How Qualified Are Teachers In Korea?
July 7, 2008 by Louis
Filed under Asia, Korea, Regional Information, TEFL News
The Korea Times is reporting that 53% of Foreign teachers in Korean elementary and secondary schools do not have TEFL certificates. That’s what their articles says, but that not what their headline says. Their headlines is 53% of Foreign Tutors Lack Teaching Degrees. Whatever happened to truth in headlines?
Never mind, I am surprised by the figure nonetheless. See the job ads never ask for a TEFL certificate and in many cases all they want or need is a native speaker. Why complain about the quality when you are specifically not looking for it?