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Pros & Cons Preview             English Teacher-Tutor Online (ESL) 영어 교사 英語の先生 英.. Learn American English the fun, meaningful, and easy way! http://learn-esl.webs.com/ Email: ftalaverajr@yahoo.com Skype: eslteachertutor Areas of Online ESL Expertise: *Phonetics (American / IPA) *Reading Skills & Comprehension *English Grammar (Basic to Advanced *Vocabulary Building *Conversational *Callan Method *Business English *IELTS, TOEFL, TOEIC Coaching/Training Tags: English Teacher, ESL Teacher, American English, US Engli.. -by English Teacher 영어 교사 The Ivy League Hagwon in Daegu The Ivy League Hagwon One of the best things about working for a hagwon is that you get to meet a great many people. This includes students, fellow teachers, and other colleagues. In addition, if you do a good job as a teacher, your name will get passed around, bandied about, and not only will your class numbers swell, but offers of external employment will also come your way. These offers are frequently for private tutoring, but I have worn a number o.. -by Yoo Bum Ho There was a time in Daegu There Was a Time Nostalgia can be insidious. It can corrupt your thoughts and alter your behavior as you attempt to breathe life back into something that died long ago. Since one of my Daegu postings had been so convivial, so exciting years ago, I decided to return there. Both my contract and my visa were obtained in record time, so I soon found myself in the familiar surroundings of the East Daegu Railroad Station. No one was there to greet me, so I phoned the hagwon. .. -by You Bum Ho My credentials get padded My Credentials Get Padded After years of teaching ESL, I realized that it was time to get some more pieces of paper with which to impress my employers. The working world demands certificates and degrees as proof of competence in a field, so I decided to get another TESOL certificate. Weekend classes were offered at a university, so it was too good of a chance to pass up. Once I had paid my tuition fees, a sum not much less than the annual Zimbabwean deficit, I found m.. -by Yoo Bum Ho Swan Song - I've had my fill of Korea Swan Song It had to be a public school, I decided. Hagwons attracted too many cowboys, and I was tired of logging in 100-hour weeks. Of course, I admitted to myself that a boys’ middle school would be a deal-breaker, but a girls’ middle school or even a co-ed middle school had a chance of being tolerable, even pleasant. An offer came my way from a province still unexplored by me. A co-ed school in a county seat offered me an agreeable position with an attractive s.. -by Miles Long English-At-Hom Hi! My name is Teacher Kristine. I have been teaching Koreans for 4 years already and it is my passion to cater a fun learning experience to my students. Feel free to book/pre reserve a FREE TRIAL CLASS with me! I'll be more than willing to teach you English, the fun and easy way! *^^* Visti my website to book for classes at a very reasonable price. ^^ http://myenglishathome.webly.com Also, feel free to send me a message or add me up on Skype if you are interest.. -by Teacher Tine Hong-Nong Middle School, Jeollanamdo My year at the Hong-Nong Middle School finally ended, and what a wild ride it was. No newbie to the ESL field, that school was the nineteenth Korean public school in which I have taught. Despite the effort that I made, the treatment I was accorded was nothing short of abusive. Though I decided not to renew my contract at that school, I have decided to publicize their behavior both to deter other foreigners from applying and suffering similar abuse and to encourage the Kor.. -by Miles Long Re..NOT ALL KOREANS LIKE NATIVE SPEAKERS!!! I think that it's a very important point that nationality doesn't count. I've met Koreans with excellent English skills, and I have seen, for a fact, that students are very comfortable with Filipino/Filipina teachers, who also almost always have excellent English skills. I think that the only drawback would be cultural explanations or the use of slang or idioms, but at a beginning or even intermediate level, these are fairly simple, and can be easily explained by the no.. -by Jill Things to like and dislike about Korea -The food is delicious, and Korean restaurants are generally inexpensive. That being said, know what you order and develop an affinity for red pepper paste. -The transportation system is nothing short of phenomenal. The city buses, subway, taxi service, express buses, the rail service, and national flights are all convenient and inexpensive. Even though many Koreans prefer to be late for everything, you should learn that buying your tickets in advance and showing up in a.. -by Willis Arguments for Atheism - Changwon Nam Middle School Which type of school should I try next? The Catholic school system in Canada came to mind, so I thought of well-mannered students who were academically a cut above the rest. There is no shortage of churches in South Korea, nor is there a dearth of self-proclaimed pious people, so I threw caution to the winds one more time and signed a contract with a parochial middle school. A Christian middle school said that they wanted to hire one or two foreign native ESL in.. -by Rastus Young man’s swearing at old man causes public uproar http://211.234.126.12/www/news/nation/2011/06/117_89799.html Public anger is growing over a young man who in a video footage hurled a torrent of abuse at an elderly man on a subway train. Many Internet users are denouncing him and demanding he be punished, while some have disclosed the man’s personal information online, which was proven false. The backlash started after the video clip was posted on an online bulletin board Sunday. In the four-minute footage, a .. -by BBQ Position offered to Korean men North American Midway Entertainment, the worldwide leader in itinerant carnivals, is adding a new attraction to each of its roadshows: that of The Missing Link. As the major attraction in this venue, your role as the Missing Link will require you to exhibit a number of behaviors to both shock and attract the paying public. Wearing naught but the tiniest of loincloths (but still ample enough to cover Mr. Big), you will be exhibited in a metal-barred cage. It will be as squ.. -by Rhoda 35000 Hourly Tutoring in