Korean Job Discussion Forums

[sirius black]

Usually, I don't post about frivolity (and I consider this in that vein) but I was wondering if anyone ever made a movie, tv show, documentary, etc. about the life of a foreign english teacher in Korea if not Japan, Taiwan or another locale?

I think it could be entertaining and interesting and it could explore all kinds of things. Cultural differnces, have a love story in it, etc.

It would all depend on who made it. It would look one way from the wayguk perspective or from the Korean perspective.

[Lost]

There used to be a reality show in Canada , maybe 8 years ago, called Teachers (I think).

[rumdiary]

This guy did:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwD86NRENwQ

[Stalin84]

"Outsourced" is the closest movie I've seen. It's about a guy who goes to India to supervise a call centre and help them improve their numbers. He makes a lot of the same sort of mistakes vanilla English teachers in Korea make and the movie deals with culture shock really well. Unfortunately, it's not about ESL. Good movie, though.

[Skippy]

What about that weird action movie placed in Pusan.

For more details.

http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?p=665965

An old link. I was always wondering if I would see it.

Looks like the imdb.com page is no more!

[rowdie3]

The Canadian show was called "English Teachers". Quite good. Set in Taiwan. Was the first glimpse I ever had of what it would like to teach in Asia.

Slightly off topic, but if you are looking for a travel related show, try "Departures". Two Canadian guys travel the world. It's soooo good.

[crossmr]

[northway]

Just watch the Banged Up Abroad on the fool who shipped himself a key of hash from the Phils to Korea in the '90s. I wouldn't be surprised if some of the posters here crossed paths with him at some point.

[northway]

[Stalin84]

[crossmr]

[Steelrails]

I think some guy named Ryan or something did some vids.

[Skippy]

A ok movie but a bit silly was
" Please Teach Me English"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Please_Teach_Me_English

Unrealistic!

[brento1138]

Just to add to this, when "Lost in Translation" came out in the video store I was working at, many of the people renting assumed it was about teaching English in Japan. The trailer / advertisement didn't go into much detail about the plot, so people just assumed it was about teaching English in Japan...

Everyone was quite disappointed when I told them it wasn't, or if they found out for themselves.

I think a movie about teaching English (in Japan, Korea, Taiwan) would do quite well... but only if the director / writer made the movie intelligent and didn't delve too far into stereotyping. If they keep it real, it might turn out to be one very good movie.

edit: Actually, I think the movie would do well if it was about the lives of English teachers, not teaching English!

[mc_jc]

I hope that if they do make a movie about ESL teachers, they put characters in it like Jay and Silent Bob to give it some realism.