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qwerty123
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 Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 12:47 am Post subject: Getting a Teaching Job as a Korean American |
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| I was born in Korea but have lived in the States my entire life. I've heard it can be more difficult to get teaching jobs if you're african american. Is the same also true for korean americans? |
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Lou Giconi
Joined: 19 Feb 2009
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| Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 12:55 am Post subject: |
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If you went to a 'well-known' university in the United States that Koreans hold in high regard then you could find yourself in demand.
If you went to a university that Koreans are not too familiar with then you may not be afforded the same opportunities.
It really depends on a lot of other factors as well, but don't sell yourself short when you arrive and apply only to private academies or public schools.
If you have confidence in your ability and have some time to get your head around what teaching in Korea entails then you should do very well.
Again, this in only my opinion.
Good Luck. |
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qwerty123
Joined: 15 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:06 am Post subject: |
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That's interesting you say that. Last time I was there everyone always seemed to want to know what university I was going to. I told them UC Santa Cruz. Some had heard of it, some hadn't. When I told them it was part of the University of California system they all nodded their heads and said, "Ah, very famous university". Hope that works to my advantage.  |
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Blaise38
Joined: 03 Jul 2009
Location: Seoul, Korea
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| Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:57 am Post subject: |
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| I've heard it can be more difficult to get teaching jobs if you're african american. Is the same also true for korean americans? |
Yes, many Koreans are incredibly racist!  |
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sakamuras
Joined: 21 Jun 2003
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| Not really. If you didn't graduate from a top 15 undergrad school (namely the ivies), they will associate your school with "all the others" - meaning, it won't give you any advantage. |
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Theo
Joined: 04 Jul 2009
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| Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 2:54 am Post subject: Re: Getting a Teaching Job as a Korean American |
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| qwerty123 wrote: |
| I was born in Korea but have lived in the States my entire life. I've heard it can be more difficult to get teaching jobs if you're african american. Is the same also true for korean americans? |
I'm a little confused... Getting a teaching job, where? Korea?
During the time I worked in Korea in 2008, almost 50% of my FT colleagues were Kyopo, which I thought was great. Too bad I can't say the same for my employers and managers, who were horrible. I worked for an adult hagwon.
I also taught ESL in China from 2003-2008. The situation is quite different there. Chinese students do not accept any FT with an Asian face, which of course is ridiculous. That's why I was so surprised and pleased to see Kyopos getting hired in Korea.
African Americans get hired in China, but they face tremendous discrimination from employers (salary and other contract terms) and citizens (wrong assumptions largely based on what they've seen in western films -- and probably homeland propaganda as well, which all westerners must deal with).
Other Asian nations such as Japan and Thailand, I can't say, in terms of hiring Korean Americans.
Do you speak Korean? |
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ahsieee
Joined: 03 Mar 2009
Location: Yongin, South Korea
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i'm a gyopo and working in korea.
i work for a hagwon and got hired for a public school recently.
i haven't experienced anything bad because i speak the language fluently.
in my case, it works to my advantage. |
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ohri
Joined: 26 Mar 2009
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| Well if you have the F-4 Visa, working for someone else isn't the way to go. Start tutoring and market youself to rich parents. If you're good enough, you'll legally make more than any other whites on this forum |
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ducati
Joined: 02 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 8:24 am Post subject: |
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| Blaise38 wrote: |
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| I've heard it can be more difficult to get teaching jobs if you're african american. Is the same also true for korean americans? |
Yes, many Koreans are incredibly racist! |
Because of the whites (and their media) hating on blacks...
Koreans have had no dealings with blacks yet some have a low opinion of them. why? Reread my first sentence. |
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andrewchon
Joined: 16 Nov 2008
Location: Back in Oz. Living in ISIS Aust.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 2:38 pm Post subject: demand for gyopo |
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here's what I think is Korean consumer taste for ESL teachers
appearance: 1. Barbie doll 2. Ken doll 3. Justin Timberlake 4. rest of whites 5. gyopo 6. blacks
nationality: 1. USA 2. Canada 3 British Isles 4. Australasia 5. South Africa 6. Illegal
qualifications: 1. minimum requirement 2. additionals make pay packet heavier
appearance has significantly more weight than qualifications so much so that the latter is virtually insignificant. Korea loves cheap and cheerful; well who doesn't? Where do you fit in? |
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ThingsComeAround
Joined: 07 Nov 2008
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work for a public school system, the trend currently (at least in Ilsan) is that more Gyopos are being hired than other nationalities. Don't know why, that is just my opinion.
And what Andrewchon said is also mostly correct. |
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