Seoul We have many students willing to recieve tutoring service. Salary : 35000 Hourly Location : Seoul Teaching day : Depends on your schedule. It can be full time or part time. Teaching target : 20s~30s(Group consists of 2~3 students) Class type : Conversation. *must be in Korea If you are interested, please send your email to seoultutors@gmail.com. In email please include your resume, recent photo, phone number and closest subway station. Also, please tell y.. -by Danny Thinking of working for Korea's largest and oldest hagwon chain? Like so many others teaching ESL in South Korea, my initial foray was in a hagwon. A school with many links in the chain appealed to me, and their history and organizational structure promised security to timid first-timers. My fears were put to rest, and initial impressions were good. The academic director at my first hagwon was a born manager, a people person, someone for whom you would walk through fire. No one put in longer hours than he did, and his effo.. -by Wilf Daejeon English Camp Having already taught weeklong camps for middle-school students, I jumped at the chance to do so again. Bubbling with the fearless exuberance and barely contained energy of youth, they generally follow my directions, try anything, and, more often than not, do a commendable job. When I heard about the English camp in the wilds of Chung-nam, I thought that it would be the perfect setting in which to cultivate my students’ aspirations. After all the paperwork for my .. -by Santa How people can help Japanese earthquake recovery The U.S. government and other nations were sending personnel to assist Japan in its response to the earthquakes and tsunami that have devastated the country. U.S. aid groups were accepting private donations for relief efforts. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has sent two of its officials with expertise in boiling water nuclear reactors. They joined a disaster response team with the U.S. International Agency for International Development, the primary federal agency .. -by AP My Hagwon: Meet the Motley Crew Maggie was built. As soon as I found my desk for the first time and sat down across from her, I did what most men do and what most women hate: I stared at her breasts. Difficult not to, for that fantastic swell was upheld, underwired, and showcased in a most daring of décolletages. As my gaze rose, I realized that she was returning mine. I would have been embarrassed, but she had a smile that could have uncorked champagne bottles. She knew what men wanted and coul.. -by Rastus There's more to the picture Teachers could not repair to the staffroom quickly enough after their classes. Always eager to share the success of lesson plans and comedy from the latest period, gaffes from the students and the not infrequent cultural gaps were always spun into amusing anecdotes. To wit, one day a colleague told us of a student’s request. “Teacher, let me see your dic.” “Pardon me?” “Your dic. Let me see your dictionary, your dic.” “Sorry, but you can’.. -by Rastus Into the Fray “We’ll have to hurry if we want to see contestant number one. Okay. Just in time. Three men here at this station. And . . . here’s the electric shock, the slash to the throat, and the third guy puts a shackle on each back leg. Not a pretty picture, is it?” “Notice that even though it’s messy, most of the blood is saved. It goes down a floor drain where it runs into a vat. It’s used later to make wieners. The only thing that’s wasted is the sque.. -by Rastus High School Penitential Not so far away from one of my favorite places in Korea was a university-affiliated high school. News of a job there came my way, so I met with a school representative, one of its four English teachers. Set in the calm of the countryside but still only a fifteen-minute bus ride from the provincial capital, the school’s location was ideal. “We want to interview and hire somebody who is already in the country,” he told me. “Okay, .. -by Werner Renting a Room Renting a Room Necessity and only necessity has forced me to rent hotel rooms in the West. Unreasonable rates and additional charges for the smallest of services almost always result in nasty shocks when checking out. God help you if you even open the mini-bar fridge, let alone drink anything from it. A simple phone call out into the city might set you back five or ten dollars, and the television, well, that’s another story. If you pause for more than a second wh.. -by Werner A book and its cover A Book and Its Cover A productive week came to a close. My students were chatting away at breakneck speed, the copiers were convalescing after their Friday workout, and nothing was on my agenda for the weekend. Time to unwind. Remembering that not a scrap of food was to be found in my kitchen, a trip to the Hanaro Mart on the edge of town was in order. Always a pleasant excursion, for the freshest of produce was complemented by the friendliest staff. No rus.. -by Rastus My EPIK adventure I Become a Civil Servant After a number of years teaching in hagwons, I decided that the grass was greener in the public school system. Classes packed with students who had to be there, realistic hours of work, hassle-free paydays, and an apartment without a roommate – what wasn’t there to like? The English Program in Korea, EPIK for short, represents the most common way that foreigners can get to teach ESL in the public school system. Most, but not a.. -by Robert My first middle school The Laws of Attraction A two and a half meter high barrier separated the two schools. Cobbled together out of cinder blocks and too much mortar, the short section of wall held fast a metal frame and door. A hasp was pop-rivetted to the door, as was its complement, the eye to the frame. Joining the two was a shiny combination lock. For those foolhardy enough to attempt going over the wall, a row of odd lengths of angle iron set in the blocks promised an un.. -by The Viking Nationality doesn't really matter It's a huge mistake to think that being a native speaker of a language automatically qualifies one to teach the language. Speaking a language is very different from teaching it. Unfortunately most recruiters in Asia think nationality is the main criteria. All those job ads with the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand