I took my MA in Korea through Framingham. Most of my classmates are Uni teachers. Networking helped get me a few interviews. However, 2 years was enough for me.Jumped over to China for a change of scenery.I'm not sure how Korean Unis see Chinese Uni experience but a few of my friends were able to get back to Korea after spending a few years in China. Not sure why though.I always advocate the jump if you feel stuck at PS/Hagwons/ETC in Korea.
They are running 4-5 cohorts a year it seems.Hanyang has openings for it's 3rd cohort in August and 4th cohort in the winter for a MA -TESOL and Busan may still have openings for the upcoming cohort. Another uni in Seoul is doing the MA-International education as well.
Info on the framingham thinghttp://www.fsumedkorea.com/
Just about everyone I know who teaches at a university has an MA, but that doesn't mean everyone with an MA teaches at a university. For the purposes of this thread, I'm going to say once again that starting an MA expressly for the purposes of teaching English at a Korean university is a terrible idea. I would recommend teaching certification in your home country if you're passionate about teaching or studying something in another field if you'd like to live in Korea long-term as a degree from a Korean schools opens up options in other industries here.
Quote from: cheolsu on May 13, 2016, 08:19:30 pmJust about everyone I know who teaches at a university has an MA, but that doesn't mean everyone with an MA teaches at a university. For the purposes of this thread, I'm going to say once again that starting an MA expressly for the purposes of teaching English at a Korean university is a terrible idea. I would recommend teaching certification in your home country if you're passionate about teaching or studying something in another field if you'd like to live in Korea long-term as a degree from a Korean schools opens up options in other industries here.I'm just trying to understand, but why would you say this is the case?