Category Archives: ESL
It’s pronounced Kim Yuh-Na or Kim Yeon-ah not Yoo-Na
Korea’s incredibly proud of it’s figure skating champion which many forms of media have spelled her name “Kim Yu-Na” or “Kim Yu Na.” However, as it would be phonetically pronounced when reading the name from the west, people are calling … Continue reading
Filed under Advice, ESL, Interesting..., Linguistics, Sports
Hagwon Advice…
I’ve been around the (Korean) block a few times… More specifically, I’ve been in the English as a Foreign Language (and as CDI or Chungdahm Learning likes to call it their patented ESL programs) industry for more than five years … Continue reading
What a month it’s been (with the Suzuki Impulse)!
Bought the following motorcycle on the 12th of April. http://www.suzukicycles.org/GSX-series/GSX400-Impulse.shtml – RED 1994 Model. I’ve had a few problems, but all worth the education it’s taught me. Right after buying it from this nice South African guy named Keren, I … Continue reading
Filed under Blogs - Trends & News, ESL, Jobs, Korea life, Korean women, Random finds, Theories by Brandon
It took a little preserverance, I mean perseverance to find this word…
I was about to complement my mom recently in how perseverant she was with our family over the years. It’s one of the reasons why our family is successful. Without her … Continue reading
Will this reduce salaries for English Teachers in Korea?
Add this blog to your favorites: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: Well, if economics can predict the future, there will definitely be an addition to the supply of English instructors in Korea for the next … Continue reading
Filed under Education, ESL, Expat, Immigration, Linguistics, News, Work
Overlooked work opportunity?
Add this blog to your favorites: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: Free flights, Free housing and Easy work conditions? Sounds like an advertisement from a con artist, doesn’t it? However, most of it’s true … Continue reading
(another) AMERICAN CITIZEN SERVICES NEWSLETTER JULY 2008
These can be useful for the expats in Korea… U.S. State Department, U.S. Embassy Seoul Consular Section, American Citizen Services (ACS) Newsletter July 2008 The U.S. Embassy is transmitting the following monthly newsletter via its warden system as a public … Continue reading
I’m now quoted by a magazine I grew up admiring…
Well, not exactly “quoted”, but cited or referred to when trying to support a point… Earlier tonight, I was just checking out my statistics as I do almost daily. Yes, I’m addicted to numbers & the traffic that my blog … Continue reading
Filed under Accolades, Education, ESL, History, Impressive, Interesting..., Korea life, News, Politics, Random thoughts
Had my like 5th run in with a native Korean telling us to stop using English
Again, I hate to complain… However, when another coworker and I were quietly talking on the bus coming home from Changwon city, this guy next to my coworker starts telling me in Korean to stop speaking English or not to talk at all on the bus. If I was loud, I would of respected the guy, but I was talking so silently that my coworker had to ask me repeatedly “What? What was that?” After briefly refuting the fact we were not loud, I gave up and … Continue reading
Filed under Communications, ESL, Interesting..., Korea life, Random thoughts, Stupid
Hagwon Look to Block Unqualified Foreign Teachers
05-19-2008 17:55 from: http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2008/05/117_24409.html By Kang Shin-who Staff Reporter The association of foreign language institutes or hagwon said Monday that the government should block the inflow of unqualified native English teachers, making clear its opposition to a policy to increase the … Continue reading
Filed under Education, ESL, Expat, Immigration, Jobs, Korea life, News, Stupid, Work
Depressing times: 170,096 people dead in the past couple of weeks
There’s probably more, but this is how I get this number: China earthquake kills between 30,000 to over 70,000 people 100,000 or more dead in Myanmar due to recent natural disaster Tainted liquor kills 59 people in India Anti-foreigner sentiment … Continue reading
Filed under ESL, Expat, Globalization, Interesting..., News, Opinions, Random thoughts, Stupid
Korea’s endless grapple with English
Add this blog to your favorites: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: February 14, 2008 http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2886164 “Even just a graduate from high school will be able to conduct a conversation in English,” promised President-elect Lee Myung-bak … Continue reading
Filed under Education, ESL, Expat, Korea life
English teachers likely to be drug users?
Add this blog to your favorites: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: English teachers take drug rap February 13, 2008 One out of 10 people caught bringing illegal drugs into Korea last year taught English, double … Continue reading
Filed under Education, ESL, Interesting..., Jobs, Korea life, News, Work
Response to a comment about certified teachers in Korea
Add this blog to your favorites: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: A nice gentleman commented on the post about “Will Foreign Teachers Become Civil Servants?” His comment was: “Hello, not sure how I came across … Continue reading
