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[Sadebugo1]

Maybe I didn't read the fine print, but when does one get to study other than taking a few trips and having dubious opportunities to learn the language? It sounds like an underpaid hagwon job except you're called a 'scholar.' Surely, not even the Korean government thinks people will fall for this!

Sadebugo
http://travldawrld.blogspot.com/




TaLK Scholarships - Teach and Learn in Korea
400 Scholarships Available
1,500,000 Won/month
Free Housing
Free Airfare
15 hours/week
Evening Hours
Weekends Off

Teach English in Korea BEFORE you finish your degree. The Ministry of Education in South Korea is offering teaching scholarships to native English speakers who have not yet finished their degree but who want to teach in Korea for a semester. The benefits of this program are amazing.

Are you an undergrad considering teaching in the future and you want to try it out?
Are you an undergrad who wants to travel and earn money while you study?
Are you an undergrad who just wants a break?
Forget about a semester abroad where you pay international student rates or where you have to pay for all your expenses. Apply for the TaLK -Teach and Learn in Korea - Scholarship and spend a semester or a year teaching English in Korea where you get FREE AIRFARE, FREE HOUSING and where you get paid!

TaLK - Teach and Learn in Korea - Scholarships
400 Scholarships Available in August 2008
1,500,000 Won/month living allowance (approx $1500USD)
6 month scholarships - August to January
12 month opportunities - August to July

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Benefits of the Teaching Scholarship Program

Monthly allowance: 1,500,000 KRW (approximately, 1,500 USD)
* Payment of monthly allowance begins in September, 2008
* During the preparatory orientation in August, board & lodging will be provided instead of monthly allowance
Accommodation: Personal accommodation or home-stay
Types of personal accommodation: a dormitory, an apartment, or a studio-type room
If a scholarship recipient does not want to have accommodation provided, he/she will be paid monthly housing expenses (400,000 KRW) instead.
Any and all fees, charges, taxes, expenses, etc. incurred in using the apartment shall be borne by scholarship recipients.
Round-trip Airfare:
A one-way economy-class airfare of the most direct one-way flight available from the international airport nearest your country of residence to Incheon Airport and a return air ticket at the completion of your contract term will be provided.
If your scholarship is cancelled during the contract term, a return air ticket will not be provided.
transportation from Incheon Airport to the orientation venue will be provided.
the TaLK Office will purchase and send an air ticket to each scholar, but if a scholar buys his/her own ticket, the airfare will be reimbursed after arrival in Korea.
National Health Insurance (100% coverage)
Settlement Allowance - One-off settlement allowance of 300,000 KRW immediately after placement in the school

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Additional Scholarship Program Benefits

*Chances for participating in cultural experience programs
*A variety of programs that will allow scholarship recipients to experience *Korean culture will be offered during weekends.
*Korean language acquisition
*Opportunities to learn Korean language are provided.(e.g. lessons organized by the POE, on-line lessons on the internet, conversations with university student partner, and many other local opportunities)

*Distinction & Personal Enrichment

As a Korean Government Scholar, you will distinguish yourself as an individual with a unique and profound interest in teaching while enhancing your personal and professional competence.
At the end of a successful completion of your contract term, you will be awarded "A President��s Certificate."

* Tax Exemption from scholarship money

*Preparatory Orientation between arrival in Korea and placement in the school (four weeks)
-Teaching and learning methodology
-Understanding Korean life style and culture, and local theories and practices for classroom management and teaching strategies.
-Transportation expenses in case of working in more than two schools (on the POE budget)

Paid Leave:
Six-month contract: total of 7 working days
One-year contract: total of 14 working days

Sick Leave:
Six-month contract: total of 3 calendar days
One-year contract: total of 7 calendar days
Buddy system: A Korean university student who has been designated as your partner will help you adjust to Korean life
by providing opportune advice when requested.
by joining you in your cultural field trips as well as in your after-school classes.

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*Responsibilities
Teach English in after-school classes in rural Korean elementary schools with other Korean teachers from local university programs. This is a fantastic opportunity for undergrad students to teach abroad and explore Korea before they graduate.

15 teaching hours per week
schedule is Monday to Friday - free weekends and national Korean holidays
4 week teaching methodologies and orientation program
participate in activities organized by the school, the Provincial Office of Education or the community

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*Application deadline : June 15, 2006
*Contact information : TaLK(Teach and Learn in Korea), sponsored by Korean Ministry of Education, Science, & Technology
*Phone : 82-2-3668-1399
*Fax : 82-2-764-1328
*E-mail : [email protected]
*Website : www.talk.mest.go.kr
*Address : 43 Ihwajang-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 110-810, Korea
*Contact : Hannah Lee (Program Coordinator)

[KoreanAmbition]

This is posted in another thread.

Not only will people fall for it, but it's actually probably a rather interesting adventure.

I can tell you about 1000's of students that work part-time while they study. I think the best general term to describe that group of individuals wold be "tons of people".

Hmmmm, earn roughly $1500 a month it says? Free housing, airfare, and only 15 hours a week.

Let's see...

In Canada, you can work at McDonald's or Tim Hortons for 40 hours per week and earn the same money. You would NOT get housing or a flight to another country.

Seems like a decent deal to me.

[cruisemonkey]

The ad's also on 'Dave's' Korean Job Board as of this morning.

[Sadebugo1]

But, where is the study? It seems to be self-study and/or a few trips in the countryside. I thought scholarships involved studying at a university. This just seems like an underpaid hagwon job. For 15 teaching hours a week (assuming the hours are that low), shouldn't the pay be higher? Also, I don't think most 'students' could cope with a rural assignment. It's bad enough working in a major Korean city much less the harsh reality of the Korean countryside.

Sadebugo
http://travldawrld.blogspot.com/

[GoldMember]

Hey I'd do it!
Why?
* I'd get a "Presidental Certificate" , always wanted one of those,
* I'd get weekends off, wow, Saturday and Sunday free
* I'd get to live with a Korean country family, and get to play with their dog who is tied up 24 hours a day
* I'd get to experience Korean culture, wow, I always wanted to be stared at, and endure near death traffic experiences on a daily basis
* 14 days off in a whole year!!, wow mega holiday time.
* My own personal little Korean buddy, always wanted one of those.
* I get to be called a "Scholar", always wanted to be called a "Scholar", this is much better than my current title of "Grand Poobah"