Inch'on-gwangyoksi Travel Forum

I am travelling in south korea in dec and jan for 6 weeks. I am a esol teacher and teach privately to koreans in my hometown. How can I go about setting up some private teaching work while I am in Korea, maybe for the 6 weeks or for a week at at time in different cities? I am prepared to travel all over the south. Thank you anna

Well, it is officially illegal. It is considered blackmarketing of skills. Read this link first:

http://usembassy.state.gov/seoul/wwwh3550.html

That said, the best way is networking, networking, networking. Your Korean students in your hometown are your best resource to Koreans in Korea who may want lessons. Most private teaching is done secretly with cash paid under the table; especially if you do not have the proper visa. I was just there in April and private was paying about 30,000 won per hour per student; not bad cash if you get about 10 students 3 hours per week.

Have you ever been to Korea before? In my opinion, it is not wise to travel all over Korea looking for students. English teaching is very competitive and you could encounter some friction. You need to already be expected or remain in one place and look for openings.

Another source would be to post your services on the major university campus bulletin boards once there.
If you have ESOL credentials, you may get some privates by networking with other ESOL teachers already there.

You should try this link:

http://www.kotesol.org/

They should be able to help you in the teacher networking department, but again, if you don't have a work visa, you may encounter a problem with them.

Between the two links and the advise I gave you, this should get you started.

there are several winter camps that go on during that time where you could get a gig for a couple of weeks...a lot of them are ski camps and they do not require a work visa...it is illegal but the companies doing these generally overlook the law...a lot of them have paid off the immigration so a raid of the camp would not be imminent...here are two sites you can check out if you are interested in finding camp jobs or short term work

www.eslcafe.com

www.englishspectrum.com