get everything rolling and I actually will be in south korea in about 2 weeks from now :) thank you for replying though 🙏
Hello I'm an Indian postgraduate in English Language and Literature can I able to get job in South Korea as English Teacher? What should I do for that? I mean should I need to get ESL certificate or something like that? Could you please reply me? 😊
Hello! At the moment the e2 teaching visa only takes teachers from specific native english speaking countries unfortunately :( I don't know much about other routes in
I’m currently in college for education so I can teach in Korea. I really want to work in Jeju! I truly hope I can with my degree and background in working with children. Thank you sooo much for this video! I’ll be coming back to it frequently to make sure I have everything ready when I graduate, loll 🙂🙂
Thank you so much for watching! :) I wish you the best of luck
Did you really can speak Korean language by now?
Hey Amelia. Thanks for the informative videos u post , lovely. My question is can a certified experienced non-native teacher get a job there? I mean with bachelor degree in eng +tefl+Tesol ?
Hey! Thank you so much for watching 💗I’m not too clued up on this area but I know to get an ‘e2’ visa for teaching English here you have to be from a select few English speaking countries unfortunately! If you’re a a citizen in these countries, I think you can qualify for the visa. You’re more than qualified but South Korea seem to make it difficult for non-native teachers , probably worth a Google because I’m not 100% sure!
Wow! Thanks for the quick reply n I need to say u r too sweet. ❤🙂 I'll do whatever it takes, hope to meet u there 🙋🏻♀️ best of luck honey 🌞
@@coralgh6484 wish you all the best!! 🥰💗
Thanks 🙏
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Thank you so much for making this video! I’ve wanted to do this since I was in middle school over a decade ago, but only recently did I start getting into the specifics of how that’d be possible. I have a couple years left before I get my bachelors so maybe I’ll do that and get a TEFL as well during that time and hope things don’t change too much over the course of the next two years! What was the application process like for you by the way? Thanks for reading. I hope you have a lovely day!
Thank you so much for watching! That’s a great idea, I did my TEFL in my final year of University so there’s no rush! The process was actually really quick and easy in terms of getting the job itself, it’s more that you have to take a lot of time when you’re picking which school is right for you (if you’re going down the Hagwon route). The visa stuff was a little bit more confusing and time consuming, but it’s very manageable and there’s lots of info online depending on which country you’re coming from! Wishing you all the best 💗
Hello ma'am.. recently I did BS in English can u tell me how I get job as English teacher in Korea plzzz..
Hey! To get a job you just need to go through a recruiter, I went through ‘whizz’ (they have a website) or you can look directly at schools and recruiters on Daves ESL cafe, Korea Bridge or teaching in South Korea Facebook groups. Unfortunately the teaching visa is limited to certain countries (the E2 visa), but if you’re able to get the visa, going through recruiters or applying directly to schools is the first step! ☺️
@@ameliaabroad9278 ma'am I don't have visa I'm in Pakistan now..
:3 Hey there Amelia thank you so much for this video, I am currently in this exact same boat as you. I was wondering for your Hagwon search did you use a recruiter? Would you possibly be willing to do a video or share some tips on how you searched for your Hagwons? I currently have a recruiter and I am very stuck! I am very similar to you and would like to be in a specific area of Seoul. I originally have decided to apply for Epik becauce of the "hagwon horror stories" but the more i hear the more i feel similar to you where i feel those people maybe werent ready to teach in Korea dn thats why. You seem to reccommed Hagwons pretty highly. I am aloso weary of Public schools because ive hear cthe stories of "Oh i have 4 diffeent schools I work at and have to travel to and i live in the middle of no where." EPIK i hear is also changing their holidays and will possibly go to the same as Hagwons.. So now after your video I think my opinion has changed ahahha.
Thank you for this! I'm looking into teaching there in the next year or so. I just wondered if you went through epik or not? And if uou got to pick the year group you were teaching?
Thanks for watching ! I didn’t go through epik I work at a Hagwon, I don’t know whether you get to express a preference within epik sorry ! ☺️
is the criminal background check a DBS? can you tell us more about that because i’m not sure what one to apply for
Yes mine was a DBS ☺️ just a basic one - are you from the UK?
@@ameliaabroad9278 yeah i’m from the UK and i feel like there’s no info out there for us 😭😭 i keep seeing things like FBI check etc and i know we don’t have that so i was just thinking maybe it’s the DBS
@@unny1503 yes it is just a criminal check which for us is the DBS!
It's very interesting when I see Korean culture from the view of you. Count down stickers are cute lol
Thank you!!
어느나라에서 오셨는지는 모르겠지만 좋은 친구들과 함께 즐겁게 지내셨으면 좋겠습니다 한국에 오신걸 환영합니다 🇰🇷
감사합니다 저는 영국에서 부산에 살고 있습니다 💗
A beautiful intro scene of KwangAn beach
It’s such a beautiful beach!
