» by GI Korea October 16th, 2009 at 9:44 am » Comments (17)

Don't know how much ATEK can do to change the perception of English teachers in Korea, but I guess this is a start: A group of native English teachers is criticizing ...more »

» by GI Korea July 30th, 2009 at 7:15 am » Comments (0)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="Dokdo cruise English camp: Children play with native English teachers during the “Dokdo Cruise Camp 2009” in the southern port city of Busan, Thursday. Co-organized by ...more »

» by GI Korea July 7th, 2009 at 7:32 am » Comments (2)

This is actually pretty impressive when you think about that this much money was raised to help this English teacher: An American English teacher who had been stuck in hospital with ...more »

» by GI Korea May 26th, 2009 at 7:58 am » Comments (16)

I posted a few days ago about the six English teachers that were quarantined with swine flu in Korea.  Via Brian in Jeollanamdo, it just so happens that one of ...more »

» by GI Korea May 24th, 2009 at 6:55 am » Comments (6)

Here is a new stereotype I guess we can label ESL teachers in Korea with besides being dope smokers, you are also infected with diseases: KBS is reporting that six American ...more »

» by GI Korea May 19th, 2009 at 3:50 am » Comments (14)

In the introduction to Scott Burgeson's new book, he thinks so: At this point, the meme of "low-quality native English teachers" has become so pervasive and powerful in the local media ...more »

» by GI Korea May 17th, 2009 at 1:47 am » Comments (26)

Here is the latest press release from ATEK: ATEK Communications Director Resigns (Seoul, South Korea) – Tony Hellmann, spokesman of the Association for Teachers of English in Korea (ATEK), resigned from his ...more »

» by GI Korea May 8th, 2009 at 11:03 pm » Comments (10)

Another week and more English teachers arrested on drug charges and shockingly the drug dealer was a Nigerian and the crime happened in Itaewon: Police booked six foreign English instructors on ...more »

» by GI Korea May 7th, 2009 at 6:30 am » Comments (5)

So what have you English teachers in Ulsan been up to, to get yourselves fired?: As many as 17 native English speakers _ or 12.4 percent of the total 137 _ ...more »

» by GI Korea April 18th, 2009 at 11:27 am » Comments (15)

Jon Huer who writes for the Korea Times has become infamous in the K-blog community and his latest article is sure to cause a stir yet again: Through this business of ...more »