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crazylemongirl · Joined: 23 Mar 2003 Location: almost there...

gyeonggi do gyo yuk cheong has been running around demanding teaching materials off that teachers have developed in my area. Whether they just want to touch some paper or want to take the materials to pass them off as their own is unclear.

However given that the education aren't my employers nor do they pay my salary do I have any right to assert any rights over my intellectual property given that I write most of the teaching materials myself? I would hate to think that some beuraucrat is going to take my materials and chuck them together in a book and pass it off as their own work without my permission.

any thoughts?

FUBAR · Joined: 21 Oct 2003 Location: The Y.C.

Simply show them the school's textbook and tell them that you follow the teacher's manual to a T.

crazylemongirl · Joined: 23 Mar 2003 Location: almost there...

Hanson · Joined: 20 Oct 2004

What exactly is "gyeonggi do gyo yuk cheong"? If that isn't your employer, I'd just say no. What power do they have over you?[/quote]

Hanson · Joined: 20 Oct 2004

What exactly is "gyeonggi do gyo yuk cheong"? If that isn't your employer, I'd just say no. What power do they have over you?

jazblanc77 · Joined: 22 Feb 2004

It's like dollars to donuts; they're going to make their own book and claim it as their own. You can't be expected to just give up your materials/curiculum free of charge.

They should stop being so cheap and actually pay someone to make them a professional curriculum.

turtlepi1 · Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE

Yes I know already that people will laugh at me for suggesting this, but if you are going to give them the lessons put a copy in an envelope and mail it to yourself and put it unopened in a safe place.

As signatories to the Berne Union for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Property (Berne Convention) and members of the UN/WTO Korea is bound to uphold the conditions of "international" copyright. Will you ever see any money? Probably not, but it would be nice having them in a comprimising position if they do publish your stuff.

Heck you might even get a byline in a reprint. Razz

Derrek · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

Make lots of unintelligible outlines.

It's probably in your contract (it's in mine) that they get to keep all teaching materials, etc.

I don't write lesson plans, or have to turn any in. I don't need to. I just teach two books in class: Get Real (their textbook) and Side-By-Side. I also add additional things like copies from teen girls' magazines from the states. They enjoy the articles, which are very interesting to their age group, and contain tons of vocabulary they find interesting.

As dry as Side-By-Side is, it's very useful when you scan the photos and use them as flashcards on the big screen TV. The kids seem to perk up and get "into it" more when they can answer as a group. As we all know, Koreans are often very embarrased to answer questions on their own. After showing the photos, I create my own questions based on the material and ask each table to answer. Some girls will answer well on their own.