TESL Korea News

Teach ESL Korea Recruiting is teaming up with the good folks behind the Help Hannah Bar Crawl, to help raise money for a great cause. In Ilsan (Goyang) this event is what Dan Hendrickson, TEK owner, said was “a great way for (people) to get together and get to know each other, support a great cause, enjoy the Ilsan bar scene ... Read More

By Andrew Farrell, www.speakingkorea.com The frightening thing about September 1st 1983 was this happened to be the second time a Korean Air passenger jet was shot or blown out of the sky by Soviet planes. Five years previous, in April 1978, Korean Air Flight 902 from Paris to Anchorage was hit by the second of two P-60 rockets and rapidly descended ... Read More

» Brooke Petersen Landslides have claimed the lives of 32 people as heavy rain flooded homes and caused chaos across the northern areas of South Korea. Perhaps the most devastating, a hotel at a mountain resort in Chuncheon, east of Seoul, killed 13 people, most of them students. They were part of a university group doing volunteer work in the area. Other major ... Read More

» Brooke Petersen Bad news for those of you who are intimately familiar with Nate or Cyworld – your information could be in the hands of someone else. Last month, SK Communications Co. said that personal information of its 35 million online users had been hacked. This of course, has been South Korea’s biggest and worst online security breach. Fears are now focused ... Read More

If the August heat is really starting to get to you, it’s a good idea to head where the wind is blowing, the breeze is cooler, the water is refreshing and the fun is unlimited. This month Korea has on a number of great coastal festivals sure to lighten your mood. Busan Sea Festival When: August 01, 2011 - August 09, ... Read More

» Andrew Farrell, www.speakingkorea.com Intelligence: the ability to learn or understand from experience; ability to acquire and retain knowledge; mental ability the ability to respond quickly and successfully to a new situation; use of the faculty of reason in solving problems, directing conduct, etc. effectively Psychol. measured success in using these abilities to perform certain tasks generally, any degree of keenness of mind, cleverness, shrewdness, ... Read More

» Brooke Petersen This comes as great news to those of you fretting about the teacher cuts about to head your way. The latest news is that the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education (GPOE) will maintain the number of foreign English teachers it employs next year – that’s 820. They told the Korean Herald there would be no cuts in jobs for foreign ... Read More

» Brooke Petersen Daegu is on the verge of one massive party, with only 30 days until the city will play host to the world’s fastest and strongest athletes, and hundreds of international sports officials. The 2011 IAAF World Championships in Athletics is one of the worlds top three sporting events, alongside the Olympics and the FIFA World Cup. It begins Aug. ... Read More

» Brooke Petersen Living in a foreign culture is much different than visiting or vacationing in that culture.  Everything that you would normally and easily do "at home" becomes a challenge.  Unless you are fluent in the language, everyday activities are a new adventure.  Add to that everyday challenge all the things you would not normally do on a daily basis ... Read More

» Darrell Slater For those living in and around Suwon exploring new avenues to meet new people, or for those who have enough friends and want to share them with everyone else, look no further than the Suwon ‘Hump Day’ Social Club. The club, founded by Stephen Brassett from New Zealand, was started 5 months ago as a way for himself and ... Read More