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Article #1526Re: *** English Teachers wanted in Korea ***
From: ESLTEACHER
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 1996 00:00
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 1996 00:00
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Kevin Giansante wrote: : Teachers in Korea are paid in Korean won, and contracts are written in won : amounts -- NOT U.S. dollars. It's important to know this because the value : of the won is constantly changing; it was 760 to the dollar when I arrived : in Korea sixteen months ago. The last time I went to the bank (Dec. 17), it : was 847 to the dollar -- that's a difference of roughly 12%. <snip> : Prospective teachers should also know that the "bonus" is a : government-mandated retirement allowance that, by law, should be based on : the average of the actual amounts you receive --including overtime-- over : the last three months of employment. : Know before you go. Thanks, Kevin, for giving us the benefit of your experience. Many people are interested in the possibility of teaching English in Korea, but it is not always easy to get reliable information about working conditions. Meg -- ESL Teacher "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." Gandhi *********************************************************************** The ESL/EFL/ESOL Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) file is available at: WWW: http://math.unr.edu/linguistics/mele.faq.html Usenet: misc.education.language.english ***********************************************************************
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fabff,dec3293eb6e0f2d9 X-Google-Attributes: gidfabff,public X-Google-Thread: f9e27,dec3293eb6e0f2d9 X-Google-Attributes: gidf9e27,public X-Google-Thread: 10b841,5fc447e6512f0d31 X-Google-Attributes: gid10b841,public X-Google-Thread: 111b66,dec3293eb6e0f2d9 X-Google-Attributes: gid111b66,public X-Google-Thread: 10ed3b,dec3293eb6e0f2d9 X-Google-Attributes: gid10ed3b,public X-Google-Thread: f8f54,dec3293eb6e0f2d9 X-Google-Attributes: gidf8f54,public X-Google-Thread: fe91f,5fc447e6512f0d31 X-Google-Attributes: gidfe91f,public X-Google-Thread: 1138db,dec3293eb6e0f2d9 X-Google-Attributes: gid1138db,public From: teacher@dorsai.org (ESLTEACHER) Subject: Re: *** English Teachers wanted in Korea *** Date: 1996/12/24 Message-ID: <59ojpg$e4r@dorsai.dorsai.org> X-Deja-AN: 205769126 references: <58g94g$5vc@dfw-ixnews5.ix.netcom.com> <32BEE8C3.393C@vision.postech.ac> followup-to: misc.education,misc.education.language.english,misc.jobs.offered,au.jobs,misc.education.adult,school.teachers,us.jobs.offered,ne.jobs,dc.jobs,biz.jobs.offered,can.jobs,il.jobs.offered,school.subject.language,seattle.jobs.offered,la.jobs organization: The Dorsai Embassy, Inc. newsgroups: misc.education,misc.education.language.english,misc.jobs.offered,au.jobs,misc.education.adult,school.teachers,us.jobs.offered,ne.jobs,dc.jobs,biz.jobs.offered,can.jobs,il.jobs.offered,school.subject.language,seattle.jobs.offered,la.jobs