bullshit requirement are just a show of how ignorant the recruiters are. I can't believe they don't even know that a lot of non English native speakers ha.. -by MyEE Online Looking for Information About Agents Hi Everyone, My name is Matt Gibson. I'm a journalist working on an article about teaching agents in different countries around Asia. In Taiwan (where I live) agents traditionally have had a bad reputation for being untrustworty, greedy, dishonest, etc. However, it seems that this has been changing in recent years. Since I have little experience with agents, I am looking for teachers' opinions about agents so that I can find out what the general attitude towa.. -by Matt Children show true Christmas spirit in Ottawa mall giveaway OTTAWA — Ten shoppers received a big surprise Thursday morning at an Ottawa shopping mall when children from a daycare centre stopped them randomly and gave them $50 gift cards. "I'm in a state of shock," shopper Vicky McWinnie said after receiving a gift card to one of the mall's stores. "That's pretty amazing. I'm feeling quite Christmassy, actually." The children raised the money by taking photographs of themselves and framing them, then selling the photo.. -by Happy Holidays! Abel and Cain of Ohio Police: Fried chicken, crowbar fly in beef between Akron brothers that was ignited by mom's bite of poultry By Beacon Journal staff An Akron man suffered severe head injuries after police said he was attacked by his brother, who wielded a crowbar during a fight ignited over a half-eaten piece of fried chicken. A warrant was issued Sunday for Tony Morris, 37, of Akron. He is charged with felonious assault, domestic violence and menacing. Police say they w.. -by KFC KNUE Affiliated High School The KNUE Affiliated High School is located between Cheongju and Jochiwon. When I was considering taking a job there, the head English teacher told me of all the benefits that I could expect: a base salary of two million per month, refund of a round-trip ticket for a visa run to Japan (since they wanted to interview and hire someone already in the country), generous overtime at the nearby Affiliated Middle School and also OT at the KNUE across the road, everything that the.. -by Werner Changwon Nam Middle School Changwon Nam Middle School runs an interesting ad. They pay a bit above the going rate and advertise single furnished accommodation. A religious school was an option I hadn’t considered, but then I asked myself why not. At least I could expect better than average behaviour. So, I signed a contract with them. The e-mail contact I had had with one Mr. Ryu was congenial, so I decided to take a chance. Got met at Kimhae Airport by Mr. Ryu, his wife, and baby daught.. -by Rastus ExWeb Oh Eun-Sun report, final: Edurne Pasaban takes the throne Once again, we must turn to the late Inaki Ochoa's words describing a summit as "where everything goes down in any and every other direction." With that definition, the world has got its true first female 14, 8000ers mountaineer: Edurne Pasaban. (BY Angela Benavides EDIT Brooke Meetze/TinaSjogren) Ten or even five vertical meters below Kangchenjunga summit is not Kangchenjunga summit. It was not a summit for Spanish Jorge Egocheaga when an unstable snow slab stoppe.. -by NEWS Why North Korean strike will not trigger world war three Even though the fighting in Korea has all the elements needed to spark off the next world war – weapons of mass destruction, hostile superpowers, and a failing, nuclear-armed regime – it is improbable that apocalypse is around the corner in East Asia. By Praveen Swami, Diplomatic Editor 3:43PM GMT 23 Nov 2010 South Korea is one of the engines of Asian prosperity, on which the world's hopes of an early economic recovery rest on peace in the region. By attacking.. -by commentator Likely fallout of the kimchi crisis 1 Koreans will lose all sense of national identitiy. 2 Emergency rooms will be flooded with patients suffering from red pepper withdrawal. 3 Stomach cancer rates will plummet. 4 Attacks on foreigners will increase for having caused the crisis. 5 The North Korean side dishes of tree bark and grass will be adopted. 6 The service life of a toothbrush will be longer than two weeks. 7 Cabbage will become a controlled substance and will fall under the auspices of K.. -by Yoo Honesty is best policy Footballers are often accused of blurting out the same old cliches after games, but I have a lot of respect for Ji-sung Park and his refreshing honesty after the match last night. Ji said: "I'm not satisfied with my performances this season. I have to improve. I have to show more on the pitch. Particularly in the first-half my performance was bad. The second-half was better. I don't know why my performances have not been good. Maybe I was not ready for the season. Mental.. -by red devil they just want to believe what they want to believe Korean pop star battles attacks on Stanford record By Kate Abbott and Wyndam Makowsky (The Standford Daily) http://www.stanforddaily.com/2010/09/27/korean-pop-star-battles-attacks-on-stanford-record/ Daniel Seon Woong Lee, better known in Korea as recording artist Tablo, graduated from Stanford with a seemingly uncontroversial record: two English degrees, a bachelor’s in 2001 and a master’s in 2002. But over the past six months, an Internet campaign has launche.. -by That's Korea Those Soldier Stars/That Pace the Beats of Heaven North Korea, Evening, 28 November, 1950. China had struck. The UN Command was smashed. A terrible retreat had begun. For the Anglo-Australian 27th Brigade, north of Kunu-ri Pass, there was neither transport, nor intelligence of Chinese forces. Somewhere to the south, a machine gun stuttered. Officers issued terse orders. “Stick together! We fight as a team!” In tactical formation, the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders set off on foot, leading the brigade int.. -by Andrew Salmon A typical summertime Fox news story The Fox City News desk with anchor Stan Madden. "No doubt you have heard of the drama unfolding in our city. I am referring, of course, to the so-called 'Cat Lady' on the east side. A ramshackle bungalow surrounded by the most unkempt of yards depressed property prices and irritated her neighbors, but it was the 200-odd feral cats and a handful of dogs, rabbits, hamsters, and