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Jellybeanem
Joined: 06 May 2012
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 Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 10:04 am Post subject: Teaching in private academies Seoul busan |
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Hello all,
I'm thinking of coming to Korea either Seoul or busan to teach kindies. I have experience of this in my home country,which is the uk.
Anyway Im going through A recruiter TSFK teachers for south korea.having read many horror stories about hogwons,I'm trying to get as much information about this recruiter and questions I should be asking if offered a position at a language academy.apart from hours,pay,holidays,overtime ( how much is expected),how much prep and work outside of lessons,I thought about asking to speak to other teachers at the hogwon,other then that I'm stuck.
the recruiters site looks reasonable,testominals and such http://teachersforsouthkorea.com/reviews/
I want to make sure I follow cultural norms at work.I read I should bring a present from home for my boss,and fellow teachers, what gifts are appropriate or would they like? I'm assuming smart dress is what is preferred?
How do I address my boss? How would I go about expressing myself if I had a problem? if I wish to socailise with Korean staff is it ok to just ask? I've read Koreans can be shy,I'm a confident person I don't want to scare them.
thanks,
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sojusucks
Joined: 31 May 2008
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 1:59 am Post subject: Re: Teaching in private academies Seoul busan |
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| Jellybeanem wrote: |
| having read many horror stories about hogwons,I'm trying to get as much information about this recruiter and questions I should be asking if offered a position at a language academy. |
Statistically a public school provides better working conditions but that is still no guarantee. I will let an experienced Hogwan teacher provide more details about it. I have only heard my friend's stories.
Don't believe recruiter reviews. They usually have the person write something soon after arriving in South Korea. Most reviews only testify to the initial recruitment and say nothing about in-country support. The chances are that most of those people left South Korea before completing their contracts. Sometimes I will see profiles of people I know on those types of sites and they left long ago.
| Jellybeanem wrote: |
I want to make sure I follow cultural norms at work.I read I should bring a present from home for my boss,and fellow teachers, what gifts are appropriate or would they like? I'm assuming smart dress is what is preferred?
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You are a foreigner and they know it. You don't need to take anything when you first work there. But buying some local snacks can help make a friendlier working environment. So don't worry about this until you are in the country.
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How do I address my boss? How would I go about expressing myself if I had a problem? if I wish to socailise with Korean staff is it ok to just ask? I've read Koreans can be shy,I'm a confident person I don't want to scare them.
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You do not speak Korean so someone will probably translate. I would ask that person the Korean word for principal and practice the pronunciation with them (writing it here is not useful).
Those with stronger English skills will chat with you. Those that consider their English skills to be poor will avoid the embarrassment of showing their inability by not speaking with you. Don't worry about this. Talk to those that want to chat. |
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