migrate to teach (with Korean BA degree)
Hi everyone, I am a Korean university student (year 4) from Seoul.
(first time posting on reddit)
I am pursuing a teaching career since my high school years, and I want to live in another country, as I feel uncomfortable in Korea as a homosexual with mixed backgrounds even though I enjoy living in this country so much.
Upon finishing my bachelor's degree, I am expected to have:
- Bachelor of Arts (English education)
- Bachelor of Arts (French language)
- National teaching license from Korean Ministry of Education (secondary English & secondary French)
I don't really enjoy teaching English, but French is fine, and I can also teach Korean & Mandarin (Taiwanese) in case I can obtain proper accreditations from another country. (both are my native languages)
And my most favourite subject is geography, so I would love to study geography after graduation as well.
The problem is, I reckon I am required to have a master's degree in education in a field that I intend to teach, so I am doing some research about this recently.
I found that the tuition fee for international graduate students and cost of living in Australia, New Zealand, and the United States are much higher than in Seoul, so I would like to know if there's a way that I can work whilst studying, or any financial aid available for foreigners in some universities.
Also, I want to know if there are many teachers working in another country on this community. I don't think Korean teachers are keen to migrate to teach as most full-time teachers in Korea are directly hired by the government, which makes international relocating far less attractive.
I am interested in getting to know about other countries other than above mentioned ones.
Any opinion / recommendation / idea / suggestion are very much appreciated !
Thank you for reading this all along.