Teaching English In South Korea

[KoolJayJ]

Ughhh typical, they all look like fucking losers

[Johnnystrychnine]

..a profession in education. Caucasians use it as an excuse to get a fuck, get drunk and travel around Asia. There are only about 2% out of the 45,000 or so foreigners that enter Korea each year that are true educators like me. The other issue now is that principals prefer women, frankly I don't understand how a female makes a better teacher than a male, especially a female without teaching qualifications over someone like me that is an Educator because it is my profession.

[Johnnystrychnine]

Korean Global Connections? Useless bunch of recruiters. Similar to Korean Horizons. One of the main people at the helm of Korean Horizons is a British Adolf Hitler. Most recruiters in South Korea do not know what they are doing and merely tow the line advocated to them by parents of children attending the private language institutes. Foreigners are in Korea mainly to fuck women and make a quick buck. It's full of caucasian alchoholics too. Most of them are not even interested in pursuing..cont

[takatoekoe]

i know 99% korean and 100%japanese doi have more chance to get employed in south korea?

[TerribleMouton]

@takatoekoe

Man, i admire you!

[takatoekoe]

@TerribleMouton why? :O

[TerribleMouton]

@takatoekoe

Because learning one of the most difficult language in the world (according to scientists) ,

go there, find a job and don't be f**cking lost is kinda' epic ;)

한국 Hanguk Rocks!!!

[takatoekoe]

@TerribleMouton ah thx :D

[TerribleMouton]

@TerribleMouton

and that goes to BrandyWhite too: Respect man!



[ikimikiss]

@mynameisgyw ahahahahhahaaa. dweebs lmao

[Impulse200]

lol I'm a male korean-american and i went to korea about 4 years ago when i was in highschool. i'm telling you most koreans love english/korean speakers. got like a million requests to tutor other parent's children lol (ages 12-14). they paid me pretty well (about $50-$60 an hour) free food and their kids were well behaved. but the one thing that bugged me is when they ask me if i wanted to date so and so. I HATE THAT. but teaching english in korea is awesome.

[5Language]

Maybe the title should have read, "Teach English in Korea ONLY if you're from the US, UK, Canada, South Africa or Australia." As if other countries don't speak English as the native language. Oh, and yes I'm pissed because TaLK turned me down because I am from The Bahamas.

[PrismaMD]

@5Language Thats because your a nigger you dumbass. They want whites only, no one wants the rape and robbery rate to sky rocket .

[5Language]

@PrismaMD Thanks, I appreciate your advice. Well put.

[brownboy252]

@PrismaMD uhh dude im black and have a paid trip to korea to teach english coming up soon...i didnt sighn up for it, my relationships whith many from korea have brought that about.

[5Language]

All I want to know is can I, a Bahamian from The Bahamas, be accepted into this program?

[gesekkiya]

what a nerd

[dija6]

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[surisuriify]

i enjoyed this vid. i'm Korean American.

[EvannRachel]

We're living in Korea now. We love it! We used to make travel videos, now we make videos from Korea and post them on our channel. Check it out!

[chiriquito]

do you need to have any teaching skills or anything and what is the best country to teach in that is most americanized?

[carelop2]

i totally agree! check out my videos of my hagwon my coworkers are real drunk all the time.. WTF?!?!

[s33thr3w]

ew $2200 a month, that's shit, if i have to have a degree, i want at least 2800 a month, minimum.

[mimilasouri7]

Je rêve d'aller en Corée. C'est mon but. Je veux finir mes etudes en communication et après direction "korea". Votre vidéo me donne encore plus envie d'y aller. Je suis trop jalouse. LOL.

[Zenksy]

@mimilasouri7 wooop! i understand what you said... >:) french classes paying off! :D

[02kazutomi]

let`s get Korian bride!!

[youngwind1]

what are the requirments to be hired for teaching english. Some/Most places want the person to have a 4 year degree. Is it the same for S. Korea?

[donalduck815]

"Englishman in New York".........LoL That was GooD!!

[choi4816]

I taught in Seoul and it is a fun and intense city full of life, energy...and if you're a guy - beautiful women. If you like spicy food you will be in heaven. With the money I saved (about $1,000 a month) I backpack traveled for months at a time from Bali to Nepal and everywhere in between. You are only young once and if you are an adventerous soul go to asia and have the experience of a lifetime.

[02kazutomi]

korea is dangerous

this is true

[leonajang]

Woo~jealous japanese..

