To get the E2 visa, which allows you to teach in a hogwan or public school all you need is a degree from an accredited university from an English speaking country. You now need a federal background check (grumble grumble must do that soon).

My college degree was in psychology and science. My graduate degree (not needed it at all) was in developmental psychology.

When I first arrived here, I had very little teaching experience and knew not one word of Korean.

I hope you do decide to teach ESL. Decide on your age group and tell your recruiter that. I wanted kindergarten/elementary. Our kindergarten closed so now I have elementary and (yuck) a middle school program in the works.

Thanks for your great comments.

Basically, I wanted to say that you are currently doing what my dream job is! You’re teaching English as a second language in Korea. I looked over your resume and I have a question though. I thought in order to get a grad degree/get certified in ESL you had to have an undergrad degree in a foreign language?
I know this is probably weird, but could you maybe tell me how you got to where you are? Like how you got your position, etc. This spring I will be tutoring Korean college students in English, and will hopefully be teaching in a local Elementary/Middle school. I’m trying to build up my resume, but I was afraid I would have to go back to school for another bachelor’s degree in Korean.

Anyhow, I really do love your blog; I’ve spent around an hour wandering through it when I should be studying for my Korean final!

Cheers,
Lauren Crandall