Although teacher responsibilities have minor variations from school to school, most Korean employers will require similar commitments and obligations from their foreign teaching staff.
Outside of your classroom teaching duties, preparing for classes will be your biggest responsibility – by far. All school managers and directors require their teaching staff to commit 60+ minutes of class preparation time every day. During ‘class-prep’ you’ll need to familiarize yourself with the content matter and plan your lessons accordingly. Organizing workbooks, making photo copies, preparing audio equipment, drafting quizzes, and more, will be some of the tasks you can expect to incorporate into your lesson planning period. In summary, class-prep is the process of organizing information (i.e. the student curriculum) and formulating and effective strategy on how to deliver that information to your students.
Keeping your students engaged with fun and exciting lessons
Introducing the curriculum outlined in your weekly or monthly syllabus
Assigning homework and following up with students the following day
Marking student tests and quizzes then logging the results
Assessing your student’s English abilities and completing the monthly or bi-monthly report cards
Providing your manager or supervising teacher with student development reports
Attending teacher workshops and seminars with the other western staff (usually 1-2 annually)
Substituting for your co-workers when they are ill and cannot work
Phone teaching with your homeroom class
Attend weekly or bi-weekly staff meetings
Supervising students during their lunch hour (applicable to K1 teachers only)
Accompanying and supervising students on field trips
It’s important to remember that teachers have an influential role on their students. Therefore, it’s imperative to be a responsible role model, and keep a positive attitude, while you’re at school or in areas where your students can see you. As you can probably guess, the younger the students are, the more impressionable they can be. It’s your responsibility to ensure their safety; after all, their well being should always be your first priority in the classroom and on school premises.
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Worth noting: We’re not a job ‘sourcing’ agency or recruiter that finds new schools on the fly. On the contrary, we work with a select group of schools and programs that we know and trust.
In addition to helping you land a job, we’ll also be helping you with your work visa, departure, arrival, and offering support for the entirety of your contracted term.
Prior teaching experience and related degrees are NOT prerequisites for teaching in Korea. Here’s what you’ll need in order to qualify.
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