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Teaching English in Korea - Cautions and Warnings

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Stephen1
  12/31/2013 19:39 EST

Greetings English teachers,

My primary task while teaching English in South Korea for one year was to document the problems that native English speaking English teachers were having involving their employers, students, their labor contracts, passport and labor contract confiscation, failure of employers to return promised inbound flight fare on arrival in Korea and teachers' living and housing conditions.

The survey started out small and then grew to a point where I had logged over four hundred (400) separate complaints. All 400 complaints are documented in the eBook. The Table of Contents for the book can be seen below. I divided the complaints into several categories including complaints made before teachers began teaching in Korea, during the time they were teaching in Korea and after teaching in Korea.

After teaching and collecting data in South Korea for one year I moved on to Thailand. I continued my research in Thailand for an additional five years while teaching full time for corporate English language students and two years as a full time English language lecturer at Rangsit University, Thailand. I was a voice and pronunciation specialist for Thai English teachers at Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University. Most of the native speaking English teachers I interviewed in Thailand were far, far happier in Thailand than they were in South Korea. During multiple visits to Japan and Malaysia I continued the research. The difficulties the English teachers experienced are documented in my first eBook "Teaching English in South Korea - CAUTIONS and Warnings, Know Before You Go!"

Teachers suggested that I write a separate book involving EFL - ESL employment (labor) contracts. That request was made primarily because of faulty contracts some of the teachers had been given to sign by recruiters.

Another English teacher said, "How can we tell the difference between a good recruiter and a bad recruiter?" There is a third book that I wrote providing guidelines that can be used to determine the due diligence and integrity of a particular recruiter as well as the potential employer whether that be a language institute Director of Studies, or a college or university employer. In conclusion, the three eBooks provide those considering teaching English in South Korea (and other countries as well) with a powerful wealth of knowledge and information involving potential problems and how to avoid them.

The fourth book contains all of the information in books 1, 2 and 3. This eBook is also an instant buy and download. The book is offered as a substantial discount compared to purchasing all three books separately.

More information about these books via the links below. The books are all available in Microsoft Word and download to your computer in eBook format.

My best to you,
Stephen Bass
International English language Teacher

More about the books...
Book 1 : "Teaching English in South Korea Warnings- Caution - Know Before You Go!" This book contains over 400 complaints made by English teachers in South Korea. Knowledge of these problems can help prospective teachers avoid similar difficulties.
Book data: 486 KB, Page Count: 119 (A4), Word Count: 48,511.

Book 1 Instant Buy and Download:
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Book 2 : "Teaching English in South Korea - EFL - ESL Overseas Language Institute and University Employment Contracts" What teachers should know before signing a labor contract to teach English in South Korea. Book data: 705 KB, Page Count: 157 (A4), Word Count: 65,047.

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Book 3 : "Teaching English in South Korea: Guidelines for Conducting Background Investigations on Language Institute and University Recruiters and Employers" Does your EFL – ESL recruiter or language institute employer have a blacklist complaint history? Book data: 278 KB, Page Count: 57(A4), Word Count: 17,502.

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Book 4 : Purchase and download all of the above books for price savings. Books 1, 2, and 3 combined: “Foreign English Teachers In South Korea”, Guidelines for Conducting Background Investigations” and “Language Institute and University Employment Contracts”. Book data: 1113 KB, Page Count: 308(A4).

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All of the books are featured here on this main page direct link. Click on any of the books for book details. Direct Link: Direct Link for the books Teaching English in South Korea
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