As I mentioned earlier, there is a lot of talk of relaxing the qualifications to get a teaching job here, specifically in regards to one’s educational requirements. Well, I found an article that actually puts a timeframe on all this and it appears that, beginning in the fall semester of this year, native english teachers (or ‘assistant language teachers’, according to the article, which signals that they are referring to public school teachers. So not sure if this means there will be same or separate requirements for hagwon and university applicants.) can legally obtain E2 teaching visas, if they are degree-less, but are still in university. And if they are letting things go down this road, this opens up more questions that can lead to further unravelling and policy-circumvention, such as ‘what does a degree-less applicant now need to prove university attendance? A student ID number? Partial transcripts?’ Whatever it will be, it will be such a slippery slope that it will take no time for pretty much anybody without a degree and not nor ever having set foot in a university, to be able to get a teaching job in Korea, provided that they pass the criminal and health checks. Someone better grease the hinges on the floodgates, as they’ll be swinging wide open later this year.