[tokee1234567]

yea i know that sudan, nigeria, and even slums in china are dangerous, as well as New York, Chicago and even Seattle in the US. so japan's heaven and the rest of the world is hell? stfu

[02kazutomi]

come on tokyo city

japan is safety

[tokee1234567]

um japan is not safety, although it might be safer than let's say somalia. there are tons of perverted hentai industries and yaoi magazines.. old men love cute little girl idols and have maid cafes..there have been some incidents in japan where a random guy went out and killed ppl with knives. if that's safe i donno what to tell ya

[iwsab]

lol, more like lot's of people hate white foreigners there!! e.g. you!

[gesekkiya]

gay song

[ruzzaruzza]

haha.. it's funny to see those comments. OMG It is so terrible how those vicious "Kim Chong Ills" exploit you poor Englishmen and Americans. It is so horrible beign screwed up by those language schools and getting only $2000 a month, lol. How you can even make serious living with only 2 grand a month when an average salary in S. Korea is only about $1000, lol. A good informative video thought. I am actually thinking about teaching in S. Korea myself. And I am Czech!!!

[SCE2AUX]

I was actually looking at teaching English in Prague, now that you mention it.  Korea is the place to get your feet wet if you don't have experience or training.

[t2christie]

This video is very positive and i respect that. But the agency being sponsored will probably chuck you into a school in a deal and will not care about what you want as an employee. Once the contract is signed to a school you are practically owned by the school as they sponsor your visa....just find a really good school that you can trust!!!!

[t2christie]

The teaching methods that academies want you to use or obsolete. Many foreign teachers do not teach grammar and there is very little time to plan. You just walk into a class and talk. Its mainly garmmar translation. You have to find a good school which may know what a lesson plan is. Basically, if you want to teach its best to go to a public school. There are also many boring cities to live in. Most people want to live in the big cities (Seoul, Busan, Daegu).

[t2christie]

Jesus how much did they pay you to make this video? You seriously oversaw some big problems by making a basic video. It's not about your personal experience, its an advertising campaign....People! There are alot of other things you have to consider based on my experience and many others. Academies are more like a business than a school, some offer terrible contracts which are not labour law related and some bosses try to screw you big time. You have to study the contract before you sign it!

[jessicafischerqueen]

You seriously oversaw some big problems

It's overlooked, you moron. Not oversaw. Obviously you are not qualified to write in English.

[t2christie]

You read my messages and came up with a spelling mistake...well done darling! how old are you? I havent heard 'bonehead' since i was in school.....most ESL teachers do not have qualifications in South Korea...whats your point? what do you have to say about the opinion that i expressed rather than just noting grammar/spelling mistakes

what qualifications did you gain to be able to say 'bonehead'?

[brandywhite]

I was paid nothing to make this video. It is true that I made it for one particular agency to use but it is not true that this agency don't care about what happens once you've started working at the school. KGC will help you throughout. I do not work for them and never have done..... but they were the agency that got me to Korea in the first place.

[goldielocks513]

My son is teaching in Buyeo and likes it, and has decided to stay on another year

안녕하세요

[6Madruga9]

part 2: ........American Studies specialization (learning and improving English and also learning things related to United States) . Hopefully waiting for your message . Thanks , Madruga

[6Madruga9]

I have several questions, if I may ask : If I am from Romania , and I am speaking Romanian as my first language , and English as my second , which I learned it in school and from other things , could I have any chance to be hired there, in South Korea? Also, I want to ask , what other possibilities would I have for work (what other kind of jobs) , if I would come to South Korea. Right now I have 20 years and I am student in the 2nd year in University , on ........

[gesekkiya]

no you have to speak english as good as a native

[ruzzaruzza]

yeah.. I think if you level of english is near to native C1 (CAE certificate) or C2 (profficiency) you should not have a problem. I know a guy who teaches English in Japan and he is french with a digree in tourism!yeah.. I think if you level of English is near to native C1 (CAE certificate) or C2 (proficiency) you should not have a problem. I know a guy who teaches English in Japan and he is french with a degree in tourism! So you can just give it a try!

[holdenwi]

hey. i just have a question. your friend that majored in tourism... what does that person do now? what did he/she study?

[ruzzaruzza]

ohh. I don't know exactly...

[StarKrazzo]

Cool video. I am thinking very strongly of teaching for a year in South Korea or Taiwan, and then using my savings to backpack some other Asian countries.

