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joolsd
Joined: 18 Jun 2006
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 Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 12:58 am Post subject: German and working in Korea ?? |
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Haylo
My friend wants to work in Korea but she has a German passport. She has an English degree, is married to an English guy, does not have an accent and has lived in England all her adult life she also has three years teaching exp. Will a hogwan employ her ? Or is it all down to the passport. I have heard of other none natives working in Korea but I guess that would be illigally.
any advice much appreciated.
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Juregen
Joined: 30 May 2006
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| Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 1:01 am Post subject: |
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It's going to be hard.
Technically you are not even allowed to be hired by Hagwons (private institutes) or any other institute. Only natives can do that.
I am Belgian, just to make sure.
Which leaves you private, but that without an F-visa is way too risky, and you need a decent network.
Unless someone knows better then me that is. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 1:17 am Post subject: |
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| Juregen wrote: |
It's going to be hard.
Technically you are not even allowed to be hired by Hagwons (private institutes) or any other institute. Only natives can do that.
I am Belgian, just to make sure.
Which leaves you private, but that without an F-visa is way too risky, and you need a decent network.
Unless someone knows better then me that is. |
You are correct.
She needs either an F-visa OR a passport from one of the APPROVED English speaking countries (Ireland, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand or South Africa to get a LEGAL job. |
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joolsd
Joined: 18 Jun 2006
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| Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 1:23 am Post subject: Visa |
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Ok
My ignorance amazes me. What is an F visa ??
Cheeeeers
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TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: Retired
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| Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 1:40 am Post subject: Re: Visa |
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| joolsd wrote: |
Ok
My ignorance amazes me. What is an F visa ??
Cheeeeers
Jools |
You can get it if you marry a native Korean. |
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tinus2003
Joined: 19 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 7:59 am Post subject: |
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Ok, so I'm dealing with the same problem, only difference is that I'm Dutch.
So let me get this. I either get married to a Korean or have to be extremely lucky that someone will hire me. But even if I am lucky enough to find me a job through a network or just pure luck, I still need a certain visa, right? |
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Wangja
Joined: 17 May 2004
Location: Seoul, Yongsan
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| Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 8:09 am Post subject: |
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But a German can teach German and a Dutchman teach Dutch.
Whilst a lucky Belgian can teach both, plus French.  |
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tinus2003
Joined: 19 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 10:27 am Post subject: |
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show me a school in Korea where I can teach Dutch and I'll be there next week!  |
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Wangja
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Location: Seoul, Yongsan
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| Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 10:32 am Post subject: |
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| show me a school in Korea where I can teach Dutch and I'll be there next week! |
Ik heb geen idee ... I was speaking theoretically. But someone, somewhere must be learning Dutch?
Ik ben de leerling ..... du ben de leerer ... |
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ilovebdt
Joined: 03 Jun 2005
Location: Nr Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 4:34 pm Post subject: |
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Here are two ideas.
In Seoul, there is a branch of the Goethe Institue which promotes the German language through language learning and cultural events. They have native German speakers teaching there.
Their website is:http://www.goethe.de/ins/kr/seo/deindex.htm
Another possibility would be to contact all the Korean unis which teach German and see if any of them would like a German language assistant to help the students improve their spoken German.
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 8:21 pm Post subject: |
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| tinus2003 wrote: |
Ok, so I'm dealing with the same problem, only difference is that I'm Dutch.
So let me get this. I either get married to a Korean or have to be extremely lucky that someone will hire me. But even if I am lucky enough to find me a job through a network or just pure luck, I still need a certain visa, right? |
You can either marry a Korean, teach Dutch ( E2 for Dutch - if you can find an employer), or work illegally and teach English if you can find an employer who is willing to hire an illegal.
Problem here is that it is NOT hard to find the employer but it is hard to ensure you get paid. You have no legal standing to complain when the boss forgets payday.
Side note for clarification:
E2 - teacher of foreign languages. Must be from what is (by Korean standards) a native speaker of the language.
F2 - married to a Korean National.
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Hotpants
Joined: 27 Jan 2006
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If you approach some universities which have attached language institutes, they might be able to let you teach a course in your language, taking a percentage of your fee. I know of a university having done that with a temporary German and Italian instructor. However, I'm not sure about their particular visa situation. The Italian, at least, had some connection to the Vatican! And, the German never got enough students to extend his course.
Alternatively, have you ever seen that bilingual German actor (who may be half Korean?) who had lead roles in the Korean drama series 'Love Story in Harvard' and 'Stairway to Heaven'? If you have the right looks, you could try your luck in entertainment!
Just watch this link to see the guy I mean, and then compare your talents! 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0QPUz_KTEE |
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joolsd
Joined: 18 Jun 2006
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| Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 1:17 am Post subject: Thanks |
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Thanks
Does anyone know weather she can get work in Japan? From what I gather they are less strict about the native speaker thing.
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Dazed and Confused
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| Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 6:43 am Post subject: |
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| To the person interested in teaching Dutch.....the Korean University of Foriegn Languages (Way Dae) IF I am remembering it right, had the ONLY Dutch language course in Asia. I think that is your best bet. BTW I think there are a grand total of 15 Dutch persons in Korea. You will be expected to judge the Dutch speaking contest every year! |
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Juregen
Joined: 30 May 2006
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| Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 5:41 am Post subject: |
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| Dazed and Confused wrote: |
| To the person interested in teaching Dutch.....the Korean University of Foriegn Languages (Way Dae) IF I am remembering it right, had the ONLY Dutch language course in Asia. I think that is your best bet. BTW I think there are a grand total of 15 Dutch persons in Korea. You will be expected to judge the Dutch speaking contest every year! |
Actually there are over 600 dutch speaking people.
Plus there are about 30 students each year that finish Germanic studies. |
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