Most of Korean philosophers have taken positions at government, so their philosophy reveals during tenure except Jung, Yak-Yong.

1. Jung, Yak-Yong: Jung is one of pioneer who virtually helped Cho-sun Dynasty civilians. He also wrote the book that covers ethics of officials, which called Mokminsimseo. He also invented Korean crane to build HwaSeong which is now located in Suwon.

2. Maeng, Sa-Sung: As a integrate person, he did not hesitate to scold king’s mistreatment and adulated as standard official.

3. Hwang, Hee: Also acclaimed as integrate prime minister at Cho-sun Dynasty. He set basic infrastructure of Cho-sun Dynasty and also made rule of courtesy among civilians.

4. Lee, Yi: He recommended raising hundred thousand militaries. In philosophy, he strongly claimed the accordance of human behavior and conscience.

5. Lee, Hwang: Asserted that reason and conscience were different but could make harmony.

6. Song, Si-Yeol: He is one of famous student of Lee Yi. He also claimed same as Lee Yi and in addition, he is very good at politics and rule of decorum.

7. You, Seong-Ryong: Although he was student of Lee Hwang, he showed his talent into politics. He followed Lee Hwang’s philosophy by subsidizing his subordinates.

8. Heo, Kyun: Although he died as who died treachery, he first claimed to break the rule of class, except the king. He wrote one of Korea’s famous novel, Hong Gildong. His portraits were all

9. Cho, Gwang Jo: Cho broke old and fabricated decorations to give chance to all the officials. In addition, he assigned many young civilian.

10. Choi, Chi Won: Choi is one of the most famous literary man and politician at Sinla Dynasty. Frustrated by his class that limited chance to expand his career as civilian, he came back to his hometown and taught peasants to cultivate wisely and economically.

Looking for an English teaching job in Korea can seem daunting. Here is the first in many videos on how to teach English in Korea.

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1. Be strict with Korean Students – This means allow them give you respect as a “teacher.” I liked students calling me Paul instead of Mr. Kang, because I was only a couple of years older then them, but they don’t take you as serious if you become too much of their “friend.”
2. Don’t become “friends” with your students – Korea is not ready for a “western” mindset in education. Again the lack of respect and violating the code of teacher/student will only cause you problems. I’m into computer gaming, so occassionally I would try to motivate my students by going with them to the local PC bang. They stopped doing homework…
3. Have real punishment and accountability – If you say something, you better follow through with what you said or they will keep on pushing the line. Some recommended punishments are calling their parents or … humiliating them in front of the class, in a gentle and respectful way to get them motivated.
4. Make a strong/strict first impression - First impressions are important all over the world- especially to Koreans and the Korean students. If you command their respect at the beginning and keep it up, they will listen to directions.
5. Korean students lack motivation - Foriegn Language High School students are supposed to be the top of their class, however, some still lack motivation. I’ve used a hybrid approach to carrot-dangling and punishment. This seems to work well. However, I personally think intrinsic motivation is best, but I still haven’t figured out how to teach that yet.
6. Qualify your students – don’t let any Joe Kim enter your class. If you have the power to do so. If you have a bunch of trouble makers in class… well that “yeast” will work its way throughout the rest of the class. I like to give insanely hard SAT tests to not only destroy their arrogance, but to humbly help them know they don’t know anything yet.

After searching for a couple of hours this is what I came to the conclusion to:

Short Answer: No.

Long Answer: Yes, but…

The “official” stance is that they allow teachers from countries that have English as their official language. According to Wikipedia both India and the Philippines consider English as an official language. However, when you surf the job boards you’ll notice this:

Requirement: Native English Speaker from (Canada, US, Australia, New Zealand, England, Ireland, South Africa)

My guess is that after all of these countries they may pick people from India or Philippines.

Unfortunately, its tough luck to those with citizens of those nations not on the list at the moment.

Even if there are more qualified teachers in other countries that may teach English better its not going to be happening any time soon with the bureaucracy.

There is a preferred hierarchy for English teachers (skin color, accent)… but that is an entirely different post.

Photo: Stuck in Customs

Everyone digs jobs with a good reputation and high income, but who doesn’t?

Here are average salaries for jobs in South Korea.

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This table assumes the average English teacher salary is 2.1 million a month without any benefits.

However, according to a recent news paper article via the Marmot’s Hole- some English teachers rake in 5 million a month.

Source: http://know.work.go.kr/know (Korean)

http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/02/27/an-association-for-foreign-english-teachers/

• watch a movie with students and discuss about the movie,
• talk about issues today,
• act in a play together,
• or even play games like Mafia.

What the instructor is doing is training the students to process in English by getting them into the English atmosphere and culture. Although this may take time for students to adjust to, the more time spent doing things in English, the more the student would get used to thinking in English.As for homework students could be assigned activities to increase their reading, listening, and speaking skills. Of course, these should all be to train students to think in English. In the case of reading, students may choose any book they want, and have a discussion with the instructor about the book. For listening and speaking, they could listening to songs in English and try to follow along (singing songs along with the music actually helps students gain accurate pronunciation).

Finally, practice, practice, and more practice is required. I mentioned before, because students cannot be physically put into an English speaking environment for twenty four hours each day, practice is essential to at least be close to that environment. In addition, smaller classes or individual classes would be ideal so that one student can be exposed to the environment and culture for a longer period of time.

With an environment of English, and long and intense practice, eventually students would be able to think in English. They would not have to go through the English-Korea, Korean-English translation process. By thinking in English they would be prepared for the International environment.

I have used and continue to use the following:

Edublogs – A community of educators sharing information and creating websites

Google Docs – Don’t have MS Office installed? This is a free alternative

Moodle – A tool to keep your classroom information organized

ZapReader – Help your students increase their reading speeds

I want to try the following:

Mindomo - It seems to be mind mapping software

What are some of your favorite tools and websites?

You can read rest of the post here:
http://www.topeducationdegrees.com/online-apps-innovative-teachers

Sources:

• http://jobs.trovit.co.uk/jobs/teaching-dubai
• http://www.pegasusteachers.com/salarybenefits.php
• http://www.teach-in-china.cn/details.php
• http://www.globalcrossroad.com/paid_teaching/

Hello, I need to know precisely what are the prerequisites for teaching at this, or any other establishment in Korea. Is a TEFL certificate adequate? I do not have a university degree, so this would preclude me from teaching if that is a requirement.

Our response:

At the least, you need a Bachelor’s degree of any field or higher and English should be your first language. Unfortunately, a TEFL or TESOL certificate alone is not adequate.

The Korean government is cracking down on fraudulent English teachers. Its a shame a few have to ruin it for all of the legitimate people. If you have a legitimate degree it is best to apply sooner, rather than later.

Best of luck!