Articles tagged ‘Korea Visa Changes’
So Visa Changes Won’t Cut It … What Would Work?
By Katie | November 28th, 2007 |
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I recently took off on a mini- or not-so-mini-tirade about Korea visa procedures, which might seem odd as they don’t even affect me personally. It did get me thinking though: it’s easy to criticize, but what would actually help a) keep out criminals/child predators, b) raise the bar for teachers generally, and c) reduce [...]
Korea Visa Changes
By Katie | November 24th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
In the wake of the case of an accused child abuser who had been working in Korea and fled to Thailand (recently caught by interpol), Korea has unveiled a slew of new laws for English teachers. Hat tip to EFL Geek for the latest on all this (this post and this post – and [...]
Korea Visa Changes (Part 2)
By Katie | November 24th, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Read about Korea visa changes first.
I don’t really know the industry in Korea well enough even to hazard a guess, but I can comment that TEFL, especially TEFL in Korea, does seem to rely heavily on non-career teachers who come because it is relatively easy to get a job and make a fair amount of [...]
