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[simpleminds]

I've seen yet another ad for this place. They advertised twice last semester. What's the deal? Why the high turn-over? Is it becoming like Yonsei and Kyung Hee these days? I know it does kiddie camps, but that alone cannot be the reason why they advertise all the time.

Is it one of those places that reeks with hypocracy?

Just would like to know.

[ajstew]

Near Bucheon... I'm sorry... what do you mean kiddie camps? Yes... camps are done privately here in the university vacation period to young students.... but not by university English department teachers, unless they wish to look for work outside of their contractual hours. Teachers here now are on a newly placed 3 year teaching limit so that has forced some teachers who have worked for a long period of time to look for work elsework and that may explain the turnover rate. In my opinion it is a good job. Higher than average pay... with raises... and university vacation periods, where teachers are only required to teach a once a year, 3 week block immediatly following the end of the semester. The housing provided is low with minimal cost, and free power, internet, gas, etc.... And the hours for teachers in the English department are 15 a week, with no more than 20 (for overtime) if you want it. That's the Catholic University of Korea.

[lauralareine]

Where was this posted?

[yakey]

I taught a kids' English Camp there and it's a pretty campus and not difficult to get around in.

You have to walk about 15 minutes from the subway or take a little mini-bus ride, but other than that little inconvenience, it seems like a nice, easy-going place.

I was told that it was a girls'-only school up until a few years ago, so you don't see the piles of used cigarettes on the ground or the smelly men's rooms that you do in some other male-dominated universities. It's a very clean university in my opinion and the landscaping is nicely groomed.

I was there during the winter snows and the place has very good heating, as well.

Cafeteria food wasn't bad either, about a 7 on a 1-10 scale.

[simpleminds]

Thanks, yakey and adstew, much appreciated.

Yes, the three year rule...I'm a victim of that myself. Just wanted to know. As for mandatory kiddie camps, well; I just assumed the uni does this, since many others are. I've heard many of these kid's camps are badly managed.

As for male dominated unis...don't I know about it! At my last job, there were four male toilets to every one female toilet...in a female-dominated department. Go figure.

I was also concerned with whether admin liked to mess people around and look over your shoulder to "ensure" you're doing your job properly.

[noguri]

There are three different academic departments in CUK that hire foreigners as native-speaking English professors. The department that is currently advertising is the Institute of Foreign Language Education. The other two departments that have hired in recent times were the Department of English Language and Literature and the Department of English Language and Culture. They say that these two academic departments may merge in the near future.

SO, there is not an unusual attrition rate from any single department, but the three departments each have their own hiring cycle.

Anyhow, the recent hirings appear to be inspired by people who leave as victims of the three-year rule, and not the result of teachers running away because of mistreatment.