 Feature: So You Want to Help North Korean Defectors Adapt to Life Abroad? 41 weeks 1 day ago
 SEOUL, South Korea -- All of the world’s expats, regardless of where they’re from or where they’re going to, can spin a mile of yarn about the difficulties of adapting to a new culture.
Well, imagine you were... |
 Looking for Foreign Volunteers to Teach World Cultural Classes 41 weeks 4 days ago
BUSAN, South Korea -- Busan Foundation for International Activities is running World Cultural Classes for Koreans and foreigners in Busan, to give people the opportunity to better understand and experience various cultures of the world. We are looking for foreigners who are willing to share their amazing culture with the citizens of Busan.
Overview
- Content: Introducing the culture of your home country to your students
- Deadline: August 16, 2012... |
 Justin Beiber Rules in Kindergarten 1 year 14 weeks ago
ATHENS, Georgia -- I was living in Busan, South Korea, teaching English to kindergarten and early elementary students at a private academy, or hagwon. Both mine and my students’ favorite part of the day was the 15 or so minutes at the beginning of class we dedicated to song and dance. I loved it because it gave me an excuse to revisit favorite songs from my own days as a tiny person. The five-year-olds loved it because it was the only time during the 80-minute class periods when their... |
 As Competition Grows, More Teachers Turn to TESOL 1 year 22 weeks ago
BUSAN, South Korea - With the recent cuts of teachers by the Seoul Metropolitan Board of Education and in Gyeonggi-do, there will be a plethora of teachers looking for a job this spring, suddenly finding themselves without a place to teach.
With the recent, and future cutbacks which are planning to happen around the... |
 Five Questions: ESL Cafe Founder Dave Sperling 1 year 23 weeks ago
LOS ANGELES, California -- Dave Sperling. You might not think you know the name, but you do. At least the former of the two when it’s famously attached to “ESL Cafe.”
Launched in 1995, eslcafe.com staked out its share of the web as a bare bones site for finding teaching jobs abroad and discussing the life lived there. A decade and a half has passed, the site is still pretty much bare bones, but 25,000 people stop in... |
 Ask Leah: Making Real Korean Friends 1 year 29 weeks ago
I have been trying to make new Korean friends with little in the way of success. Seems like a lot just want a free English lesson or language exchange. Any advice on the best way to make new friends with Koreans who are not wanting just to be students?
~Friend Finder
Dear Friend Finder,
There’s no doubt that Korea is an English hungry... |
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KOTESOL 2011 International Conference in Seoul (Oct. 15-16) 1 year 34 weeks ago
On October 15-16, KOTESOL will host the 19th KOTESOL International Conference at Sookmyung Women’s University in Seoul. It is Korea’s largest English language teaching conference. Over 1,500 people are expected to attend the conference over the two days.
“Pushing Our Paradigms: Connecting with Culture” is the conference theme, and the invited speakers will challenge our current beliefs, and present a fresh perspective on ELT. The second part is... |
 Skirtroversy in Korea 2 years 2 weeks ago
GANGWON-DO, South Korea -- As kids, one of the first lessons we learn is to take on a problem at its source. And, more often than not, if you can get to the root of what’s ailing you, then you can remedy it and all of its repercussions.
Or, so we were told.
In response to the ever shortening skirts worn to school by Korean middle and high school students, the local assembly in Gangwon province will put the ... |
 Busan Lifers: Sean O'Malley 2 years 2 weeks ago
BUSAN, South Korea --You might not see them at the pub every night, but somehow when they do walk in, everyone seems to know them. There was a time when they might have been regulars, but now they are too busy with families, projects, multiple jobs, and enjoying their access to a side of the city most newcomers don’t experience. Many of these “lifers” have become legal residents, and some can even vote on local affairs. They often have compelling stories and plenty of anecdotes that may have... |
