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desultude · Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 3:22 pm Post subject: Is this a good job?

English Instructor Needed at the Naval Administration School English Department in Jinhae

VanIslander · Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 3:37 pm Post subject:

(1) Naval officers would make for an interesting group of students.
(2) You'd also be teaching English for a Special Purpose: they're going abroad so they need communication skills.
(3) And the location isn't bad.

I'd do it for up to six months just for the experience.

Take the job and I'll gladly do the tail end of the contract from September onward.

Yu_Bum_suk · Joined: 25 Dec 2004

Talk to Yata-boy about navel officers.

I saw a few military jobs with much better hours and 2.2 / month offered last summer, so this one looks pretty sucky.

VanIslander · Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 3:48 pm Post subject:

desultude · Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:08 pm Post subject:

I suppose for the experience it could be interesting, but it is way too many hours for the pay. No, at thirty teaching hours a week, it is just too many teaching hours, period. I know hogwan teachers do it, but it is not optimal for good teaching to be on that many hours. And what do you do with the other mandatory hours? Nine hours a day, five or six of them teaching, for 1.8- not a good job.

Yu_Bum_suk · Joined: 25 Dec 2004

Paddycakes · Joined: 05 May 2003 Location: Seoul

Does the job description also include Rum and Sodomy?

riley · Joined: 08 Feb 2003 Location: where creditors can find me

uh,uh,uh, use the proper naval terms. It's GROG and BUGGERY.

VanIslander · Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 7:59 pm Post subject:

I don't think the military is looking for crude or rude or greedy or lazy teachers.

Everyone on this thread need not apply (present company included, for rudeness).

plato's republic · Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Location: Ancient Greece

They're not looking to pay decent wages either. Sod the experience, it's a crap job.

JongnoGuru · Joined: 25 May 2004 Location: peeing on your doorstep

And they've already shanghaied three other foreigners into their ranks, presumably on similar terms. That's a very real pity, if true.

I'm sure I sound like an ass for saying this, but regardless of the working hours, what the HELL is 1.8 mil./month in Korea in this day & age?! Rolling Eyes

bellum99 · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: don't need to know

I have a mantra:

"It's all about the money, it's all about the money,it's all about the money".

This has too many hours and not enough money.

Hater Depot · Joined: 29 Mar 2005

cruisemonkey · Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 4:04 am Post subject:

... and as a bonus for naval gazing (Is that looking out to sea or see?) at navel officer's navals you get naval orangeeeees! Wink

Mr. Pink · Joined: 21 Oct 2003 Location: China

I have to agree, that job sucks.

For 30hrs a week teaching I'd expect no less than 3mil a month.

I am not lazy, but IMO it is just stupid to take less pay for a job that probably won't give you any self improvement in your craft.