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cfile2
Joined: 28 Jun 2010
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 Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 9:31 pm Post subject: Re: Not a native speaker, but still want to teach in Korea |
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| luckylady wrote: |
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| I have lived in the US since the beginning of 9th grade, I have a citizenship, and my English is absolutely flawless, with no hint of any accent... I think that I should be able to teach English abroad, will this hold me back from teaching in Korea, and are there any steps I can take to circumvent this problem? |
your English is not flawless as has been pointed out, and you could stand a bit of editing when it comes to sentence construction. fortunately for you tho it's easily as good as most of the teachers here and probably better than some  |
Err you can't really criticize someone's English when you're throwing out "tho" and not capitalizing or using much in the way of punctuation.
Not jumping down your throat. It just seems trivial to criticize someone's written English on a message board, especially something like an unnecessary article.
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let's see if I understand you - if someone says they are perfect and does so in such a way that demonstrates they are anything but, that's ok!
on the other hand, if someone points out the imperfection in an easygoing manner, just to let them know they aren't perfect, that's not ok! I'm the one in the wrong?
wow what reality do you live in anyway....  |
You're in the wrong because you're being pretentious. Anyone with half a brain would understand what OP means when he says his English is perfect.
Correcting someone's grammar on a message board, where text is typed quickly with little thought, is a pointless waste of time. I'd also wager that it's indicitive of deep, personal flaws.
You did something bad, and you should feel bad. |
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NilesQ
Joined: 27 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 7:45 am Post subject: |
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I worked with a Greek Canadian guy who had a pretty thick accent. He moved to Canada in Jr High and became a citizen. Nobody checks. As long as you have a passport from one of the 7 English countries. If they make you do an interview at the embassy and the staff there are skilled English speakers, they might catch it.
In general, if you can get a school to give you a job, you shouldn't have a problem. |
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luckylady
Joined: 30 Jan 2012
Location: u.s. of occupied territories
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| Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 12:15 pm Post subject: Re: Not a native speaker, but still want to teach in Korea |
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| cfile2 wrote: |
You're in the wrong because you're being pretentious. Anyone with half a brain would understand what OP means when he says his English is perfect.
Correcting someone's grammar on a message board, where text is typed quickly with little thought, is a pointless waste of time. I'd also wager that it's indicitive of deep, personal flaws.
You did something bad, and you should feel bad. |
don't get many dates do you?  |
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JustinC
Joined: 10 Mar 2012
Location: We Are The World!
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| Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 12:39 pm Post subject: Re: Not a native speaker, but still want to teach in Korea |
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| luckylady wrote: |
| cfile2 wrote: |
You're in the wrong because you're being pretentious. Anyone with half a brain would understand what OP means when he says his English is perfect.
Correcting someone's grammar on a message board, where text is typed quickly with little thought, is a pointless waste of time. I'd also wager that it's indicitive of deep, personal flaws.
You did something bad, and you should feel bad. |
don't get many dates do you? |
What time did you post this? What time did I reply? The irony is so thick I can taste it. So, well done! Haha. |
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overdrive2023x
Joined: 08 Aug 2011
Location: San Diego, CA
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| Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2012 4:34 pm Post subject: |
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US passport, US degree and a US high school graduation certificate and no-one will ask about your being or not being a native speaker unless you open your mouth and say something.
If you say nothing you are fine.
If you do say something then you may well end your chance.
Don't confuse them with too many options. KISS.
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Honest question, what is the likelihood of even needing the high school graduation certificate? |
I was asked for mine. But I don't know if that was just because I came on an F4 |
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Hugo85
Joined: 27 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 4:38 am Post subject: |
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| But even in that case he has a high school diploma. All they could ask that he can't provide is proof he didn't complete the 7th grade in the US. I've never read anyone being asked for that so even in the most extreme case he should be fine. |
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