Q&A Teaching English in South Korea// TEFL, preferred placement, salary

Hi everyone! I moved to Korea in the fall of 2023 to teach English as a foreign language with EPIK! In this video, I answer the most frequently asked questions I get regarding EPIK and teaching abroad! I hope that you find this video helpful and good luck on your own adventures!
1 Corinthians 16:14 ✨🌿"Do everything in love."✨🌿

[@jose.a98]

Hi Courtney! Would it be possible to ask you to do a video on budgeting the monthly salary of an EPIK teacher? How much is expected to be spent on certain things. It might be invasive to ask but it would be amazing to have an idea of how much one could potentially save up after necessity, utility and other expenses.

[@squam.riviera854]

Thank you for your videos Courtney, they really put me at ease

[@JaimieTeresa]

Hi Courtney! Thanks so much for all of your informative videos about EPIK. I've been following you on RUclips since September and you've helped me so much with my application! I got accepted for Fall 2024 and am so excited to find out where I'll be placed.

[@courtneyschapter1146]

That’s so amazing, you just made my day!! Thank you for your kind words and congratulations on your acceptance!! 🎉

[@ashleypollock1]

Thanks for the video!

[@josephwon1004]

So much thank you for coming to teach in Korea...We love you...

[@squam.riviera854]

Do you have any advice or stories on navigating practical things as a foreigner, like opening a bank acc, getting a new phone number, travel, groceries, etc.? I just got my placement and am wondering how I'll survive LOLL

[@LostNTranslations]

I got my Seoul placement! 🎉 I still have a couple questions: 1. Could I still potentially teach at more than 1 school? 2. If I teach at multiple schools, would it be a mix of high school/primary school, or for example if like my main school is a middle school I can only teach at other middle schools?

[@courtneyschapter1146]

Congratulations!! 🎊 I’m not an expert in knowing about the schools in Seoul but I would just keep it as a possibility in the back of your mind that you can be placed in more than one! If you do end up teaching at different schools then it is possible to be placed at an elementary and middle school or middle and high school, etc. I personally teach at 5 elementary schools though so I think they tend to place you in the same type of school, but this is just dependnt on the school needs in that area!!

[@jllego23]

Hi Courtney! I actually have a few questions to ask you regarding Jeonbuk placement. Do you have an email I can send my questions to? :)