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[QbertP]

http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LS2D&mid=sec&sid1=102&sid2=250&oid=001&aid=0002378418

It's in korean but it's top news apparently. So it may be picked up by korea beat soon enough.

Still I heard it may have some actuall facts and figures in it. If anyone wants to do a prelim translation on it I'd like to see it.

[Louie]

So.....despite the fact that the government is implementing all these regulations to make it tougher for people to get an E2 visa, people STILL find reasons to complain about foreigners.......is this truly NEW news?

[spyro25]

to say nothing of all the koreans with forged documents........

[Bigs]

[Louie]

So much for "When in Rome, do as the Romans do..."

[crusher_of_heads]

[JungMin]

The 'facts' your are talking about:

37% of english teachers in seoul have a TESOL certificate.
20% of teachers have a teachers degree.
5% have both of them.
48% have nothing.

[CentralCali]

And the vast majority of E-2 visa holders hold degrees from universities that are astronomically better than any so-called university in South Korea.

[QbertP]

Thanks.

[hugekebab]

[Louie]

Now, I have to ask this:

Is that 48% of all E2 holders it says that has nothing?
or
Is it that 48% of ALL foreigners in Korea (with E2 and tourist visas) have no degree nor certificate?

To say that foreigners getting E2 visas have no degree is not true these days because, supposedly, you have to submit your degree and SEALED transcripts to obtain an E2. And it was my understanding that immigration has a list of bogus unis to watch for people who try to submit a fake degree........

so, that assessment is false, at least to my understanding...........unless they are just hate mongering

[sojourner1]

Well, if this country was more attractive and not such a huge polluted messy mess along with the annoying culture, they'd have no problem getting well qualified professionals to come. Instead of complaining about not having qualified teachers, maybe they need to consider the larger macro problems supporting it to be the way it is. Why do many ESL teachers, often the best ones, wish to go to Hong Kong, Germany, Japan, Italy, USA, Australia, and so on? Because those countries offer a more pleasant environment to live and work in, but it's still what you make of it. Because those countries present a higher quality environment, they draw higher qualified professional teachers and can demand a competitive job market requiring more than a bachelors degree.

Instead of me complaining about that my career is not rewarding enough since I land in less than desirable positions, maybe I need to take initiative to improve my qualifications or retrain into another line of work and do something I never did before.

[Bigs]

Taken from The Marmot's Hole - http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/11/24/half-of-foreign-english-teachers-in-seoul-schools-are-unqualified/

[earthbound14]

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