S. Korea calls on Pinoy teachers with American twang
I don't want to take sides here, I am a Filipina though ... but I guess that the main point here is ... if you are capable of teaching in general. Just because you are proficient in the English language, that doesn't totally qualify you to teach English. Teaching is not an easy job as it sounds. As we all know, it requires you a college degree to be a qualified teacher. And not just that ... you also need to work on your qualities as a teacher ... you know ... learn to be patient with kids/students and learn how to deal with them. Awareness of their culture is also a must. It is also important that they need to reach out to their students and be sensitive to their needs. Korean kids aren't as vocal therefore the teacher must make great efforts to make them participate. What is sad is that Koreans tend to pick native English speakers even without a degree in education. I have a lot of American friends who are excellent with their language but have difficulty putting it on a white-board. I also strongly believe that accent training is not necessary to make a Korean speak English perfectly. Nobody expects them to speak like a native American. What is truly important is that they master the standard English pronunciation which is accepted globally. Before the Koreans decide whom to chose, they better chose the one who actually knows how to teach and knows how to make a lesson plan. And I also think that it would be more beneficial to the students if their teachers know a little Hangul. (Friday Jun 13 | post #148)
Prostitutions in Korea Can prostitutes be sex slaves?
Robin, Thanks for your comment. It is really nice for you to say that. I've hard my hard times here in Korea but I am going through it well with my husband's help. Anon, I don't understand your hatred towards the asian race and their involvement with the sex industry. There's not much difference with the other races who are so preoccupied with making and selling porn. Won't you consider it widespread as well? (May 16, 2008 | post #18)
Prostitutions in Korea Can prostitutes be sex slaves?
Robin, Yes I have read the news about foreign (asian) women married to korean men and about how they were treated by their in-laws. I have been through the same thing, but mine is a much milder case. When I came to Korea for the first time to visit my fiance last summer to meet his family, everything seemed very fine. But after we got married and after I have moved with my husband and his mother and elder brother... things changed after a few months. It must have been the language and cultural barrier that brought too much conflict between me and my mother in law. She also expected me to do things which I hardly understand and I guessed also ... because of her age (70+) ... she's seeking more attention from my husband. if i attend more to my husband's needs ... it would make her angry. i must really admit that i was also struggling with the language and she keeps on comparing me to the foreign women who have mastered the language within 3 months. my husband speaks excellent english, so maybe that is the reason why i don't exert much effort in learning the korean language. what mattered to me was that I am able to communicate well with my husband ... not with my in-laws. I lived with them for less than 6 months. I begged my husband to send me back home because his relationship with his mother got a lot worse because of my presence. i told him that I will return after he is done resolving his conflict with his mother and after he is ready to move out and look for a separate place for us to live. Fortunately we were able to move to their old house which is just a few minutes away from my mother in laws apartment I have never felt so free and peaceful and my relationship with my husband just got better everyday. I believe that I am very lucky and blessed that I got married to a good korean man. he has an open mind and he is therefore not the conventional type. i totally agree that communication is the key ... . I even have a filipina friend who is having a hard time with her husband. the problem? - language gap. her husband is not good with english and she is also quite slow with the korean language. she ended up being physically abused because they could not understand one another. it's really a sad truth ... harsh reality. As for the women selling their bodies ... money does not choose jobs. if it is their way of fulfulling their physical needs ... then let's just let it be. Anon, I agree what Robin said ... don't be too judgemental. tell us something more about japanese women too. i am also aware that japanese are just as hungry with sex as their other asian counterparts. (May 13, 2008 | post #14)
Prostitutions in Korea Can prostitutes be sex slaves?
Thanks Anon for your effort in sharing this info. It served quite an eye opener to me. My husband is korean and he told me a few things that go around korea regarding prostitution. I really never expected prostitution to be very casual and open here in korea compared to my country (Philippines). We all know it may seem very ironic, because we are a christian country, yet we believe in the free will and that women sell their bodies because of poverty. As far as I know, Korea is considered as one of the technical advanced countries .... esp here in Asia. it really must be very shallow to come up with an idea to sell your body just to buy designer clothes or have your face redone. I have had issues with my mother-in-law regarding certain rules that need to be strictly followed around the household and as my duty as a wife and daugher-in-law. I am now very aware how much koreans still believe and live with the Confucian conservative way of living. i was hoping that every household lived by it....therefore I was expecting a really more conservative society here in Korea compared to ours. I really just don't get it. i don't see too many starving women here. Maybe they are just generally horny just like the men. must be perhaps in the food they eat. :-) (May 12, 2008 | post #12)
as long as she still makes good music and morph into a new look ... i think she still does matter. for some reason ... i think she will always be influential in the music industry. (May 1, 2008 | post #456)
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