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ajgeddes
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 Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 5:18 pm Post subject: Nationalities in Korea |
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I am sure this has been done before, but....
Does anybody know how many English teachers there are in Korea, and more specifically, what countries these people are from? I am sure that Canadians are the largest group here, but just how much of the total do they represent?
I am trying to figure this out for a friend, but I really have no idea when it comes to representation from certain countries.
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Mills
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| Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm sure someone's done a poll about this... |
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Mills
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ajgeddes
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| Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 6:14 pm Post subject: |
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| That has nothing to do with what I want. I know you are just trying to help, but I really don't need info about who is on Dave's and I knew about that poll. Like I said, I am sure someone has done it before, or maybe somebody has some kind of link. |
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Homer
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| Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 6:52 am Post subject: |
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Call the Department of Immigration here in Korea...I am sure they will be happy to conduct a nation-wide statistical survey to satisfy your curiosity.... 
But, be more precise:
There are about 8000 teachers from a mix of courtiers, Canada, U.S.A., Australia, U.K., and New Zealand, who are legally residing in Korea.
Source: http://www.tesol-law.com/Vol_1_2006_rk.php
Or...you could do this survey yourself...just head to Inchon airport and set up a kiosk next to customs...  |
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ajgeddes
Joined: 28 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 7:03 am Post subject: |
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| I don't really care myself, just wondering if anybody had some quick info. My buddy works in Taiwan and he came across some article or something breaking it all down between countries and he was just curious as to whether or not it was the same in Korea. |
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weatherman
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Location: Korea
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| Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 7:44 am Post subject: |
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| The Korean Immigration statistics show about 11,000 foreign teachers in Korea with visas that permit the teaching of English. Only 3 percent have a teaching qualification, while 2 percent have a qualification that relate to the teaching of English in a foreign language setting. |
From the same article:
http://www.tesol-law.com/Vol_1_2006_rk.php
I have seen numbers as high as 12,000 legal E-2 holders, but my memory doesn't jog at the moment.
An interesting read, but seems to focus too much on the English teachers and not on the legal structure of employment or the people who drive it, ie, the government and the businessmen/businesswomen. |
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JZer
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| Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 8:01 am Post subject: |
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| Only 3 percent have a teaching qualification, while 2 percent have a qualification that relate to the teaching of English in a foreign language setting. |
I wonder how they came up with this stat that they have no idea about. They don't do a survey asking if you have teaching qualification or a degree related to teaching ESL. Some people have the post- grad teaching qual that they have no idea about. It does not show up when you give immigration your BA. Furthermore some people have MAs in linguistics and ESL. I am sure immigration does not know about that as well. |
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