gerbils that finally prompted calls to the city's Animal Control Center. We here at Fox Ne.. -by Yoo ROSETTA STONE OR PINSLEUR LANGUAGE PROGRAM vs PERSONAL TUTOR Ask yourself: Are you an Auditory Learner?Are you a Visual Learner? Are you a Tactile/Kinesthetic Learner? Know your preferred learning style. Then, do you have lots of time to study in front of a computer? And last, do you have financial capacity to spend for Rosetta Stone or Pinsleur? Why are you going to spend so much with those programs since there are lots of various language learning program in video, audio, printed lessons etc. for FREE! Just be patient s.. -by teacher gie/maestra Re..ESL TEACHER Kathryn Jeon (Library Service Specialist) Hello. Yes, you are interested but, you don't have experience in teaching English as a Second Language. How could you teach if you don't possess the qualification as ESL teacher? Translator...yes, you have an experience and could speak and write both languages but it doesn't necessarily follow that you can teach. Do you have any idea about language acquisition? Do you know how to impart fo.. -by teacher gie Korea Crisis Has Roots in Border Row By EVAN RAMSTAD SEOUL—North Korea's alleged attack on a South Korean patrol ship is part of dictator Kim Jong Il's efforts to redraw the western sea border between the two countries, according to an increasingly held view. Associated Press .The March 26 sinking of the Cheonan, which South Korea blames on a North torpedo attack, has long been seen as retribution for the heavy damage South Korea inflicted on a North Korean ship in a November naval firefight. Mor.. -by WSJ Re..Phonetics slow down progress and time consuming I read this statement from a blog: "Books teach children the fine art of loving reading. When I first started teaching, my mentor said it was not as important for me to teach phonetic learning over helping a child become really literate. She said what the kids would do with knowing how to read complicated words when these words meant nothing at all to them. For me, giving children storybooks make them learn how to really read, and not just decode words. Albeit the phonet.. -by maestra Re..Asian People Like to Spread Disease They are ignorant, and they hide behind the P.C. excuse of "it's a different culture" whenever someone points out the public health dangers of spitting their shit all over the place. We must try to understand the Kimberly in out midst as he/she is only 30 years removed from an ancient way of life that was marked by almost total ignorance of everything except for a way of life that was little changed from the one lived by their ancestors of 2,000 years ago. In short, mo.. -by Mrs. Polly Wanna Your Money Epidemiology Dear Kimberlies, Kimchi has been proven by Inha University and Tokyo University researchers to cause Stomach Cancer due to the high amount of red pepper and brine in the shit, and dog meat is widely available at the approximately 20,000 dog meat eateries in nation and the hundreds of open-air markets. If you do not believe me, then ask Cheong Wah Dae for confimation of my claims and the authoress of the report on Kimchi's connexion(s) to Stomach Cancer. I know the lady.. -by Mrs. Polly Wanna Your Money Mrs. Kim's "Whiners" Post Hi there, You spend so much money in my Club DeBut on I'taewon's Hooker Hill. Now, I ask you in front of 20 people to buy 3 Lady Drinks for my ill-mannered assistants: Mrs. Kim, So Hyun, and the new one whose name escapes my greedy little K-Mind at this point in my shallow, profit-driven life. Oh, by the way, Mrs. Kim, you sure showed us that you learn fast! Really, you're last post on the topic of Whiners revealed that you improved from Upper-Intermediate to Advanc.. -by Miss Polly's Lady's Drinks Lindsay Lohan Pal: Yup, She's Gonna Play a Porn Star Lindsay Lohan may have recently been canned from a movie, but that doesn't mean she's not getting other work. Last month, Lohan was reported to have signed on to upcoming indie flick Inferno to play Linda Lovelace, the late porn star most famous for the 1972 hard-core movie Deep Throat. Well, her photographer pal Tyler Shields confirmed to us this weekend that the actress has indeed landed the gig. Shields says he's talked to the movie's director, Matthew Wilder, about.. -by Dr. PHil Two Jokes from North Korea. I imagine that the jokes below are not from the comedy show although I guess it is possible. Probably the jokes are private jokes circulated among North Koreans opposed to the regime. FACTBOX - North Koreans have a sense of humour too... Reuters Life! - A comedy show on North Korean TV has the distinction of being one of the longest-running in the world, although there's very little that's actually funny in it. Following are some jokes from North Korean defectors .. -by Digger Man claims to have had no food or drink for 70 years a very interesting article from telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/7645857/Man-claims-to-have-had-no-food-or-drink-for-70-years.html By Dean Nelson in New Delhi Published: 11:02PM BST 28 Apr 2010 Prahlad Jani is being held in isolation in a hospital in Ahmedabad, Gurjarat, where he is being closely monitored by India's defence research organization, who believe he may have a genuine quality which could help save lives. He has now s.. -by chi Is Korean Oh Eun-sun first woman to climb 14 top peaks? Korea's Oh Eun-sun says she is the first woman to have climbed the world's 14 highest mountains, but one of her peaks is being disputed. Why? There are 14 mountains on Earth above 8,000m (26,247 ft) high All are in the Himalayan and Karakorum mountain ranges The first to climb all 14 was Italian Reinhold Messner, in 1986 A total of 19 men, and now one woman, have done it There is no one "official" record of who has, or has not, climbed the 14 peaks over 8,000m .. -by wondering I'm sure he will shine more if he joins a big club. Liverpool FC are reportedly preparing to swoop for Bolton Wanderers midfielder Chung-Yong Lee. The Daily Star claims Reds boss Rafa Benitez is ready to splash out £8 million to take the promising South Korea international to Anfield. Lee would arrive as a direct replacement for Albert Riera. Last week Lee's management company moved to play down rumours in his homeland of an imminent switch to