| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
Troll_Bait
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: [T]eaching experience doesn't matter much. -Lee Young-chan (pictured)
|
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
bassexpander
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
Location: Someplace you'd rather be.
|
 Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 2:57 am Post subject: |
 |
|
| Quote: |
| �A growing number of instructors are considering quitting to work in Japan because of the strong yen,� says �Neil,� a 32-year-old American teacher who has worked in Korea since 2003. �Korea has a better working environment. But I cannot deny that Japan is attractive if I think about my credit card debts and school loans.� |
WTF???? Why would they QUIT work in Japan because of the strong yen? That makes absolutely zero sense. Uhhh... gee... would you rather send home the equivalent of $700 per thousand from Korea, or double that from Japan?
Give me a break. Who wrote this joke article?
| Quote: |
| �We are facing no difficulty in recruiting native teachers because many foreigners prefer Korea and the once-soaring dollar has declined in value against the won,� said an official at the National Institute for International Education Development, which screens and selects native English teachers on a consignment basis. |
WTF??? Are they on crack??? It's still over 350 points WORSE than it was a year ago. That's a victory? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
skconqueror
Joined: 31 Jul 2005
|
| Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 3:12 am Post subject: |
|
|
| bassexpander wrote: |
| Quote: |
| �A growing number of instructors are considering quitting to work in Japan because of the strong yen,� says �Neil,� a 32-year-old American teacher who has worked in Korea since 2003. �Korea has a better working environment. But I cannot deny that Japan is attractive if I think about my credit card debts and school loans.� |
WTF???? Why would they QUIT work in Japan because of the strong yen? That makes absolutely zero sense. Uhhh... gee... would you rather send home the equivalent of $700 per thousand from Korea, or double that from Japan?
|
umm the part you quoted says "considering quitting to work in Japan"
I know you are an English teacher and all, but that means they will leave Korea to work in Japan.  |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Maserial
Joined: 31 Jul 2005
Location: The Web
|
| Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 3:13 am Post subject: |
|
|
| bassexpander wrote: |
| Quote: |
| �A growing number of instructors are considering quitting to work in Japan because of the strong yen,� says �Neil,� a 32-year-old American teacher who has worked in Korea since 2003. �Korea has a better working environment. But I cannot deny that Japan is attractive if I think about my credit card debts and school loans.� |
WTF???? Why would they QUIT work in Japan because of the strong yen? That makes absolutely zero sense. Uhhh... gee... would you rather send home the equivalent of $700 per thousand from Korea, or double that from Japan?
Give me a break. Who wrote this joke article?
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
victorology
Joined: 10 Sep 2007
|
| Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 3:14 am Post subject: |
|
|
| skconqueror wrote: |
| bassexpander wrote: |
| Quote: |
| �A growing number of instructors are considering quitting to work in Japan because of the strong yen,� says �Neil,� a 32-year-old American teacher who has worked in Korea since 2003. �Korea has a better working environment. But I cannot deny that Japan is attractive if I think about my credit card debts and school loans.� |
WTF???? Why would they QUIT work in Japan because of the strong yen? That makes absolutely zero sense. Uhhh... gee... would you rather send home the equivalent of $700 per thousand from Korea, or double that from Japan?
|
umm the part you quoted says "considering quitting to work in Japan"
I know you are an English teacher and all, but that means they will leave Korea to work in Japan. |
+1.
They're not considering quitting in Japan. They're considering quitting to go to Japan. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
bassexpander
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
Location: Someplace you'd rather be.
|
| Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 3:16 am Post subject: |
|
|
They bounce back and forth between positive and negative so much, who the heck can tell what that article is saying?
That article is confusing. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
skconqueror
Joined: 31 Jul 2005
|
| Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 3:18 am Post subject: |
|
|
| bassexpander wrote: |
They bounce back and forth between positive and negative so much, who the heck can tell what that article is saying?
That article is confusing. |
lol, if you say so. Maybe we should write the author and get him to write a bit simpler for ya 
ps. I could understand what they were saying  |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
bassexpander
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
Location: Someplace you'd rather be.
|
| Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 3:22 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Yeah, I made a mistake, but it's still a shitty article. The article doesn't match the title well. The facts are spread out between opposite arguments. It's a mess. Very confusing. What is their purpose? Make some sensational headline, then provide support for the opposite side? It stinks. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Bigfeet
Joined: 29 May 2008
Location: Grrrrr.....
|
| Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 4:21 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Ok, looks like no shortage. Let's hope there won't be a glut either. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Milwaukiedave
Joined: 02 Oct 2004
Location: Goseong
|
| Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 5:32 am Post subject: |
|
|
Not to criticize the OP, but this is a puff piece put out by the government. The one central theme can be summed up in two words: "I told you so".
My guess is that the article is talking about jobs that will be filled in March and that they have more then enough people. Part of the problem with that is human nature in itself, people flake out, decide maybe they don't want to move to a foreign country, maybe get a job offer (even despite a crappy economy in most places).
The article also fails to take into account that after incidents like those which have happened recently, the pattern that usually follows includes more rules and regulations for those who want to stay here. Both cases are going to again cause lawmakers to reassess laws dealing with foreigners, in which the outcome is unknown.
My suggestion to those who say there won't be a teacher shortage, wait until mid-March and we'll see if all of those teachers will show up and get the visas they are required to get. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Guri Guy
Joined: 07 Sep 2003
Location: Bamboo Island
|
| Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 5:38 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Sounds like the former Iraqi propaganda minister. "Everything is fine. Nothing to see here. Move along." |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
ryoga013
Joined: 23 Nov 2008
|
| Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 6:43 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Quote: |
| �A growing number of instructors are considering quitting to work in Japan because of the strong yen,� says �Neil,� a 32-year-old American teacher who has worked in Korea since 2003. �Korea has a better working environment. But I cannot deny that Japan is attractive if I think about my credit card debts and school loans.� |
I want to go back to Japan. I wonder what it would be like being a teacher there instead of a student this next time around. The money isn't so much of an issue it was getting a visa at a place I wanted to be at. Now that I"m here, I should taken one of the worse jobs... excluding NOVA that is
| Quote: |
| �We are facing no difficulty in recruiting native teachers because many foreigners prefer Korea and the once-soaring dollar has declined in value against the won,� |
Who prefers Korea? And in what way? I prefer the transportation in Busan, but aside from that.. not much. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
|
| Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 6:59 am Post subject: |
|
|
| The number of teachers in SEOUL may not have declined, but I have recruiters writing to me asking if I was still in Daejeon because they said it now takes at least one month to find a teacher and getting very difficult, especially those with F2/F5, of which I am one (F5). |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
madoka
Joined: 27 Mar 2008
|
| Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 10:28 am Post subject: |
|
|
| bassexpander wrote: |
They bounce back and forth between positive and negative so much, who the heck can tell what that article is saying?
That article is confusing. |
Here's the part in question:
�A growing number of instructors are considering quitting to work in Japan because of the strong yen,� says �Neil,� a 32-year-old American teacher who has worked in Korea since 2003. �Korea has a better working environment. But I cannot deny that Japan is attractive if I think about my credit card debts and school loans.�
Dude, you're supposed to be an English teacher and that's a pretty straightforward quote from an American. Maybe you should take up your complaints with this Neil guy. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
travelingfool
Joined: 10 Mar 2008
Location: Parents' basement
|
| Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 10:46 am Post subject: |
|
|
�We are facing no difficulty in recruiting native teachers because many foreigners prefer Korea and the once-soaring dollar has declined in value against the won,� said an official at the National Institute for International Education Development, which screens and selects native English teachers on a consignment basis.
Did I read that right? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
