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GreatUnderachiever
Joined: 08 Apr 2011
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 Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 10:19 am Post subject: TEFL: The Future |
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What in your opinion will be the future here.
I think China's growing economy may mean the salaries offered today in Korea are less competitive in the future...
but with the possible collapse of euro/dollar will not there be a flood of teachers from the west? Saturating the market??
I would like to hear all your opinions on the land scape of TEFL, in 3-5 or even 10 years time from now.  |
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NohopeSeriously
Joined: 17 Jan 2011
Location: The Christian Right-Wing Educational Republic of Korea
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FYI, learning Mandarin Chinese and Russian is also getting more popular every year in Korea. Kazakhstan, Russia, and China are the main destinations for business-savvy Koreans these days. 
I don't think business-oriented English would be viable in 10 years in this country. |
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edwardcatflap
Joined: 22 Mar 2009
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| I don't think business-oriented English would be viable in 10 years in this country. |
Most business people I've taught over the years in Korea have had to deal with a number of different nationalities at work. Their boss is American, they have a branch in the Philippines, their manufacturers are in China, etc..Until Chinese becomes the international language, which it won't in the next ten years, if at all, people will continue to need English for business |
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YTMND
Joined: 16 Jan 2012
Location: You're the man now dog!!
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I taught Koreans in China, and they all felt English was more important than Chinese (which is why we were teaching them conversational English, and they were just studying Chinese to pass the test).
The problem with Chinese is that we address everything Chinese as if it is one group. It's not. I can hear a Chinese person and know if they are from the south or north. They can't even understand each other. I have heard conversations where I understood what a local was saying to someone out of town. They go through this game of yes or no questions to figure out a problem. I just use a textbook phrase and I can solve the problem immediately. Granted, I can't pronounce the words accurately, but I can at least show them the Chinese. |
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