Merseyside. http://www.clicklancashire.com/sport/bolton-wande.. -by crossing my fingers Legend of the Winter She appeared to be floating... -The New York Times While each of those skaters had moments of brilliance, Kim - who skated to Gershwin’s “Concerto in F” - was the only one to have an entire four minutes of it. Wearing a royal blue dressed that fluttered in the wind, she sped atop the ice, seamlessly incorporating triple jumps into her complex routine, as if it were as natural as breathing. Her complicated footwork left gigantic, loopy scribbles all over the .. -by Another Kim Immigrations Gets Easier for Professionals Drastically simplified immigration, exit and naturalization processes for foreigners start Monday to help outstanding foreign workers settle in Korea. Companies seeking to invite foreign researchers or language instructors can make visa applications online around the clock all year round if they register with the government website (www.visa.go.kr) without having to visit the Immigration Office. Under the new policy, foreign professionals who have been staying in th.. -by J Bean Zinn misled generations of students Especially Korean students.... About 15 books of Zinn has been translated by 386 nationalists/communists and being used as the essay textbooks by left-wing Hakwon teachers in Korea now. ----------- http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/letters/articles/2010/02/02/zinn_misled_generations_of_students/ WHILE THE Globe and others wax ecstatic about the late Howard Zinn, a little more accuracy is called for. I interviewed professor Zinn upon his.. -by Pro Bono Don't ask a Korean If you want to know if Koreans are racist, don't ask a Korean or take it's word for it. Ask a biracial Korea, born and raised in Korea, about how racist the majority of Koreans are. I remember when the Bubble Sisters (or whatever their name was) painted their ugly faces in 2001 to look Africans. When they were told it was racist they said, "There's is no racism in Korea." That's the typical bullshit you'll hear from a Korean. That and the. "You have to understan.. -by Openyoureyes koreans Blind koreans Almost every foreigner that I know leaves Korea with nothing good to say about Korea or Koreans. Most foreigners leave Korea hating Korea. Look at how you "pure blooded" yellow Nazis treat biracial Koreans in Korea and that sums up most, but not all Koreans. There's a lot of negativity on foreigners part because YOU KOREANS cause it. It was never this bad in Japan, because Japan is just better although Japan is a little similiar to Korea . As Koreans say, "I.. -by Openyoureyes koreans Re..Role of Written Language in Speaking Role of Written Language in Speaking The Facilitative role of Written Language in Speaking: Using Writing to Improve L2 Speaking by: T. Tagasaki “Since writing and speaking have many features in common, by deliberately controlling a number of variables, writing teachers can make writing closer to speaking. The important thing is that the task itself should not be very difficult when the aim of writing is to improve speaking. In this sense, free-writing techniqu.. -by maestraviajes Re..Listen here!! Kimchi is Korea's traditional food. It is just Korean's food!! All countries have their own food and style. Ex. Chinese eat MONKEY'S HEAD, freanch eat swan's LIVER.cambodian eat fried TARANTULA, indonesian eat raw BUGS, japanese eat TUNA'S EYES. etc All these things are their common foods. Kimchi is also just food. Literally, Foreigners have not lived in Korea. So Maybe the smell wouldn't be practiced to them. Therefore. Try to be a little more flexible!!!!! But, DO.. -by Maggie Re..kimchi and dog http://englishtutorforkoreans.blogspot.com/ I think you should use google more if you want to find an answer for your stupid question. Whatever, people can get stomach cancer from other salty or spicy food. Kimchi is one of them .. yes it is true. but.. if you want to blame Kimch, according to your logic, you have to blame other saline food. Plus, it is true that some of old Koreans eat dog but most Korean don't eat them. And I can't understand why peo.. -by maestraviajes Re..kimchi,dog and bad impressions to KOREANS. Hi, my name is Annie. I live in Korea. I think you are misunderstanding about the culture of Korea. 1. Kimchi cures cancer: this was proved by many scientists. If you cannot understand, search about Kimchi on the internet. 2. Most of Koreans don't eat dog (me also). They say that it's very disgusting to eat it. 3. I don't know what to say here. You said that Korean managers and students are worst and unethical, right? Then, let me give you some questions. Then, do.. -by Annie Re..BENEFIT OF KIMCHI AND RE. DOG EATING I want to disagree them. Kimchi is typical of spicy and hot food in Korea, and their honor is reach to the UNESCO. so they have various benefits. I want to say of these benefits about Kimchi for short words. - An experiment has established the effect of kimchi on cancer, and preventing SARS. - vegetables like cabbage which is used as the main ingredient of Kimchi prevents intestines cancer and garlic which is always used as side ingredients of them prev.. -by maestraviajes Re..kimchi -anti-cancer effect Anti-cancer effect of kimchi -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As the standard of living becomes higher and people are more aware of health, people throughout the world fear the diseases of adult people. Cancer is at the top of the list. Kimchi, once again, proved its scientific value by showing it has an anti-cancer property. Vegetables like Chinese cabbage prevents the large intestine cancer, and garlic which is in.. -by Jeong-Yoon Re..kimchi causes cancer and dog meat disgusting http://englishtutorforkoreans.blogspot.com/ Concerning Kimchi says Kimchi causes cancer and make Koreans abnormal cause we eat Kimchi and dog meat. Eating Kimchi and dog meat is one aspect of Korea's culture and there no reason to be blamed Truly, many people in Korea don't eat dog meat. I also don't eat dog meat. I know it can be seen unusaul to others cause they haven't been eat it and even they might not be able to imagine it. However it can't be enough.. -by maestraviajes KOREANS ARE RACIST AND WORST Q.A. KOREANS RACIST AND WORST! QUESTIONS: Is it true that according to opinions of most native speakers, koreans are: 1. racist 2. Korean students and managers to be the worst. 