Sounds like a really rewarding job
For sure!
lol great point on reasons for teaching in Korea. You gotta like kids!
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could you perhaps do a video on the steps to become an english teacher in korea? for example what degree we need. oh BTW I LOVE UR VIDEOS:)
Yes definitely! I can definitely make a video about the requirements soon, but there aren’t many, you can have any degree it doesn’t matter! If you’ve got a degree and a clean criminal record, that’s pretty much all you need ☺️☺️ and I’m so glad you like the videos! thank you so much for watching 💗
I did also make a video on how to get an English teaching job in South Korea so that might help! ✨
Hey I actually just made a video on this exact topic today! Hope you enjoy & thank you for the idea! ☺️
If i do not have a degree but i have a CELTA can i get hired?@@ameliaabroad9278
This was nice. Thanks for sharing. It looks like a great space. I hope your teaching is going well.
Thank you!! And thank you for watching ☺️
Hello amelia you apartment looks cozy and nice. Lovely to know you teach english there. Nice vlog and i am glad to meet you.
Thank you so much for watching and thank you for your lovely comment! ☺️
how do u find ur life in korea?
I am really enjoying it so far thank you! I am excited to be moving to a more central area next month, but it’s been a really great experience. I’ve found it to be a lot more comfortable to live here than I expected ☺️
finally a british person who moved there 😭 i watch videos and it’s just normally americans !
Pretty much everyone I’ve met here so far has been American or South African! Not many people from the UK here it seems ☺️
I feel the same, all the videos are from American or South African perspective I was starting to feel nervous about moving! How was the travelling? Was it difficult due to Covid restrictions?
@@its_salmasskin the travelling was ok! Once all of your documents and everything is ready and you have your PCR it isn’t too bad. When you arrive at the airport you’re guided through (it can take up to 2 hours) but it’s quite straight forward and they’ll download koreas quarantine app on your phone. Then if you’re here as a teacher, you can do your quarantine in the apartment provided by your school, which had just been reduced to 7 days! It makes things a bit tricky but when you’re going to be here for a long time, it’s worth it!
Very helpful, thanks for the video 💕 from South Africa
So glad you enjoyed 💗
such an informative video! thank u! also, how long was your first work contract? because you're switching schools already even tho u just got there.
I’m glad you found it informative! So basically my contract was only 4.5 months because someone left their contract early and they needed someone to take over. My school only runs contracts until the end of February (end of the school year here) so I had the option to renew for 12 months from March but decided not to! But yeah I am finishing my contract, i just got lucky with a short one so I got to test the waters before a long commitment! ☺️
@@ameliaabroad9278 that’s so good!!! Thank u for replying and good luck with ur next school!
@@jenoasis94 no problem and thank you!! ☺️
한국말도 가끔씩 해주세요~
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*Welcome to korea*
Thank you!
8:55 When you said homely I was like wtf, then I remembered that you're British and homely has a completely different meaning in America 🤣
I just googled the American meaning, a little bit different from what I meant 😂
Thank you for sharing this information :)
No problem! ☺️
Man, I would've loved to do EPIK, but not being able to choose where I live was a big deal breaker for me.
This was for sure one of the main things for me! I was so worried about where I would end up. Now that I’m settled here I’d be more open to it, but before coming I definitely wouldn’t take that risk 😅
That’s how I feel too. I’m not willing to risk it 😂
I think it would be really helpful to have another video about getting your documents apostilled and the visa process ~~ It's nice seeing a video of someone from England who's gone to South Korea to teach, as many other videos are from people from America, so the process can be quite different.
I’ve definitely been thinking about doing this! I found the same when I was trying to do it - there really wasn’t very much information out there for the UK. I found it so complication but I think I’ll try and write down all the steps I had to take and then make a video explaining it all! I’ll try and post it in the next couple of weeks ☺️ thank you so much for your feedback
@@ameliaabroad9278 thank you would really appreciate this. Sending you lots of love on your journey in South Korea I hope to teach there next year, also from the UK 💖
@@1NicolaPratt thank you so much Nicola! 💗💗💗 if you need any advice or help before you come just let me know anytime! ☺️
@@ameliaabroad9278 hii did u ever end up making this video 🙏🏽
@@unny1503 I actually did try to make this video and I can’t lie as I was doing it I was getting confused about the different steps and couldn’t remember exactly what I’d had to do 😭 if you have any specific questions feel free to comment then here or message me on Instagram. Hopefully I’ll have more time at some point to make the video after doing research, but I’m so busy at the moment 🥲
I am also a teacher... But in Canada. Good job.
Thank you! I hope you are having a good week ☺️💗