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Troll_Bait

Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Location: [T]eaching experience doesn't matter much. -Lee Young-chan (pictured)
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:38 pm Post subject: Work to start today on Seoul�s 3rd English Village |
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http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2901532
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Ground will be broken today for Seoul�s third English Village, the city�s government announced yesterday.
The estimated 15.8 billion won ($10.4 million) SEV Gwanak Camp in Gwanak District, southwestern Seoul ... |
*facepalm* |
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Jeff's Cigarettes

Joined: 27 Mar 2007
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:43 pm Post subject: |
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Another money eater. |
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ED209
Joined: 17 Oct 2006
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:52 pm Post subject: |
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SDA Language Institute was selected as the operator of SEV Gwanak Camp last December. |
They're handing it over to a hagwon?! Anyone know SDA? |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Location: Seoul, South Korea
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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Have any of these things actually failed, gone bankrupt, or closed yet? |
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the_beaver

Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 10:16 pm Post subject: |
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RACETRAITOR wrote: |
Have any of these things actually failed, gone bankrupt, or closed yet? |
I don't know about bankruptcy or closing, but I think they've all failed. |
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caniff
Joined: 03 Feb 2004 Location: All over the map
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Yu_Bum_suk

Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 10:29 pm Post subject: |
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How long will these white elephants / cash cows have to continue making almost zero impact before the government will look to more effective means? I wonder what % of FTs in Korea now work at such places. |
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Milwaukiedave
Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Location: Goseong
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:10 pm Post subject: |
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Giant waste of money..... |
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ED209
Joined: 17 Oct 2006
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:50 pm Post subject: |
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They are government funded, so pretty much receive blank checks. I'd like to hear of any that no-longer have government funding and are surviving. Someone's making a lot of money out of this.
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SEV Gwanak Camp will mainly offer nonresidential programs that students can attend, unlike the other two camps, where students usually stay for a few days. |
So students will only attend for a single day? That has failure written all over it. May as well send them to Everland. Unless they've invested the money into some kind of Matrix 'I know kungfu' machine. |
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Frankly Mr Shankly
Joined: 13 Feb 2008
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:13 am Post subject: Re: Work to start today on Seoul�s 3rd English Village |
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Better still, someone at the ministry needs a c0ckpunch. |
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crosbystillsstash
Joined: 12 Oct 2008
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 5:57 am Post subject: |
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Love how they sate they'll use the EXCELLENT resources of SNU. I knew a "professor" who woked there who actually couln't teach his way out of a paper bag. "Movie class" was his usual. |
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Guri Guy

Joined: 07 Sep 2003 Location: Bamboo Island
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:12 am Post subject: |
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If Paju "English" village is any gauge then there will be a lot more jobs for Russians.
Another Sparkling White Elephant. |
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wylies99

Joined: 13 May 2006 Location: I'm one cool cat!
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:06 am Post subject: |
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Guri Guy wrote: |
If Paju "English" village is any gauge then there will be a lot more jobs for Russians.
Another Sparkling White Elephant. |
This is how they cover up the fact that few of the workers actually speak English. They use "activities" like this-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBwvqr7fves |
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Smee

Joined: 24 Dec 2004 Location: Jeollanam-do
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:13 am Post subject: |
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From the looks of things Paju EV is just a filming set nowadays anyway. Probably not much of a stretch to say people are more interested in going to see Boys Over Flowers stuff than to play with the white people. |
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yingwenlaoshi

Joined: 12 Feb 2007 Location: ... location, location!
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 8:27 am Post subject: |
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wylies99 wrote: |
Guri Guy wrote: |
If Paju "English" village is any gauge then there will be a lot more jobs for Russians.
Another Sparkling White Elephant. |
This is how they cover up the fact that few of the workers actually speak English. They use "activities" like this-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBwvqr7fves |
Ha, ha! Puuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuk... |
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