3. The Koreans have this superiority complex which seems to hinder any honest effort to build a good rapport with them. 4. The Korean managers will tell you what you want or need to hear, and then deny or fail to follow through with their promises.They would rather replace you with.. -by maestraviajes Re..Ms. Kim and Ellen Wow, I didn't expect so many replies to my essay on a simple topic on "whiners" that had nothing to do with the mistreatment of foreigners in Korea... As a student learning English in Korea, I wanted to practice my writing skills and thought this forum was a good place to post my work and get feedback. I apologize for not stating my purpose clearly in my original post. It would've saved some headache on your part. Nevertheless, I appreciated your input on the topic... -by Ms. Kim Re..Ms. Kim and Ellen Korean students are paying high fee for Filipino tutors but the problem is that the Korean manager running the Korean academy paying them very low opposite to what the figure they're signing. That is why they mandated a rule not to reveal their true salary to their Korean students. Most of them are just receiving $1.6 per hour. Filipinos can't complain but to accept their offers saying, " It is better than nothing"! Because of the high rates of unemploym.. -by maestraviajes Happy New Year!                                             New Years Day              Many people think new years day is boring and sometimes nothing for it. However, new years day is really important every single .. -by Jiwan Han The Meaning of a Whiner Even though you don’t want to meet whiners, you meet them by accident or sometimes purposely. To me, a whiner is annoying and mean, because sometimes a whiner pretends to cry to get attention or get what they want. There can be lots of interesting, but annoying situations with a whiner. Obviously, lots of events with a whiner are not fun, but irritating. The term ‘Whiner’ refers to a person, usually a child, who complains or cries continually. I think wh.. -by Ms. Kim Tips for Teaching in Korea I just wanted to put out a few tips for people who may be interested in teaching in South Korea. 1. Hogwons (small private schools) are extremely unstable here. Many close without notice, leaving teachers stranded or simply "run out of money," and become unable to pay salaries. 2. Living Conditions are VERY different from western culture. Apartments do not include a separate bedroom, they are studio style and very small. Disregard what your recruiter may tell you, .. -by Michael role of Written Language in Speaking Reaction: The Facilitative role of Written Language in Speaking: Using Writing to Improve L2 Speaking by: T. Tagasaki “Since writing and speaking have many features in common, by deliberately controlling a number of variables, writing teachers can make writing closer to speaking. The important thing is that the task itself should not be very difficult when the aim of writing is to improve speaking. In this sense, free-writing techniques and the comm.. -by maestraviajes ENGLISH ...ANXIETY http://englishtutorforkoreans.blogspot.com/ ENGLISH ...ANXIETY It has passed 2 months since I arrived here. But my English skill stays the same where it used to be. I’m very nervous about that. I thought 2 months is enough to make my speaking fluent. But I was wrong… as a matter of fact, not at all. Some say I have enough time until I go back to Korea. So I can improve much while rest o.. -by gherrera A clothesline and key http://englishtutorforkoreans.blogspot.com/ A clothesline and key I transferred to the hostel yesterday. Before transferring, I expected that hostel would be clean and the facilities inside the room would be great. However, when I entered the room, I was disappointed, because there were cobweb and lots of dust inside the closet. I wiped and wiped the closet, still, dust remained. I think that the housekeeper doesn.. -by gherrera THE THIRD DAY IN PHILIPPINES http://englishtutorforkoreans.blogspot.com/ 2009. 6. 27. THE THIRD DAY IN PHILIPPINES Yesterday, I don't know why, but I was very tired. So I couldn't write a diary about yesterday, but instead I ‘m going to write something that I did, like: I had my first class, Oral Communication. I met our classmates, who are freshman in E.E like me. I met our teacher also. All our classmates were very kind and friendly to me. But on the other hand, the teacher .. -by Ye Ji English Education Should Be Changed (Eng/Kor) As a person who wants to be an English teacher someday, I want to say about English Education in Korea. As you know, this is globalization ages and English is used as an official language in the world now. So far, actually, Korea government insisted students to study English from elementary to high school. To make people be able to have conversation with foreigners; they made the curriculum for that. But compared to the period that we've learned English for many years, al.. -by gherrera What a Lovely English !! What a Lovely English !! My dad always said to me, “you have to study hard about English"; but I didn’t. I didn’t know why I have to study about English. He said, "It will help you and if you can speak in English you can easily get a job". I just studied because I don’t want to hear his scolding. I also knew if I study hard English, it will help me, but there is a problem… That is… I don’t.. -by gherrera 2 year associate degree potentially seeking esl teaching job in korea Hi, I'm a Korean student born and raised in the u.s., and I am about to finish my 2-year associate's degree in december. Originally I planned to transfer straight to a 4-year school in order to graduate a semester early, but now I am considering taking a semester off and teaching English in Korea. At my part-time job, my manager (who is Korean), told me that her son has been in Korea for about a year now and has been teaching english part-time whilehaving a second part.. -by chris Re..math wizards Filipinos win 27 medals in world math contestBy JONATHAN M. HICAPJuly 11, 2009, 6:14pmFilipino high school students showed their might when they won 27 medals in the 10th Invitational World Youth Mathematics Inter-cities Competition (IWYMIC) in Durban, South Africa, last July 5 to 10. Filipino