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You must be a native English speaker from America, Australia, Canada,
England, Ireland, New Zealand or South Africa. You must hold a passport
from one of the aforementioned countries.
You must have a bachelor's degree and two years of documented teaching
experience, but a master's degree in a field related to English
or teaching is preferred. Documented teaching experienced is proven
in the form of employment certification letters, employer pay stubs,
employment contracts, or verifiable letters of reference on employer
letterhead from employers.
You would teach at Woosong University, Woosong Information, Woosong
Technical College, onsite or offsite Woosong Language Institute.
A likely scenario is that you would be teaching at a variety of
locations; Woosong University/Colleges (approximately 60 - 80%)
and Woosong Language Institute (approximately 20 – 40%).
Classes are held between the hours of 9 a.m. and 9 p.m., Monday
through Friday. Your schedule is likely to have some classes blocked
together and other classes that have multiple hour gaps between
classes where you don’t teach. Although your schedule (see
example schedules from fall 2007) will be dictated
by Woosong requirements, the scheduling coordinator will also take
your schedule preferences into consideration.
You would teach a variety of credit and non-credit English classes.
Generally you will teach conversational English. There are requirements
and opportunities to teach specialized subjects such as drama, business
English, modern media, poetry, and various writing classes.
We use a variety of the standard American and British ESL/EFL texts.
In addition, teachers are encouraged to be creative in preparing
activities which compliment textbooks.
Class size varies. University and college classes may have as few
as 15 students or as many as 40 students, but they usually average
from 20 to 30 students. Language Institute classes range from 5
to 15 students.
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You may request to teach 1 on 1 classes at WLI. These classes are
voluntary and not part of your regular teaching schedule. If a student
also requests a 1 on 1 class, WLI will arrange for the class and
you would be compensated at a rate of 240,000 per 16 hours of teaching.
Instructors are contracted for a maximum of 20 teaching hours per
week. If your teaching schedule is below the 20 hours, you may be
asked to contribute to faculty projects. In addition to your 20
teaching hours, you must complete four hours of office time each
week. These office hours are selected by you and although students
may visit you during your office hours occasionally most teachers
use this time to prepare for their classes.(Note: The fall 2007
semester teaching schedule average was 16 hours per week. The summer
2007 intersession teaching schedule average was approximatley10
hours per week.)
The Woosong campus is in an urban setting. Class locations are
all within 5-15 minutes walking distance from your office. Offsite
classes’ travel expenses are compensated and the travel time
is counted as part of your teaching schedule.
Yes, you may be scheduled to teach children. There are children’s
classes’ onsite at WLI. These classes are on Mondays and Wednesdays
from 5:00 to 6:45 with a mandatory 15 minute break for a total of
3 hours teaching per week, but your schedule will reflect 4 hour
teaching per week, Mondays and Wednesdays 5:00 – 7:00, on
your schedule. Additionally, there are some offsite children’s
classes. If you teach offsite children’s classes’ your
travel expenses are compensated and the travel time is counted as
part of your teaching schedule.
Teachers are paid monthly. Without exception, your salary is direct
deposited into your bank account on or before the 20th of every
month.
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Woosong teachers enjoy the Korean government medical and dental
insurance, which provides basic coverage. You will contribute approximately
W44,000 per month. There is a small fee (3000 – 4000 won)
with each visit and sometimes certain procedures are not covered
by insurance, but overall this is an excellent program that makes
healthcare very affordable. Korean doctors/dentists provide high-quality
services.
Woosong teachers also benefit from participation in a mandatory
private pension plan. Approximately 5% of your pay will be deposited
every month into an account, with an approximate initial 10% contribution
from Woosong. This contribution increases incrementally with length
of service until you are fully vested after 5 years of contributions.
When your employment is completed at Woosong and you are not renewing
your contract, your pension reimbursement will be deposited or remitted
into your bank account. This process takes approximately 4 to 6
weeks.
Housing is provided at several sites owned or rented by Woosong.
The apartments are semi-furnished. Tenants must supply their own
bedding, dishes and cookware. There is a telephone, closet/wardrobe,
gas range, and refrigerator, but TV is not included. All single
and most married apartments have air conditioning. Initially, the
allocation of apartments is determined by what is available when
new teachers arrive. Thereafter, all available housing is advertised
and allocated on the basis of seniority. There is a W300,000 housing
deposit, which is withheld from your first pay check. Your housing
deposit balance will be reimbursed via a bank deposit or remittance
after you vacate your Woosong provided housing accommodation and
your utility bills have been paid.
First Screening:
Your resume and cover letter.
Second Screening:
If you progress past the initial first screening you will be contacted
for a telephone interview and you must submit via email scans of
the following: Teachers that don’t progress past the telephone
interview will be notified within one to two weeks. Teachers residing
outside of Korea may proceed directly to the offer and acceptance
stage following a successful telephone interview.
- All relevant degrees, transcripts, etc.
- Information/Photo page from your passport
- Documentation that proves your teaching experience
- Two letters of reference from employers with email and phone
numbers
- Marriage certificate if you are requesting a married housing
accommodation
Third Screening:
If you progress past the second screening telephone interview and
you reside in Korea you must appear at Woosong University for a
face to face interview. Candidate teachers typically will receive
an offer or be declined within one or two weeks after the face to
face interview.
Offer and Acceptance
If you accept an offer of employment with Woosong you must fax
or email the signed acceptance letter to Woosong. An accepted offer
letter is a binding agreement that represents a legal and ethical
commitment between Woosong University and the offer accepter. Additionally,
you must provide the following original documents.
- Originals of your degrees/diplomas or copies that have received
Certification of Authenticity stamps from a Korean Consulate
- Original Transcripts in a sealed and stamped envelope
- Criminal background clearance
- Medical Clearance report
- 15 passport-size photos
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