1. How exactly do you communicate with the kids if they don't know English and you don't know Korean?

2. How easy is it to meet other foreignors in Korea? Are there more at the same Hagwon? I don't wanna spend a year in Korea without anyone to hang out with.

[brandywhite]

The kids are there to learn English, so while they are at the hagwon they should only speak English. They all know some English, as they are taught it at school. There is usually other native (English) speakers working at the same hagwon and a network of foreigners you can hang out with.. stick to the cities and you should be fine. You do have to commit yourself for 12 months, however, as that is the min length of contract

[StarKrazzo]

Thanks for the reply. I guess it seems weird to me because I'm trying to imagine how much Spanish I would have learned if my highschool Spanish teachers never conducted class in English. Seems strange but I guess it must work!

[craigmorrie]

so how much did u get paid to promote the place? !!! this is a very basic view of the place and a basic idea but ....lord look into it more than listen to this guy who is all....wow!! look at this!! bla look at that!!!

[darkdecember1215]

umm do you need to know korean?

[brandywhite]

no. none at all. in fact, the hagwons ask that you only speak in English to the kids. but outside of the classroom, it helps to get by.

[ssanghho6]

lol nice.. hey what about japanese pronounciation for 'macdonald'?

stop this hating you moron.

[persparred]

You should be know the difference between Japenese-style English and English

[ssanghho6]

can you explain the difference then?

[persparred]

Yeah!Ofcouse

but,I do not tell you lolololol

[ssanghho6]

you cant explain because there is no such thing.

and next time dont delete your comment,

[dannybreakbeat]

You don't need to get a first in your degree, anything grade will as will any subject. As long as you've got your original certificate and transcripts. Other than than, pretty good film!

[brandywhite]

I didn't actually say you need a first in your degree - just a first degree, rather than a post-graduate qualification, such as an MBA.

[quailchow]

Wow! Great video!!

I am only still in high school, and I would really love to go teach english in Korea.

I'm trying so self-teach myself Korean, it's really interesting, but difficult.

Anyway, great, informative video, you seem to be very happy there :)

[EikC]

I heard the Hagwans are infamous for cheating you in any way they can; firing you just in order to avoid sending you off with your last month's pay to maximize profit gain, etc, generally I heard that the way the Hagwans are handled is so thoroughly corrupt that you should just avoid them.

[tayatagi]

Thanks for the video! The day before last I wanted to come to Korea. Yesterday I decided I didn't. Today I think I do. I'm trying to soak up as much information as I can so I can work up the courage to leave the safety and familiarity of home.

[Brenho]

Hey man, good vid. I'm planning on coming over in march time. I have my sights set on a public school but unsure of where so this was cool.

Dont believe you need a first degree however, just a four year?!

[kireiichi]

yeah now it's a four year. I heard that some places don't need a bachelors but I also heard it's not that trustworthy. So be careful if you choose the non-bachelor degree route.

[Brenho]

I have a four year B.A and I'm leaving for Busan on saturday.  I have also heard rumours that you dont even require that now but I wouldnt go with less than a four year.

[kireiichi]

hahaha Yeah, it seems kinda shady doesn't it? I'm so happy for you! =D I wish I was finish with school already. -_-

[kireiichi]

I like your video. It sounds like you enjoyed it. I will in the future also teach in Korea. Thanks for posting! =)

[Grantisnis24]

Where is it you stay in Korea man? Is it Busan....Im going over to teach soon. Do you really think Seoul is to crowded because I was sort of thinking it might be like tht.

[brandywhite]

I teach in Changwon, which is close to Gimhae and Busan, in Gyeongsangnam-do. Seoul is retty crowded, yes.. 12 million people metropolis. I prefer the south, although Seoul is great to visit.

[ChicagoKF]

Do they have different pay scales depending on where you teach?  Afterall, it seems like most people would prefer to teach in Seoul.

[brandywhite]

Slightly different pay scales. Higher in Seoul, but the cost of living is higher. There are actually plenty of jobs all over Korea.. Personally i find Seoul too crowded to live in. I think the south is better, although Seoul is great to visit.

[yukinomoizefala]

I'd love to go there...

[brandywhite]

What has Manchester got to do with it?

[Crystalsaint]

i know at the very least that the most likely scenario is they hired you IN PART b/c of the fact you have a British accent ... cheerio! Go Manchester!!!!!

[ChicagoKF]

Strange idea. Most English teachers in S.Korea come from the US and Canada from what I understand.