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mick
Joined: 04 Mar 2005
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 Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 7:55 am Post subject: question about public school jobs |
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| Is it true that public schools in Gyeonggi-do will only hire native English speakers from the following countries; America, Canada, England, Ireland, Australia & New Zealand. A friend told me last week that they will not hire people from Scotland or South Africa. Are there any Scottish people out there teaching in public schools? I'm Scottish myself and would really like to try a public school as I don't fancy another year in a hagwon. |
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Axl Rose
Joined: 16 Feb 2006
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| Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 4:08 pm Post subject: |
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They probably think England and Britain are synonymous (both are yongook in Korean).
Don't know about South Africa. |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 4:09 pm Post subject: |
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| If you have a British passport you'll be fine. |
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ilovebdt
Joined: 03 Jun 2005
Location: Nr Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 4:15 pm Post subject: |
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I work at a high school in the Kyounggido area and as long as you have a passport from one of the countries which Korea recognises as having English as its first language you should be fine.
I don't know of any Scots teaching in Public Schools, but there are some teaching at uni level.
Apply anyway, you have nothing to lose.
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SPINOZA
Joined: 10 Jun 2005
Location: $eoul
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| Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 4:33 pm Post subject: |
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Dunno how helpful this is but in Seoul public schools there are Scots and South Africans. Depends on your accent and whether they can understand you in an interview I suspect.
Axl's right as well. A lot of folks in the world think England is an island. |
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antoniothegreat
Joined: 28 Aug 2005
Location: Yangpyeong
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| Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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| in my town (in Gyeonggi-do) there is a Scottish elementary school teacher. or wait, maybe he is welsch... i just remember he likes sheep... |
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flotsam
Joined: 28 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 2:55 pm Post subject: |
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I worked with a bloke from Darby(not Scotland, I know, but the accent is somewhere between comprehensible-Manchester and the sound that you make when you rev a lawnmower engine with clogged pipes) a couple years back, and WE could barely understand him over drinks and around our apartments. But he toned it all down for the interview and the classroom and the students loved him. Take advantage of the "British gentleman" (Koreans have yet to discover Southend-on Sea) misnomer and you'll be fine.
Wait, you're from Scotland?
Well, you will have to speak English of course.  |
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ilovebdt
Joined: 03 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 3:29 pm Post subject: |
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I worked with a bloke from Darby(not Scotland, I know, but the accent is somewhere between comprehensible-Manchester and the sound that you make when you rev a lawnmower engine with clogged pipes) a couple years back, and WE could barely understand him over drinks and around our apartments. But he toned it all down for the interview and the classroom and the students loved him. Take advantage of the "British gentleman" (Koreans have yet to discover Southend-on Sea) misnomer and you'll be fine.
Wait, you're from Scotland?
Well, you will have to speak English of course. |
Derby not Darby  |
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flotsam
Joined: 28 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 3:32 pm Post subject: |
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Derby not Darby |
See? His pronunciation was terrible. |
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 7:36 pm Post subject: |
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I worked with a bloke from Darby(not Scotland, I know, but the accent is somewhere between comprehensible-Manchester and the sound that you make when you rev a lawnmower engine with clogged pipes) a couple years back, and WE could barely understand him over drinks and around our apartments. But he toned it all down for the interview and the classroom and the students loved him. Take advantage of the "British gentleman" (Koreans have yet to discover Southend-on Sea) misnomer and you'll be fine.
Wait, you're from Scotland?
Well, you will have to speak English of course. |
Derby not Darby |
Yay! I am a Derby lass myself! Mum is there  |
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ilovebdt
Joined: 03 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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Derby not Darby |
See? His pronunciation was terrible. |
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ilovebdt
Joined: 03 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 8:45 pm Post subject: |
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| ilovebdt wrote: |
| flotsam wrote: |
I worked with a bloke from Darby(not Scotland, I know, but the accent is somewhere between comprehensible-Manchester and the sound that you make when you rev a lawnmower engine with clogged pipes) a couple years back, and WE could barely understand him over drinks and around our apartments. But he toned it all down for the interview and the classroom and the students loved him. Take advantage of the "British gentleman" (Koreans have yet to discover Southend-on Sea) misnomer and you'll be fine.
Wait, you're from Scotland?
Well, you will have to speak English of course. |
Derby not Darby |
What's wrong with Southend? It's a great place to get your jellied eels and chips and to have a fight before you go back to the Smoke. |
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