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xCustomx
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 Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 3:47 pm Post subject: What questions can I expect during public school interview? |
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| I have an interview this weekend for a public school position with the SMOE and was wondering what are some common interview questions that I might expect. Thanks |
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ttompatz
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Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 5:38 pm Post subject: Re: What questions can I expect during public school intervi |
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| xCustomx wrote: |
| I have an interview this weekend for a public school position with the SMOE and was wondering what are some common interview questions that I might expect. Thanks |
Do you like kids?
How do you control a classroom?
How do you teach? What is your teaching style?
Typically the questions are not complex but they are meant in all seriousness and your answers should reflect the complexity of the question and the English level of the interviewer.
Don't make long and convoluted answers cause they probably won't understand them (Unless it is an FT doing the interview).
Use the KISS principle... Keep It Simple S_-_-_ . |
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xCustomx
Joined: 06 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 6:01 pm Post subject: |
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| What exactly does that mean, 'what is your teaching style'? When I first came to Korea and looked for jobs in person, I heard that question as well, but since I never had any experience, I didn't know how to answer it. Does it mean how do you usually go about teaching your classes? |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 6:15 pm Post subject: |
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- how old are you?
- are you married?
- what do you do in your free time?
- have you had lunchie? |
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ilovebdt
Joined: 03 Jun 2005
Location: Nr Seoul
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| Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 6:50 pm Post subject: |
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I was asked:
What is your teaching philosophy?
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Corporal
Joined: 25 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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For a uni interview I was asked: do you like Korean food?  |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 9:45 pm Post subject: |
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| xCustomx wrote: |
| What exactly does that mean, 'what is your teaching style'? When I first came to Korea and looked for jobs in person, I heard that question as well, but since I never had any experience, I didn't know how to answer it. Does it mean how do you usually go about teaching your classes? |
Are you a lecturer, stand at the front and just talk.
Are you interactive, walk around and ask questions?
Are you inovative, do you do active/interactive things with your students to get more participation?
Do you get involved in the activities and with your students or do you stand by the side/in front and just "supervise"?
ARE YOU A FUN TEACHER? Are you a boring teacher? Are you dull as dirt? |
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jinju
Joined: 22 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 9:55 pm Post subject: |
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| wow cool for some reason my post was erased. Screw that. I gave helpful hints but wont repeat myself. |
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JacktheCat
Joined: 08 May 2004
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| Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 9:59 pm Post subject: |
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Bad School:
Are you white?
When you can you start?
Good School:
What is your teaching philosphy?
How would you handle discipline problems?
What are you feelings on being the only foreigner?
Have you ever taught 40 or more students?
etc. |
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Kenny Kimchee
Joined: 12 May 2003
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| Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 12:01 am Post subject: |
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| Do the SMOE/GEPIK interviews have to be in person or can you do them over the phone? |
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Homer
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| Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 4:16 am Post subject: |
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| do you like Korean food? |
Silly question at an interview...  But..might have been asked to see how a person adapts to life here (long shot here!).
Questions asked:
What is your teaching philosophy (or some variation of that question)
How do you manage your classes?
How does your experience apply to this job? |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 7:14 am Post subject: |
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| Kenny Kimchee wrote: |
| Do the SMOE/GEPIK interviews have to be in person or can you do them over the phone? |
I can't speak for SMOE... but if you are in Korea then GEPIK likes to do the interviews in person. Depending on whether you are a direct hire to the school or through the Provincial Office of Education (POE) your interview location may vary.
If you are a direct hire, the school will make arrangements to meet you at a convenient time close to the school.
IF you are a POE hire, then you will probably have to interview at the POE in Jowon-dong, Suwon-si. It is a 5000 won cab fare from Suwon station. |
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I_Am_Wrong
Joined: 14 Sep 2004
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| Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 2:35 pm Post subject: |
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Interview questions I was asked for Middle Schools:
1) Tell me about yourself.
2) How does your experience relate to this position?
3) What do you do for classroom management?
4) There are 40 students in a class, will that be ok?
5) Do you like Korean food? Can you speak any Korean? (in relation to the fact that we eat Korean lunch everyday and many teachers don'tspeak English)
6) Can you give some examples of activities you use?
7) What do you think is your best quality as a teacher?
 What is your impression of Korean students? |
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Yesterday
Joined: 15 Aug 2003
Location: Land of the Morning DongChim (Kancho)
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| Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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Just interested - the questions were supplied... but how would you ANSWER some of these questions....
I am especially interested in what you think is the BEST answer to questions (03), (11), (13) and (21)
(01) Tell me about yourself.
(02) How does your experience relate to this position?
(03) What do you do for classroom management?
(04) There are 40 students in a class, will that be ok?
(05) Do you like Korean food?
(06) Can you speak any Korean?
(07) Can you give some examples of activities you use?
(0 What do you think is your best quality as a teacher?
(09) What is your impression of Korean students?
(10) Do you like kids?
(11) How do you control a classroom?
(12) How do you teach?
(13) What is your teaching style?
(14) How old are you?
(15) Are you married?
(16) What do you do in your free time?
(17) Are you a lecturer, stand at the front and just talk.
(1 Are you interactive, walk around and ask questions?
(19) Are you innovative, do you do active/interactive things with your students to get more participation?
(20) Do you get involved in the activities and with your students or do you stand by the side/in front and just "supervise"?
(21) What is your teaching philosophy?
(22) How would you handle discipline problems?
(23) What are you feelings on being the only foreigner?
(24) How do you manage your classes?
(25) How does your experience apply to this job? |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 8:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Yesterday wrote: |
Just interested - the questions were supplied... but how would you ANSWER some of these questions....
I am especially interested in what you think is the BEST answer to questions (03), (11), (13) and (21)
(01) Tell me about yourself.
(02) How does your experience relate to this position?
(03) What do you do for classroom management?
(04) There are 40 students in a class, will that be ok?
(05) Do you like Korean food?
(06) Can you speak any Korean?
(07) Can you give some examples of activities you use?
(0 What do you think is your best quality as a teacher?
(09) What is your impression of Korean students?
(10) Do you like kids?
(11) How do you control a classroom?
(12) How do you teach?
(13) What is your teaching style?
(14) How old are you?
(15) Are you married?
(16) What do you do in your free time?
(17) Are you a lecturer, stand at the front and just talk.
(1 Are you interactive, walk around and ask questions?
(19) Are you innovative, do you do active/interactive things with your students to get more participation?
(20) Do you get involved in the activities and with your students or do you stand by the side/in front and just "supervise"?
(21) What is your teaching philosophy?
(22) How would you handle discipline problems?
(23) What are you feelings on being the only foreigner?
(24) How do you manage your classes?
(25) How does your experience apply to this job? |
Typical Korean repetition. |
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