Whistleblower
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 Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 4:32 am Post subject: How to Recruit English Teachers |
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A nice little article from a Korean who thinks they know best how to recruit English Language Teachers. Interesting, don't you think.
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2008/05/161_23960.html
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How to Recruit English Teachers
Dear editor,
Regarding an April 17 article, ``Recruitment Starts for English Teachers for Rural Areas,'' I worried about policy as a person interested in English education, because the government tends to press ahead with its plan of English education while ignoring the dangers.
First, speaking English fluently does not necessarily mean that any native speakers can teach English well. They can just speak English well, but they don't have any pedagogical methodology.
So, they can't provide a high quality of education. The government has a plan that ``after four or six weeks of orientation about Korea and basic teaching skills, they will teach after-school classes." How can they develop teaching skills in just four to six weeks of orientation?
Second, It's difficult to make sure of their moral qualifications. They'll teach English for one or two years as a part-time job, so they have less responsibility and enthusiasm for their students.
In addition, it's difficult to check their backgrounds. The news articles about foreign instructors who commit sexual crimes or take drugs have increased nowadays.
Moral issues are very important for those who want to be teachers because they have a direct effect on students' behavior and their characters. Students can learn not only directly but also subconsciously, so teachers have to have a high level of responsibility.
Third, there are a lot of people who want to be English teachers in Korea. People who graduate from English education departments in colleges across the nation can speak English as well as they can teach.
They've learned the methodology from their university and have thought about English education. If they are hired, they can provide a higher quality of education and the domestic unemployment rate will decrease.
People say that the quality of education can't overcome the quality of teachers. Teachers have to be specialists and education has to be designed well. If not, the victims will be students.
Han Ji-hui
Seoul
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