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Arthur Fonzerelli
Joined: 22 Jan 2003
Location: Suwon
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 Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2004 5:07 am Post subject: Are you an English Teacher? |
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Seems like many who post on this board don't even teach English here.
What do you do here in Korea? |
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Wangja
Joined: 17 May 2004
Location: Seoul, Yongsan
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| Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2004 5:41 am Post subject: |
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Judging from the low standard of written English quite common on this board I'd guess that very few are teachers of English: whether they are English teachers is perhaps another subject 
I work on contracts on large infratsructure projects, usually with international contractors. Been here nearly 6 years, no plans to go "home". |
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jajdude
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2004 8:15 am Post subject: |
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Come off of your cloud friend. Most of us do teach English. But we forgot that we are graded for spelling and grammar ON A DISCUSSION BOARD.
In case you didn't catch my drift: THIS IS A DISCUSSION BOARD, NOT A UNIVERSITY PAPER. |
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kiwiboy_nz_99
Joined: 05 Jul 2003
Location: ...Enlightenment...
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| Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2004 8:22 am Post subject: |
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| of course I'm an Enlish teacher ... |
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Harin
Joined: 03 May 2004
Location: Garden of Eden
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| Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2004 8:44 am Post subject: |
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| I used to teach English, but not anymore. If I ever go back to Korea, I'd love to work for ���п�. I currently work in higher ed and am very knowledgable about admission requirements, scholarship for int'l students, transfer work evaluation, and etc. My Korean friends keep telling me that I'd make a killing in Korea by possibly opening my own ���п�, but I am not sure of it cuz I know it is tough to run a business. |
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ryleeys
Joined: 22 Dec 2003
Location: Columbia, MD
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| Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2004 9:13 am Post subject: |
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| Lemme know when you start it up Harin, I'll teach for ya. |
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danieltudor
Joined: 26 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2004 4:08 pm Post subject: |
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[quote="Wangja"]
I work on contracts on large infratsructure projects, usually with international contractors.quote]
if you're going to get on your high horse about good english, make sure you can spell! |
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Wangja
Joined: 17 May 2004
Location: Seoul, Yongsan
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| Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2004 4:28 pm Post subject: |
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| "And with that, m'lud, the case for the defence rests" |
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calypso
Joined: 31 May 2004
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| Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2004 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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| jajdude wrote: |
Come off of your cloud friend. Most of us do teach English. But we forgot that we are graded for spelling and grammar ON A DISCUSSION BOARD.
In case you didn't catch my drift: THIS IS A DISCUSSION BOARD, NOT A UNIVERSITY PAPER. |
I would think that anyone who knows English well would be automatically conditioned to post using proper grammar and spelling. I can understand typing mistakes, but when someone confuses "there" with "they're", then that is a sign of poor grammar. I doubt those people "automatically" change their grammar abilities when teaching. |
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itaewonguy
Joined: 25 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2004 1:07 am Post subject: |
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im here milking the pot. and do a bloodly good job. probably make more than most you real teachers here. but its not how you teach. its how you play the game.
Ive been doing it for 7 years now. started at 22 here.. so I am pretty experienced at it now. sure my spelling and grammer sucks. but hey. I wing it. hahahha. I dont teach uni students. IM a baby sitter and real expensive one. 
the game of life! remember that game.
must be a player to survive. and I am a good one. wheeling and dealing.
I dont have ESL ,ENglish Degree or even a teaching degree..
I have a normal MArketing degree which doesnt make me qualified to teach to esl. but I have been doing it 7 years now, I can work a class room like a hooker will work a stag night! blind folded! too easy now!
I dont plan on being in this field much longer. Ive done it to the max!
nothing else to learn I have masted this korean ESL game! I know how to deal, I know how to get paid, I know how to entertain the students!.
I have learned all the BS that goes with the hakwon BS..
emmm maybe I need to make a documentary about it now.. |
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Patong Dong
Joined: 06 May 2003
Location: On Nut
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| Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2004 1:42 am Post subject: |
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| Itaewon Guy, it took you 7 years to master the ability to wow'em at a hakwon? Are you sure that is something you should be lauding yourself for? Next, you're going to tell us you nailed down riding a bicycle in just under a year. |
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itaewonguy
Joined: 25 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2004 3:43 am Post subject: |
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| Patong Dong wrote: |
| Itaewon Guy, it took you 7 years to master the ability to wow'em at a hakwon? Are you sure that is something you should be lauding yourself for? Next, you're going to tell us you nailed down riding a bicycle in just under a year. |
im just saying.. Its done! 7 years and this is mastered.. cant much get better than me.. dude you think you know it all in one year???
hahahahaah you're dreaming!
I pretty much mastered this after 3 years.. I was a serious player in my first year. I quit my first job and went privates after my 1st week..
soon as I met an older guy who told me privates was the way!
I took his advice he had been here 6 years..
I have worked at over 25 hakwons, 10 public schools, COUNTLESS houses! and done everything else.. TV teaching, Web teaching Phone teaching, Officeman, Freetalking in bars. blar blar blar.. worked on a tv show.. you think you can master ity like me in 6 months???
you're dreaming!!!
I did it all in about 2 years... but I was still learning.. I have repeated the process over the years.. and now can say I have masted it!!
no where else for me to go..
get it?? |
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2004 6:41 am Post subject: |
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Next step for you....farming. You got all the fertilizer, anyways.
Talk a bit louder....I'm not sure you can hear yourself. |
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Draven
Joined: 03 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2004 6:59 am Post subject: |
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| danieltudor wrote: |
| Wangja wrote: |
I work on contracts on large infratsructure projects, usually with international contractors. |
if you're going to get on your high horse about good english, make sure you can spell! |
It always cracks me up when somebody gets pissy at someone else's lack of grammar or spelling ability and then makes a mistake themself. However, I think Wangja's post raises an interesting point.
| jajdude wrote: |
Come off of your cloud friend. Most of us do teach English. But we forgot that we are graded for spelling and grammar ON A DISCUSSION BOARD.
In case you didn't catch my drift: THIS IS A DISCUSSION BOARD, NOT A UNIVERSITY PAPER. |
I think the point here is also fair. There must be some middle ground. Doesn't there need to be some clarity in writing BECAUSE it's a discussion board. What's the point in having a discussion with someone who can't take the time to articulate their position clearly? If you need a special decoder ring to understand a post, who's going to take the time to respond to it?
Thoughts?
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Crois
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: You could be next so watch out.
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| Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2004 7:01 am Post subject: |
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gee i wonder who that could be?  |
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