| Amenities | | | | lodges. |
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| Many people who are in the profession of | | | | Some institutes provide tickets home upon |
| teaching look forward to working overseas in | | | | completion of a contract or to reimburse |
| many countries as teachers. Many people take | | | | teachers for the trip to Korea. Seoul, |
| the opportunity of working in Korea. Korea is | | | | Hanyang, Konkuk, and Hankook Universities |
| located on the Korean peninsula in North-east | | | | provide dormitory accommodations. There is an |
| Asia. Its capitals are Seoul and Pyongyang. | | | | International House run by the Korea Research |
| Its official language is Korean which belongs | | | | Foundation. It is purposed for the students |
| to the Altaic language family. | | | | coming from foreign lands. At times foreign |
| | | | instructors are recruited in such places as |
| In the mid 1990s Korea occupied a position in | | | | this, but the regular teachers are the ones |
| the world map as a place ESL instructor could | | | | who are generally preferred. Some people opt |
| earn a small fortune teaching English to | | | | for shared housing. Lodging houses or Hasuks |
| learners of English as a second and foreign | | | | in Korean are popular with young Koreans in |
| language. The salary for all the ESL teaching | | | | college or those who are just starting their |
| positions in Korea range from 1 million to | | | | careers. Single rooms are available at around |
| 2.5 million Won (Korean currency). One must | | | | US$ 500 per month. They include Korean style |
| procure the appropriate employment visa in | | | | breakfast and dinner and laundry service at |
| order to work or to begin teaching English in | | | | times. |
| Korea. The contracts include provisions for | | | | |
| salary, housing, tickets home, working hours, | | | | If you plan on teaching English in Korea you |
| class size, severance pay, taxes and medical | | | | may want to consider staying with a local |
| insurance. It is a headache to look for | | | | family. Staying with a local family gives the |
| housing in Seoul. In other major towns in | | | | added advantage of experiencing Korean life |
| Korea this is less of a problem. There are | | | | and culture. You can also rent a room in a |
| several housing options. For instance, you | | | | yokwan (inn). You have too pay a monthly |
| can opt for the ones on basis of payments at | | | | rent. It is like staying in a lodging house |
| the end of per year or per month. You may | | | | and no food is provided. You can search the |
| like to opt for a dormitory or housing on | | | | internet for blacklists (orgreylists) that |
| share basis. There are also the inns or | | | | would warn you against working anywhere. |