math wizards who bagged individual bronze medals were Geraldine Baniqued of St. Paul College-Pasig; John Russell Virata of Gideon Academy; Zheng Rong Wu of Zamboanga Chong Hua H.. -by gherrera Re..Ok, I have thought about this Dear European/Canadian/Australian...whatever your nationality. I would be remissed if I denied that in the latter half of the twentieth century American sphere of influence didn't dominate the world. For good and bad that was the way it was. Here is something to think about (that is if you can hear it way up your high horse). Compare the last half of the twentieth century with the first half or the previous centuries, when European countries' sphere of infl.. -by fat yank Leagal Assistance in Seoul MODS STICKY PLEASE Korean Legal Aid Corporation http://www.klac.or.kr/english/cyber/01.php For the KLAC you'll need a Korean friend because they don't have interpreters and it's hit or miss if anyone speaks E - for me they didn't. BUT they DO help people, for free - very busy in fact. they also have a number "132" one can dial from anywhere in korea I went to the one in gangnam; there are 3 other offices, it might be different there but I can defin.. -by moosehead 22,202 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2009/06/117_46532.html Bills Seek Tighter Screening of Foreign Teachers By Kang Shin-who Staff Reporter A lawmaker proposed bills to strengthen the screening of foreign English teachers in Korea, Tuesday. Rep. Choi Young-hee of the main opposition Democratic Party submitted the bills obliging foreign English teachers to prese.. -by Mr Kim Please help with research Hello Everyone, By name is Bill and I am hoping that you can help me with a research project I am working on for my Master's degree. I am looking for ESL teachers with experience teaching in Korea and Korean students studying English abroad to fill out a simple questionnaire. I don't have much to offer as an incentive, except my thanks and willingness to share the data after the research is complete. Thank you in advance. The questionnaire and more informatio.. -by Bill How much does this job pay? YBM Adult Phone English In our incessant endeavor to provide our customers with what they want, YBM will now offer Adult Phone English classes in our English Language Schools. We believe this will be a win-win enterprise for both our instructors and our students. Benefits for instructors include, but are not limited to, the following:  Enjoy a relaxed dress code. Loosen your tie. Loosen your belt. Wear Spandex, rubber, leather, lace, or nothing but a smile if yo.. -by Andre Lee Re.. Who is ths pervert? "Happy for the mankind?" You must be a Korean edumacateed at SNU. I hope South Korea gets nuked. I hate South Koreans for the same reasons Koreans hate Japan! That's right, just for the sake of hating. You deserve it Koreans. Korea should have been allowed to remain a Japanese colony. Koreans have Hitler bars, I'm going to open a Takeshima Is Japan's bar. Or maybe I'll open a Korean comfort woman bar. Try being more like the Japanese Korea. Try acting li.. -by Japanisbetterthankorea The Global Hunt for Mr. Swirl http://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/passionateeyemonday/2009/mrswirl/# Featuring unique and exclusive access to investigators, victims, family and friends, this is the international story of one of the most remarkable police investigations of recent years, and the Canadian who became its target. In 2004 officers at Interpol began investigating a series of shocking images that were posted on the Internet - more than 200 pictures of a man abusing young Asian boys. .. -by Justice Yes! You can. (Eng/Kor) Congratulations! Mr. President. It is my great personal honour to post this wonderful address of the 44th president US, Barack Obama. Good luck! My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation... ... as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition. Forty-four A.. -by Rick 'spousal rape' is on the news in Korea Here is another useful news for Korean women: http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2899971 Busan court convicts 1st Korean man of spousal rape A local court yesterday found a man guilty of raping his wife for the first time in Korean judicial history. The Busan District Court convicted a 42-year-old man, identified only by the initial L, of forcibly having sex with his wife, a 25-year-old Filipina, by threatening her with a knife in July 2008. The.. -by Ji's fan An interestring News from LAT Tioga High students push to recall school board http://www.latimes.com/news/education/la-me-groveland5-2009jan05,0,2268617.story?page=1 Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified School District board members got rid of a popular math teacher after a strange plagiarism complaint. By Richard C. Paddock January 5, 2009 Reporting from Groveland, Calif. -- When the school board in this rural community voted to get rid of popular math teacher Ryan Dutton in September, the s.. -by ppB Economy Blunts Korea’s Appetite for Plastic Surgery http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/02/business/worldbusiness/02plastic.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&ref=world SEOUL — A grim frugality has settled over this export powerhouse that once burst with optimism — and silicone. Cosmetic surgery took off here after South Korea’s spectacular recovery from its currency crisis a decade ago. Rising living standards allowed ever-growing numbers of men and women to get the wider eyes, whiter skin and higher nose bridges that.. -by Steven What is your New Year's Resolutions? Here are Top 10 New Year's Resolutions from Pittsburg: http://pittsburgh.about.com/od/holidays/tp/resolutions.htm New Year's Eve has always been a time for looking back to the past, and more importantly, forward to the coming year. It's a time to reflect on the changes we want (or need) to make and resolve to follow through on those changes. Did your New Year resolutions make our top ten list? 1. Spend More Time with Family & Friends Recent polls conducted by.. -by magpie Hiring of Foreigners on Hold Here is a news from Chosun Daily News: http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200812/200812310004.html The government has decided to halt hiring of foreign workers to replace them with Koreans amid the deepening economic crisis. The Labor Ministry on Tuesday suspended issuance of work permits for foreign workers. The measure was taken because the foreign worker quota of 72,000 set for March 2008 to February 2009 has already been filled in all industr.. -by Kevin artificial sun on earth?? