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Real Reality
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 Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 4:54 am Post subject: Schools to Hire Native English-Speaking Teachers |
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Schools to Hire Native English-Speaking Teachers
Native speakers of English will be employed as English teachers for all elementary and middle schools in Seoul by 2009 in a move to help students improve their English ability.
The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education said Monday that it will position a total of 920 native English teachers in primary and middle schools over the next four years.
Native English assistant instructors will be first available in about 100 elementary and middle schools from the fall semester to the next spring semester. The measures are designed to invigorate English education under a four-year action plan.
In a separate move, the office plans to arrange 21 native speakers in the office and the Seoul Education Training Institute to develop English educational programs.
Currently, a small number of schools have hired native English teachers, supported by regional communities and in their own financial capacity.
However, they have difficulties in recruiting qualified English-speaking teachers. The authority will train native English instructors in Korean culture and basic Korean language for one week before sending them to the schools.
In line with the plan, it will hold a workshop for native English teachers once a year. The authority will also encourage the schools to establish an "English Only Zone" within the schools and expand English immersion camp programs to raise the English conversation ability of students.
by Chung Ah-young, Korea Times (March 28, 2005)
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/200503/kt2005032816332010160.htm |
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McNasty
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| Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 5:10 am Post subject: |
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| However, they have difficulties in recruiting qualified English-speaking teachers. The authority will train native English instructors in Korean culture and basic Korean language for one week before sending them to the schools. |
This is the perfect description of how not to train.
It sounds like a catch phrase from an fly by night operation ' You too can be a professional with just 1 week of training. Call 1-800-we-train-u'  |
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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 5:46 am Post subject: |
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"expand English immersion camp"
This could mean a lot of work with low pay. You stay with the students ALL day for a very low salary. |
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Saxiif
Joined: 15 May 2003
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| Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 6:16 am Post subject: |
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| However, they have difficulties in recruiting qualified English-speaking teachers. |
Amazingly enough offering sub-par pay will do that |
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Intrepid
Joined: 13 May 2004
Location: Yongin
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| Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 4:05 pm Post subject: See also: Crackdown |
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| And this impending crackdown on illegal teachers can't be good for their plans. If anything, it has the potential to reduce teacher numbers and raise salaries, if indeed it's carried out. And why, in the current climate, would they even _want_ 920 more foreigners running around? |
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Koreabound2004
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| Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 4:06 pm Post subject: |
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| However, they have difficulties in recruiting qualified English-speaking teachers. |
Amazingly enough offering sub-par pay will do that |
The pay may be sub-par(not much less), but it is much less work than what a hogwoner would have to do...and you don't have to put up with the BS associated with working at a lot of hogwons. I always get paid on time, don't have to worry about maintaining student numbers, tons of vacay, good hours, and it looks much better on a resume than "Lucy's Aim for the Top Best English academy."
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crazylemongirl
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I remember looking at the contract they were offering. It had some really nasty stuff in it.
Like if you resign they won't give you a letter of release.
Only two weeks vacation for less pay then at a hogwon, but wait you have 40 students.
What I don't get it is if the public schools can't compete on salary then they should at least offer a decent amount of vacation as it's not like it costs them anything. Even if they increased it to two weeks in the summer and two in the winter the pool of applicants would increase. |
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peemil
Joined: 09 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 5:39 pm Post subject: |
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| I don't understand this mob. One minute they are looking to hang the lot of us and then the next minute they want more of us. |
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weatherman
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| The authority will train native English instructors in Korean culture and basic Korean language for one week before sending them to the schools. |
Man, Koreans never misses an opportunity proselytize. |
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mack the knife
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| Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 7:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Keep in mind, the contract the school presents you with and the one you actually sign can vary profoundly, depending on you. If you have MAD NEGOTIATING SKILLZ you can get all that value-added, cushy stuff like extra vacation, paid sick days, and a daily BJ from the secretary. |
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ladyandthetramp
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| Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 11:01 pm Post subject: |
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| weatherman wrote: |
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| The authority will train native English instructors in Korean culture and basic Korean language for one week before sending them to the schools. |
Man, Koreans never misses an opportunity proselytize. |
I think one week of such training is well within reason if they will be hiring teachers from other countries. Knowing a little about the culture you will live and teach in is helpful. One week for the Korean language is a bit of a joke, though.
Besides, part of the reason we're hired is to "proselytize," as you put it, or teach about our own cultures. |
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crazylemongirl
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| Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 11:13 pm Post subject: |
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| mack the knife wrote: |
| Keep in mind, the contract the school presents you with and the one you actually sign can vary profoundly, depending on you. If you have MAD NEGOTIATING SKILLZ you can get all that value-added, cushy stuff like extra vacation, paid sick days, and a daily BJ from the secretary. |
In my experience public schools are often unwilling to change their contracts but do a lot of things under the table in order to keep teachers happy or miserable depending on how well you get on with your school. |
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jaykimf
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| I don't understand this mob. One minute they are looking to hang the lot of us and then the next minute they want more of us. |
Have you considered the possibility that the group that wants to hang you and the group that wants more of you are two distinct and seperate groups and that not all Koreans have the same opinion ? |
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dbee
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| Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 12:13 am Post subject: |
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The authority will train native English instructors in Korean culture and basic Korean language for one week before sending them to the schools.
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.... ... I'm here nearly 2 years, I have a Korean girlfriend and beginners Korean, and I'm no where near to figuring this country out !!! |
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chronicpride
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 12:51 am Post subject: Re: Schools to Hire Native English-Speaking Teachers |
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| Real Reality wrote: |
The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education said Monday that it will position a total of 920 native English teachers in primary and middle schools over the next four years.
Native English assistant instructors will be first available in about 100 elementary and middle schools from the fall semester to the next spring semester. The measures are designed to invigorate English education under a four-year action plan.
However, they have difficulties in recruiting qualified English-speaking teachers. The authority will train native English instructors in Korean culture and basic Korean language for one week before sending them to the schools.
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At first glance, anyone see any parallels with this to the JET program in Japan? |
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