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Konglishman
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 Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 7:53 pm Post subject: S. Korea May Force Foreign Teachers to Learn About Nation |
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S.Korea May Force Foreign Teachers to Learn about Nation
A lawmaker is seeking to make it mandatory that foreigners who are hoping to work as English teachers in the nation�s schools or private institutes become more educated about Korea�s culture and the expectations of teachers in Korea.
Representative Cho Jeon-hyuk of the ruling Grand National Party, who is also a member of the parliamentary committee on education, proposed on Thursday revisions to laws on schools and private institutes.
The revised bills seek to make it mandatory for private institutes to have foreign teachers complete educational programs on South Korea�s culture and people.
Cho said most foreign teachers in the nation do not have enough of an understanding about Korea�s culture and practices. He said the revisions are aimed at raising the quality of the nation�s English education programs by mandating that foreign teachers have better knowledge of Korea. |
http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/news/news_Dm_detail.htm?No=68405
I actually think this could be a good thing provided that teachers are not forced to pay for the educational programs and that it will not simply be propaganda. |
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CentralCali
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| Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 8:04 pm Post subject: |
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| Foreign teachers here get plenty of education on Korean practices. |
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Konglishman
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| Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 8:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Foreign teachers here get plenty of education on Korean practices. |
 Well, certainly, that is true. My thinking was that it would be good for FOB teachers. |
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LemonHead
Joined: 04 Nov 2009
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| Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 8:25 pm Post subject: |
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I think this is a great idea. Perhaps best pre-korea. Maybe we should all take a korea test for our visas.  |
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ThingsComeAround
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| Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 8:28 pm Post subject: |
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| I actually think this could be a good thing provided that teachers are not forced to pay for the educational programs and that it will not simply be propaganda. |
Although I agree that new teachers should learn Korean practice & etiquette, it makes one wonder the scope of what the gov will have in the "education" ie Dokdo is ours/Sea of Japan/Kimchi  |
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Ramen
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| Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 8:31 pm Post subject: |
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Force us to:
1. Like and eat kimchi
2. Hork and spit
3. Understand misunderstanding
4. Lie to save face
Anything else?
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Xuanzang
Joined: 10 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 8:38 pm Post subject: |
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We could learn about Uri Nara until the cows come home but it wouldn't make a lick of difference in the classroom. We just come here to help Koreans with their journey into English. Teachers dont need to know about the Joseon dynasty or Shilla to be a great educator.
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Koharski
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| Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 8:38 pm Post subject: |
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The point of this thread is not to list ways to bash Korea. Anymore posts about spitting, Dokdo or the such and this thread will be locked.
Stick to the issue at hand or go post somewhere else.
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laconic2
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Ukon
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| Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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| I'd greatly prefer some subsidized Korean lessons like YBM has. |
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Konglishman
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| Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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Well, I hope that Korea does not copy Thailand 100% in that regard. I heard that teachers there have to pay a few thousand dollars just to finish a culture seminar. It is a real scam. If Korea did the same thing, I doubt that many people would be willing to come and teach English there. |
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SHANE02
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| Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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They WILL include a Dokdo spiel. That's obvious.
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halfmanhalfbiscuit
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Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 8:52 pm Post subject: |
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| What's the point of learning tribalism? |
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Fox
Joined: 04 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 8:53 pm Post subject: Re: S. Korea May Force Foreign Teachers to Learn About Natio |
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| Cho said most foreign teachers in the nation do not have enough of an understanding about Korea�s culture and practices. |
Sounds like a totally baseless statement made in justification of an idea that could not possibly improve anything. We have plenty of time to learn about Korea's culture and practices living in Korea.
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| He said the revisions are aimed at raising the quality of the nation�s English education programs by mandating that foreign teachers have better knowledge of Korea. |
Which facts about Korea would, after learning them, improve the quality of education a student would receive? None that I can see: an effective teacher with a helpful co-teacher could use the same lesson plan for a group of Korean students, a group of Japanese students, and a group of Spanish students, and an ineffective teacher or a teacher with an unhelpful co-teacher isn't going to turn things around because he knows a little trivia about Korea.
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| I actually think this could be a good thing provided that teachers are not forced to pay for the educational programs and that it will not simply be propaganda. |
What non-propaganda facts could be taught which would make this idea a "good thing", bearing mind anyone can do any research they want before coming to Korea? |
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Moldy Rutabaga
Joined: 01 Jul 2003
Location: Ansan, Korea
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| Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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Another layer of bureacracy, another irritance that will frustrate and turn away applicants. Rather than require teaching credentials we propagandize newcomers at their own expense? No good can come of this. What will it involve, ten required hours watching Arirang?
Good grief, you get exposed to doing things the Korean way 365.25 days of the year here. Who is thick enough to need more? |
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