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hogwonguy1979
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 Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 5:22 am Post subject: hongik hirings |
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heard from a friend that Hongik Univ just hired like 40 some odd new foreign teachers. He said they were hiring any way gook that came in for an interview.
Anybody there know what happened? Was this what happend at Sogang last spring/summer |
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Ya-ta Boy
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| Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 5:31 am Post subject: |
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| hired like 40 some odd new foreign teachers |
I for one would like to know how Hongik U figured out which applicants were odd. None of the places I've ever worked has been able to distinguish between the more or less normal and the flat out odd.
I wonder if they just hired Psych, Philosophy and Art majors. |
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dutchman
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| Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 6:15 am Post subject: |
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| Ya-ta Boy wrote: |
I wonder if they just hired Psych, Philosophy and Art majors. |
 ...hey wait a sec...ouch. 
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Bozo Yoroshiku
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| Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 2:55 pm Post subject: Re: hongik hirings |
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| hogwonguy1979 wrote: |
| Anybody there know what happened? Was this what happend at Sogang last spring/summer |
The gommint told them if they reduced their teacher-student ratio (by half?) they would get some grant money. Hence, the massive influx of new teachers.
But you wait... once the money's in their hands, you'll be seeing a lot of those new teachers turned out on their ass.
--Boz |
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Paji eh Wong
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| Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2005 1:28 am Post subject: Re: hongik hirings |
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| Bozo Yoroshiku wrote: |
| hogwonguy1979 wrote: |
| Anybody there know what happened? Was this what happend at Sogang last spring/summer |
The gommint told them if they reduced their teacher-student ratio (by half?) they would get some grant money. Hence, the massive influx of new teachers.
But you wait... once the money's in their hands, you'll be seeing a lot of those new teachers turned out on their ass.
--Boz |
Can you substantiate this? |
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Bozo Yoroshiku
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| Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2005 1:53 am Post subject: Re: hongik hirings |
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| Paji eh Wong wrote: |
| Can you substantiate this? |
If by substantiate, you mean paper documentation or a web link, no. I know people who are teaching there, and I can only go by what they are telling me.
--Boz |
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TECO
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| Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2005 9:04 am Post subject: |
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Bozo,
Interesting.
I have never heard of a university hiring 40 English teachers in 1 semester before.
In fact, I didn't beleive it when I heard about it. But it's true as I've exchanged mail with people who've landed jobs there this semester.
On all accounts the gig sounds quite good (with the exception of no housing) - so we'll see what happens at Hongik bewteen now and September and if the majority of these teachers stay and/or are kept on staff. |
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