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[diablaxmachina]

 .....I haz one. Or I can, at least.

I'm currently qualified to teach at universities in Korea, which involves no rent, excellent money, good vacation time. After a year of doing that, I could go to a university in Chile, Oman, Abu Dhabi, Taiwan, Istanbul, for comparable pay, usually with free flights, no rent, a month or more of vacation. Or I

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[madcaptenor]

Perhaps in the US, there is a diminishing need for good grammar and spelling

Please don't encourage this.

[diablaxmachina]

I'm not, I'm just taking those skills to places where people need more than spell check to write in coherent English.

[transrelativity]

What kind of qualification is necessary for Korean university positions? I always thought that I might like teaching at a Japanese university, but I didn't think I'd be able to without a degree in ESL.

[diablaxmachina]

A masters degree and a year's teaching experience. Helpful if the degree is in an English-related field, but not mandatory. You should think about it!

Are you still in Philly, by the way? Sorry I haven't seen you yet!

[transrelativity]

I am, but I'm leaving on Sunday for the Peace Boat voyage (www.peaceboat.org if you haven't seen it yet).

And wow, I have that! Do you need to speak Korean at all? 'Cause I don't. XD

[diablaxmachina]

Nope, no need to speak Korean. You pick up what you need as you go, and it's helpful to learn the alphabet, but that takes like a half hour of studying. Did you know Japanese before you went there?

How long is the Peace Boat thing? I'll check the site out!

[d_e_m]

:) Fucking cool.

[diablaxmachina]

*grin* Thanks! Now we just have to hang out a lot more before I leave the country again.