Korean Job Discussion Forums

[the dakota kid]

Hello all,

as a German teacher in the US who is contemplating a move to SK in the next year, I am curious if any Koreans are studying German, outside of schools at Hagwons. I know that 66% of all Japanese students study German, but I can not find statistics for Korea.

Are there ever any openings at a "dual language" school or is English about the only game in town?

TIA,
the dakota kid

[peppermint]

Okay- I know some kids study German in high school and/or university, but I've never heard of a German hagwon. I know there's a fairly large German business comunity in Seoul so it might be worth contacting the German chamber of commerce.

[Pyongshin Sangja]

There are Germanic Studies departments at many universities and they hire German native speakers (perhaps certified Americans) to teach German to kids interested in Germany or in doing business with German firms located in Korea. I have met two of these instructors, one at Kongju National University and one that worked somewhere in Busan. I am certain that there are more. Hagwons? Well, I know of Japanese and Chinese hagwons but have never heard of any others. That doesn't mean they don't exist. 66% of Japanese study German? 66%? Wow. I would guess that the figures for Korea are closer to .66%. I have some Korean friends that took a year of German in university but none of them can do more than count to zehn. First year university German grammar here is what we learned in Canadian schools when we were twelve, those of that were at one of the very few schools that taught German that is.

[peppergirl]

I met one German guy once who was teaching at a foreign language high school in Seoul, so there are some jobs available.

66% of Japanese studying German??? If it's 6,6% it will be a lot already... Maybe 30 years ago or so, when German was still relatively important for science (esp plant science), but these days definitely not. English would be no 1, and then Chinese & Korean I think.

[the dakota kid]

Hello all,

As the EU has expanded in Europe, 25 countries total, Germany is now located in the middle of "New Europe". Believe it or not, German is one of the most spoken languages in Europe, both by native speakers and non native speakers, and in eastern Europe, German follows English very closely in preference for tourism, trade, and studies.

Why do the Japanese study German? I do not know, maybe for trade/business?

FWIW,
tdk

[dogbert]

Gruess Gott!

There was recently an opening for a Latin teacher at the German School in Seoul.

Deutsche Schule Seoul

[Gollum]

There is one German Hagwon I know of in Hannam-Dong. It was located next to the Mongolian Embassy, or just down the street. It's sort of behind another building, but it's there.

[Zed]

Yes. Gollum and Dogbert are refering to the same one. I went to a party there back in early June (or was it May?). They served lukewarm OB and Koreanized bratwurst. It was somewhat of a disappointment. Got drunk anyway.