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adamantium



Joined: 04 Jan 2008
PostPosted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 1:50 pm    Post subject: University of Suwon / Suwon University Reply with quote
They are advertising again: http://www.eslcafe.com/jobs/korea/index.cgi?read=28644 .
I know a Canadian and an American who went through a very racist interview there in 2006.
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semphoon



Joined: 18 Nov 2005
Location: Where Nowon is
PostPosted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 2:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Please tell us how it was racist.

Also, that position seems to offer 4 weeks vacation in the winter and the summer...but you have to work for 3 weeks during that 4 week period. Is this how anyone else reads it?

ESL Camp
The ESL Camp is a three-week long intensive, residential English Language Program for elementary and middle school students offered during the summer and winter vacation. The teachers will have six 45-min-long regular classes and two 45-min-long review & activity sessions per day, 5 days/week from Monday to Friday and the last Saturday.

so you get more work during your vacation??? Sweet.
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The Chewbacca Defense



Joined: 29 May 2004
Location: The ROK and a hard place
PostPosted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 2:51 pm    Post subject: .... Reply with quote
You get around 8-10 weeks vacation per semester, but usually around the middle of that time you have to work a 3-week camp. Depending on the yearly schedule, you might have, say, 2 weeks off, then come back to work camp and then another 5-6 weeks off.

But they have camp meetings and start of the semester meetings that occur several days before each start, so you lose a few days here and there as well.

It's a crappy system and nobody likes it. The camps are 12-hours a day and you only get paid an extra 1.6 or 1.7 million before tax. They do some very dodgey accounting in that place.
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adamantium



Joined: 04 Jan 2008
PostPosted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
semphoon wrote:
Please tell us how it was racist.

The Canadian (caucasian male) was drilled on questions about his "ethnic" origins, the ethnic origins of his parents, and the ethnic origins of his grandparents. The American (mulatto male) was asked if the university he graduated from really existed and if it was for "African Americans" only. They were both really hurt.
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karma police



Joined: 01 Sep 2007
Location: all roads lead to where you are...
PostPosted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
AVOID this university at all costs! they are unscrupulous cheats and unethical liars... Evil or Very Mad
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Intrepid



Joined: 13 May 2004
Location: Yongin
PostPosted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 4:04 pm    Post subject: This posting Reply with quote
This posting is actually their second this year. With their terrible offer and this latest info, I can see why no one would want to work there.
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xCustomx



Joined: 06 Jan 2006
PostPosted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 8:18 pm    Post subject: Re: This posting Reply with quote
Intrepid wrote:
This posting is actually their second this year. With their terrible offer and this latest info, I can see why no one would want to work there.


Actually this is their third posting. A friend of mine used to work there a couple years ago and said it was OK. I can see someone putting up with the terrible conditions (for a univ. job) for a year and use it as a stepping stone to something better later on.
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Atavistic



Joined: 22 May 2006
Location: How totally stupid that Korean doesn't show in this area.
PostPosted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 8:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
adamantium wrote:
semphoon wrote:
Please tell us how it was racist.

The Canadian (caucasian male) was drilled on questions about his "ethnic" origins, the ethnic origins of his parents, and the ethnic origins of his grandparents. The American (mulatto male) was asked if the university he graduated from really existed and if it was for "African Americans" only. They were both really hurt.


I have not heard that word in at least 15 years, probably more like 20.
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Gideon



Joined: 24 Feb 2004
Location: Seoul
PostPosted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 10:37 pm    Post subject: run!! Reply with quote
Stay away from this place.. nothing but bad news. Its a glorified hogwon job at best.. RUN!!!
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weatherman



Joined: 14 Jan 2003
Location: Korea
PostPosted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 7:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I thought I would google "suwon university". Maybe I shouldn't have.

This is a pretty weird link, though it looks to be very dated.

http://esl.tokyojon.com/suwon.html
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