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/science/sciencenews/3981697/Scientists-plan-to-ignite-tiny-man-made-star.html Scientists plan to ignite tiny man-made star It is science’s star experiment: an attempt to create an artificial sun on earth — and provide an answer to the world’s impending energy shortage. By Richard Gray, Science Correspondent Last Updated: 4:50PM GMT 27 Dec 2008 While it has seemed an impossible goal for nearly 100 years, .. -by john smith S. Korea to allow more foreigners to teach English Here is a good news for Indians or Philipinos: http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2008/12/28/0302000000AEN20081228002200320.HTML SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- The Ministry of Justice said Sunday it will allow qualified foreigners from countries where English is a national language to teach the language in public elementary and middle schools as early as next year. Currently, South Korea permits only foreigners with more than a two-year college degree from .. -by HY Lee Samuel Huntington has passed away The author of "The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order" Samuel Huntington died last week. Here is the story from the Harvard website: http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2009/02.05/99-huntington.html Samuel Huntington, 81, political scientist, scholar 'One of the most influential political scientists of the last 50 years' By Corydon Ireland Harvard News Office Samuel P. Huntington - a longtime Harvard University professor, an influential.. -by Steven Re.. the same to you, dude and I wanna share this feeling with you, comrades out here ----- Home Another summer day Has come and gone away In Paris and Rome But I wanna go home Mmmmmmmm Maybe surrounded by A million people I Still feel all alone I just wanna go home Oh I miss you, you know And I’ve been keeping all the letters that I wrote to you Each one a line or two “I’m fine baby, how are you?” Well I would send them but I know that it’s just not enough My w.. -by Another Michael In response to American soldiers doing volunteer work in Korea In response to Sashateachers complaint about the lack of news coverage regarding American soldiers volunteer work in Korea. What are you retarded? I lived in the US for 4 years as a contractor from Canada and I can say without resevation that American news media, FOX and CNN specifically (where the majority of Americans get their news from) is a complete joke and insult to real reporting. Sashateacher - you're complaining about Korean news, give me a break, wake .. -by Waternut Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!^^ I just wanted to take the time out and wish all of you a blessed and merry Christmas. I know that it may be hard for some of you to get in to the Christmas spirit this year being far from home. I pray that you find peace in your hearts. God Bless^^ Tom Sawyer -by Tom Sawyer Re.. Don't overreact! Did I explicitly state that Ji-Sung Park is a saviour of Manchester United? When I read an article featuring Ji on the Man. Utd. website, I thought it would be a good idea to post the article here, where many fans (such as me) would be delighted to see. Not anywhere on the post did I mention Ji-Sung Park as a saviour of Man. Utd. Honestly, there is probably not a single person in South Korea who would agree with your statement. In fact, you can ask anyone, even people you.. -by Ji's fan Re..They say the smaller, the shrewder. It's funny how many Koreans think he's the savior of United. He's a runner and that's about all. And yes I like him as a person, but that's about it. Most South Koreans are so ignorant of the world outside of their pure blood nation it's not funny. The way hes is portrayed in the Korean papers is good for a laugh. Sorry South Korea, it's time to face reality...as if that's possible. ===================================== ■ [Ji's fan] They say the smalle.. -by Takeshima Re..Hongdae and Sinchon areas of Seoul Why can't you believe it? I was shoved from behind by a Korean dude because he thought I was a soldier. When I told him I was not even American, he THEN said he was sorry for shoving me from behind. My crime was looking white and dancing next to a Korean lady who was a friend of a friend... Yeah, Koreans are such friendly and peaceful people! ===================================== ■ [Steven] Hongdae and Sinchon areas of Seoul (2008-12-14 02:45) No way!.. -by Takeshima They say the smaller, the shrewder. United website focuses on Ji... http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid=%7B6DDFCB6E%2D3471%2D4E45%2D9385%2DF04D05F4A70D%7D&redirectorid=news_story&newsid=6624005 Focus on... Ji-sung Park It says a lot about Ji-sung Park’s growing importance for United that when Sir Alex Ferguson revealed his side for last season’s Champions League final, the Korean’s omission was perhaps the biggest surprise. The winger had been one of the Reds’ stand-out players i.. -by Ji's fan Hongdae and Sinchon areas of Seoul No way! I cannot agree with this: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1018.html this website reads like this ----- U.S. citizens and their families, especially young adults, are advised to exercise prudence and caution when visiting the Hongdae and Sinchon areas of Seoul. These areas, where many night clubs are located, have occasionally been the sites of bar or street fights and harassment involving Westerners. ----- -by Steven Hardcore! Hardcore! A South Korean actress named Ok So-ri admitted to an affair with a singer and now her husband is demanding that she be jailed. The crazy thing is that there's a law in the country's book that could make hubby's wish a reality! She could go to jail for up to two years!! The actress has called for the law to be over turned but on Wednesday, prosecutors filed motions in support of her jilted husband. Reuters reports that South Korea enacted its adul.. -by Make Sense

 

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