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Teaching Job
A TESOL trained native English teacher enrolled for our special
TESOL Project should look forward to a maximum of 24 classes per
week and their teaching hour should not exceed more than 22 hours.
The duration of a class is usually 40-50 minutes depending on the
level you will be teaching. For elementary school the classes will
be for 40 minutes and it is counted as one hour.
For middle school the classes will be for 45 minutes per class and
for high school level the classes will continue for 50 minutes and
that will also be counted as an hour.
A teaching-week usually stretches from Monday till Friday, usually
from 8:00 in the morning till 4:30 or 9.00-5.00 (depends on the
school) in the evening, South Korean schools do not operate on
Korean National holidays, Saturdays and Sundays. Teachers shall
work eight (8) hours per day including lunch hour. The Work Hours
of Employee shall follow the normal work schedule of civil
servants of the Korean Government; however, such Work Hours may be
adjusted by school principal as he/she may bring about some
changes as and when it is required.
Employee’s regular teaching hours shall not exceed twenty-two
hours per week. Employee may be asked to teach extra hours within
and/or out of the regular working hours. Extra teaching should not
exceed 6 hours per week without Employee’s consent.
For the extra class teaching hours aside from the normal 22 hours
per week, Employee shall be offered with supplementary class
instruction pay at the rate of 20,000won( $20) per hour or
teachers may use it as contribution holiday in which 8 hours’
teaching will be considered as one day.
During school vacations, teachers may be asked to participate in
special classes or English day camps up to 20 hours per week.
Teachers are required to make lesson- plans and develop teaching
materials with the help of their Korean co-teachers on a monthly
basis. Teachers are desired to be involved in English day camps,
extra-curricular classes, and teacher training during school
vacations and in other educational duties relevant to English
education as requested by Employer. Teachers may need to conduct
English Conversational Classes for Korean teachers and/or
students’ parents as requested by Employer and have to participate
in teachers’ workshop(s) conducted by Employer. They are required
to perform other duties as assigned by Employer as well.
A teacher’s overall responsibility will include monitoring
individual students, disciplining the students, maintaining the
growth graph of their language skill and a record of student’s
weekly attendance and grades and also keep a note of special
observations if any.
Professional conduct that represents a positive picture of
American TESOL Institute, the teacher himself/herself and his/her
homeland are expected out of the TESOL certified individual. It is
mandatory for an ATI-placed ESL teacher to respect all rules and
regulations of the school unless otherwise notified by us.
Teachers are desired to follow proper dress codes:
Korea is a land of strict Confucian hierarchy and etiquette. So
all teachers are requested to follow the rules and regulations of
the school religiously.
In schools both male and female teachers are expected to wear neat
and clean and smart attires which they can carry comfortably.
Teachers are usually not required to wear formals such as male are
not required to wear tie and suits and females are not required to
wear formal dresses unless there is any special occasion such as
presentation day or parent-teachers meet. Male teachers are
allowed to wear casual yet smart clothes, shirts, jeans as long as
they are neat, have no holes and not frayed. Casual clothes,
shirts and pants in the winter, shorts and T-shirts in the summer,
as long as they are neat and clean are permitted.
Female teachers are best advised to wear knee length or longer
skirts with a presentable blouse (no low cut or revealing shirts).
Shoes should be dress shoes – open toe and high heel shoes are
acceptable (no sandals or running shoes). Visible facial rings
(eyebrow, lip, nose, chin, etc.) are not accepted. Earrings are
accepted providing that they are not worn in excessive numbers
(E.g. 4 earrings in each ear). Hair should be presentable. Visible
tattoos are not accepted. Some schools will not allow sandals,
blue jeans, tank-tops, shorts, or short skirts. The dress code at
school will vary depending on the director’s preference and
strictness.
While teaching in Korean schools teachers should wear something
maintaining one’s dignity and respect.
Outside the school, teachers are free to wear what they please
with due respect to the Korean tradition and culture.
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