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Is Jeju English Village Trafficking Native English Teachers?

» by March 15th, 2012 at 5:06 pm » Comments (0)

Over at Three Wise Monkeys they have a very strange tale about native English teachers being caught in alleged human trafficking like conditions at the Jeju English Village among a host of other ...more »

English Teaching Business Linked To Cheating Scandal In Korea

» by February 7th, 2012 at 10:08 am » Comments (9)

What I am most surprised about in regards to the below article is not the cheating because cheating scandals are numerous in Korea; what I am most amazed about is ...more »

Seoul Government To Slash the Number of Native English Teachers

» by December 9th, 2011 at 4:37 pm » Comments (7)

Here is some news that will effect most English teachers working in government schools in Seoul: Most native English-speaking teachers in about 300 high schools in Seoul could lose their jobs ...more »

South Korea Receives Average Scores on TOEFL Test

» by December 3rd, 2011 at 8:51 am » Comments (68)

All of you English teachers out there working in Korea may find this news of interest: The average TOEFL score of Koreans is 81 points, close to the global average of ...more »

Gyeongi-do Government Reverses Course On Foreign English Teacher Cuts

» by July 22nd, 2011 at 8:18 am » Comments (3)

Good news for all you English teachers in Gyeongi-do that may have been effected by these cuts: A provincial education authority said Friday that it will maintain the number of foreign ...more »

Informants Tip Off Police On Illegal Hagwons In Korea

» by July 11th, 2011 at 5:27 pm » Comments (70)

Have any of you English teachers out there seen this and has it had any impact on the hagwon industry?: More than 8,700 illegal activities at private institutes, or “hagwon,” have ...more »

Picture of the Day: Students Visit Cheonan Wreckage

» by May 23rd, 2011 at 1:02 pm » Comments (3)

Here is another picture posted on Facebook from USFK's Good Neighbor English Camp which I believe shows the students touring the wreckage of the Cheonan.  Note to USFK PAO, I ...more »

AFEK Announces Opening of Membership To All Expats In Korea

» by April 27th, 2011 at 9:01 pm » Comments (1)

Here is a press release from the Association of F-Class Expats within Korea (AFEK) which has become the rival group to the often criticized ATEK: The Association for F-Class Expatriates within ...more »

New Site Looks to Help Improve English Writing Skills

» by April 26th, 2011 at 7:26 am » Comments (7)

For any English teachers out there, Rob Whyte who people may know from his Lonely Planet contributions has started a web site that provides tips to improve ones English writing ...more »

Is This A Typical English Teacher Lunch In Korea?

» by April 20th, 2011 at 6:37 pm » Comments (69)

So how true does this video seem to all of you teaching English in Korea? more »

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