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.

I like pretty pictures and glossy paper. That’s why I enjoy the expatriate magazines in English in Korea. Most of them are free but some you have to pay for.

Here’s a list and their prospective websites in alphabetical order.

10 Magazine – Probably one of the highest quality magazines out there. You also have to pay for it. Free online after registration.

Eloquence – They don’t seem to have a website, but their quality has stepped up

Groove Magazine – This is your average party magazine with a lots of random information and things to do in Korea. You can read this online.

Seoul Travel and Culture – Also a very high quality magazine. It’s filled with the more cultured side of Korea. You can read this one online.

Here are a few excerpted tips:

*  Turn on the charm and ask nicely. If the agent at the ticket counter seems open and friendly, turn on your award-winning smile and ask politely if there is any chance for an upgrade today. While the chance of this working may be slim, it has worked for us in the past. Things to keep in mind: upgrading wholly depends on the authority of who you are speaking with, the open capacity of seats, and your status with the airline.

* Look the part. We can all spot the difference between the well-traveled business exec and the casual traveler in sweatpants. Dress and act like a first-class passenger and your chances of getting upgraded are greatly enhanced.

* When you board the plane, if you see an empty first class seat ask the flight attendant if it is available. Flight attendants will generally consider an upgrade if you are having an issue with your seat (seatbelt issues, broken seat) or problems with your neighbors (an upset small child, a smelly or oversized passenger).

Let me know if any of they work or have worked for you in the past.

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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.

Sites Mentioned in the video in order:

English Spectrum

ESL Jobsly

HiTeacher

Work n Play

Teach Korea

Dave’s ESL Cafe

Craigs List Korea

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Once you’ve spotted a great job anywhere online and figured out how much moolah to ask for, you need to get your foot in the door. In most cases, your foot is your resume, and every person you’ve ever met with a job has sincere, if contradictory, advice on making yours shinier than all the others. We’ve picked out five bits of advice that actually help you plan, write, and present your resume, rather than rely on oldie-but-goody generic advice. Follow along and dig up that dusty old Word file to see what you can do to make yourself more appealing the next time you’re stopping at the post office on lunch break.

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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.

Be careful with your sensitive information like credit card and banking information. You can’t trust all PC Bangs to have high quality security.

One more thing to note is that a lot of them have tons of smoking area. If you’re a smoker you’ll feel right at home. However, for those of us who dislike the smell newer PC Bangs have non-smoking sections. Although, sometimes you can still smell smoke on your clothes when you leave.

Where: Essentially everywhere in Korea

How Much: Most of the time 1,000 won, however there are new “luxury” PC Bangs that cost more.

Photo: http://flickr.com/photos/gwire/

Photo:  Jermaister

Need your news fix in English on stuff about Korea?

Here’s what I read and/or in my RSS Reader:

Korea Herald – http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/ – Hands down one of the best newspapers in Korea on Korea.

Korea Times – http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/index.asp – Also another good newspaper in Korea on Korea

Ohmynews – http://english.ohmynews.com/ -Citizen journalism

Republic of Korea’s Official Website – http://www.korea.net/ – They have frequent contests and its a very attractive site.

Others:

Chosun Ilbo – http://english.chosun.com/ – Sites too simple… I don’t like reading it.

Donga Ilbo – http://english.donga.com/ – Sites ugly

Invest Korea – http://www.investkorea.org/ – Investment news… beyond my level of interest.

Joonang Daily – http://joongangdaily.joins.com/ - Not enough content

Korea Post – http://www.koreapost.com/ – Sites ugly

Korea Travel Times – http://www.koreatraveltimes.com/ – Travel Information for English speakers in Korea

Seoulites – http://webzine.seoul.go.kr/ – Webzine that’s updated quarterly

Seoul Metropolitan Government – http://english.seoul.go.kr/ – Updated Weekly

Seoul Times – http://www.theseoultimes.com/ – Haven’t really checked this one out

However I feel that blogs are probably one of the fastest ways to get information quickly:

The Daily Kimchi -Random Daily Korean News

Korea Beat – Translates Korean news articles into English

Korean Law Blog – News about Korean law changes

Marmot’s Hole – It’s a good general news about Korea

Pop Seoul – Pop news about Korean Celebrities

Zen Kimchi -  Random Korean News

Am I missing anything? Please feel free to share yours here.

• 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?

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