Korean Job Discussion Forums

[NohopeSeriously]

So I heard that from a Korean church member that Russian is becoming as influential as English in Korea. Let's list what those people are saying.

There are many private Russian classes funded by churches around Seoul for missionary purposes around CIS countries. Hospitals in Seoul are trying to hire Korean-Russian interpreters to provide services to Russian patients. A growing number of Korean students who didn't get into good universities in Korea are considering to spend their undergrads in MSU (Moscow State University). Korean expats these days are heavily investing in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan and Russian is becoming a mandatory language for a growing minority of financial/business workers. There are some rumors how Korean-Russian interpreters usually have a bigger salary than Korean-English interpreters.

That's it. I'm tempted to learn Russian again. I haven't used it for a while after I left Moscow (Moskva - eto prosto velikaya gorod) when I was 14.

[ssuprnova]

[joyorbison]

[The Cosmic Hum]

[happiness]

no, remember though, that people here, esp older ones, will spout all kinds of stuff, not necessarily true.


they trend is to spout it and THEN check if its true.
ive heard all kinds of things about the US and when I refute it because as an American citizen, I would know, sometimes they still tell me Im wrong. probably dont want to admit their teacherfriendsecurityajushii is wrong

gotta smile

[dr. love]

Russian is a very useful language in Korea. Lots of business going on here with the Far East of Russia. I have a staff of 10 Russian speakers working with me.

I am always looking for Russian/Korean Interpreters.

[eamo]

Are Korea's SKY universities requiring a certain score in Russian for entrance?

Do Samsung, Hyundai and other big employers require competence in Russian for any chance of a good job offer?

Really.....to even wonder if Russian is as important in Korea as English. What are you thinking?

[whiteshoes]

[decolyon]

Russian is as useful as other foreign languages that aren't English, Japanese, and Chinese.

Yes there are companies that need Russian speakers and the gov't has a bunch. Korean companies are branching out into places that speak Russian as their main or second language. But I wouldn't put it on par with English. Not even close.

The only reason Russian translators might get paid more is because there are so few of them compared to English speakers. We joke that Koreans don't speak English all that well, but seriously, there is no shortage of translators for all the big companies to pick and choose from. So they can afford to pay them less. Getting a fluent Russian translator might take a while and you may even have to hire someone just to learn Russian.

[Yaya]

Yeah, I see a slew of Russians flooding into Korea to work at hakwons...NOT!

[Koreadays]

Russian, CHINESE, INDIAN, SPANISH, FRENCH!
will NEVER in our life time be more important than English.

English is here to stay..
As long as America is around, English will be the international language.
Foreigners must learn our language , we kind of get a free pass in that manner.
Of course knowing a second language is a good thing. but English is the only language that we truly need to know. and it's out mother tongue.. so SWEEEEEETT keeps us employed and well paid in ESL.

[TheUrbanMyth]

[young_clinton]

[methdxman]

[SinclairLondon]

You guys are missing a big point: the Russian/Korean translators aren't bilingual. They are trilingual, speaking English as well.

It doesn't matter if you speak Korean, Chinese, Japanese and Russian. English fluency is a basic requirement.