|
Korean Job Discussion Forums
"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Teachers from Around the World!"
|
| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: Retired
|
 Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 11:16 pm Post subject: |
 |
|
Ask and ye shall receive
| Quote: |
EPIK Teachers
EPIK (English Program in Korea) is a program sponsored by the Korean Ministry of Education. Established in 1995, EPIK was created to improve the English speaking abilities of students and teachers in Korea and to develop cultural exchanges. Over 1000 teachers are placed in ESL teaching jobs every year through the EPIK Program.
GEPIK Teachers
GEPIK (Gyeonggi English Program in Korea) provides English education to all public schools in Gyeonggi-do. Established in 2003, it is estimated that over 2,000 foreign ESL teachers will be working for the GEPIK program by the end of 2010.
SMOE Teachers
SMOE (Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education) provides English education to public school students in the Seoul metropolitan area. Established in 2005, SMOE was created with the goal of placing a native English speaker in every school. Currently, there are hundreds of ESL teachers teaching in Korea through the SMOE Program. |
(Bolding mine)
http://hagwon.reliableteacher.com/useful-resources/ |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
english puppet
Joined: 04 Nov 2011
|
| Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 11:41 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| TheUrbanMyth wrote: |
Ask and ye shall receive
| Quote: |
EPIK Teachers
EPIK (English Program in Korea) is a program sponsored by the Korean Ministry of Education. Established in 1995, EPIK was created to improve the English speaking abilities of students and teachers in Korea and to develop cultural exchanges. Over 1000 teachers are placed in ESL teaching jobs every year through the EPIK Program.
GEPIK Teachers
GEPIK (Gyeonggi English Program in Korea) provides English education to all public schools in Gyeonggi-do. Established in 2003, it is estimated that over 2,000 foreign ESL teachers will be working for the GEPIK program by the end of 2010.
SMOE Teachers
SMOE (Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education) provides English education to public school students in the Seoul metropolitan area. Established in 2005, SMOE was created with the goal of placing a native English speaker in every school. Currently, there are hundreds of ESL teachers teaching in Korea through the SMOE Program. |
(Bolding mine)
http://hagwon.reliableteacher.com/useful-resources/ |
Thanks UM.
I'm curious for those who happen to be following this thread or have worked here for some/many of those years what the relationship was like between NET"s and KT's in the past?
My impression from others and half of my experience in Korea is the relationship has soured in recent years. It's also my impression that KT's have never really been on board with the plan. Aside from the economic issues, which I think are real, I wonder if this hasn't been a fatal flaw in the program(s) all along? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
ThingsComeAround
Joined: 07 Nov 2008
|
| Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 11:43 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| May I ask, when did KORETTA come into existence or was that just renamed to EPIK around 2004-5? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: Retired
|
| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 4:22 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| ThingsComeAround wrote: |
| May I ask, when did KORETTA come into existence or was that just renamed to EPIK around 2004-5? |
KORETTA came into existence in 1995 and ended around 1997...I believe it might have been taken over by EPIK. However it wasn't standardized...some places still persisted with old KORETTA contracts and calling it that.
Don't have a link but I could probably dig one up if you are really interested. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: Retired
|
| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 4:27 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| english puppet wrote: |
| TheUrbanMyth wrote: |
Ask and ye shall receive
| Quote: |
EPIK Teachers
EPIK (English Program in Korea) is a program sponsored by the Korean Ministry of Education. Established in 1995, EPIK was created to improve the English speaking abilities of students and teachers in Korea and to develop cultural exchanges. Over 1000 teachers are placed in ESL teaching jobs every year through the EPIK Program.
GEPIK Teachers
GEPIK (Gyeonggi English Program in Korea) provides English education to all public schools in Gyeonggi-do. Established in 2003, it is estimated that over 2,000 foreign ESL teachers will be working for the GEPIK program by the end of 2010.
SMOE Teachers
SMOE (Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education) provides English education to public school students in the Seoul metropolitan area. Established in 2005, SMOE was created with the goal of placing a native English speaker in every school. Currently, there are hundreds of ESL teachers teaching in Korea through the SMOE Program. |
(Bolding mine)
http://hagwon.reliableteacher.com/useful-resources/ |
Thanks UM.
I'm curious for those who happen to be following this thread or have worked here for some/many of those years what the relationship was like between NET"s and KT's in the past?
My impression from others and half of my experience in Korea is the relationship has soured in recent years. It's also my impression that KT's have never really been on board with the plan. Aside from the economic issues, which I think are real, I wonder if this hasn't been a fatal flaw in the program(s) all along? |
I can only speak for myself but it's been fairly uniformly good. Three years at one school and two at the next. I don't think I would have been re-signed if they'd hated me. In fact at the first school they asked me if I wanted to stay for a 4th year...I wanted to move on though...nothing wrong with the school per se I just wanted a new experience. In retrospect I probably should have stayed. Oh well. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
english puppet
Joined: 04 Nov 2011
|
| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 11:19 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| TheUrbanMyth wrote: |
| english puppet wrote: |
| TheUrbanMyth wrote: |
Ask and ye shall receive
| Quote: |
EPIK Teachers
EPIK (English Program in Korea) is a program sponsored by the Korean Ministry of Education. Established in 1995, EPIK was created to improve the English speaking abilities of students and teachers in Korea and to develop cultural exchanges. Over 1000 teachers are placed in ESL teaching jobs every year through the EPIK Program.
GEPIK Teachers
GEPIK (Gyeonggi English Program in Korea) provides English education to all public schools in Gyeonggi-do. Established in 2003, it is estimated that over 2,000 foreign ESL teachers will be working for the GEPIK program by the end of 2010.
SMOE Teachers
SMOE (Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education) provides English education to public school students in the Seoul metropolitan area. Established in 2005, SMOE was created with the goal of placing a native English speaker in every school. Currently, there are hundreds of ESL teachers teaching in Korea through the SMOE Program. |
(Bolding mine)
http://hagwon.reliableteacher.com/useful-resources/ |
Thanks UM.
I'm curious for those who happen to be following this thread or have worked here for some/many of those years what the relationship was like between NET"s and KT's in the past?
My impression from others and half of my experience in Korea is the relationship has soured in recent years. It's also my impression that KT's have never really been on board with the plan. Aside from the economic issues, which I think are real, I wonder if this hasn't been a fatal flaw in the program(s) all along? |
I can only speak for myself but it's been fairly uniformly good. Three years at one school and two at the next. I don't think I would have been re-signed if they'd hated me. In fact at the first school they asked me if I wanted to stay for a 4th year...I wanted to move on though...nothing wrong with the school per se I just wanted a new experience. In retrospect I probably should have stayed. Oh well. |
Thanks for the feedback UM. Sounds like you had that somewhat rare combo of playing your cards well and some luck to make it work. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
|
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
