What’s it like Teaching English as an Asian-American in South Korea?

다양한 시선들과 경험담의 인터뷰들 보여줘서 감사합니다.

English teachers; don't forget there are DOD schools in Korea.

I've been an English teacher in Korea for 10 years. Paid off all my US school debt, went to grad school while working full time, and my wife and I saved enough to buy a new apartment (I don't party , smoke, or drink, which can drain you + I do tutoring and document translation for side money as well)

I met many TaLK teachers(no exist now). and There was a girl whom I really love. I still miss and love her. And This video makes me getting to remeber when I had fun time with them. Thank you!

As a Native American English teacher who has been teaching in public schools/
private English Institutes in Seoul and throughout South Korea, for many years,
these two American English teachers are very professional and very thoughtful
people. It's funny how Korean people tend to think "native" English teachers are mostly
white or even black people from America or other English-speaking countries
but it's NOT always the case. Anyone is and can be a native English speaker if that person
was born and raised in that particular English-speaking country. Race and ethnicity and gender
have absolutely nothing to do with whether or not someone is a native speaker. I say this because I have
many Korean American friends who are also great English teachers in Korea but they told
me they were discriminated against in the U.S. as a licensed teacher because of their ethnicity
and have also been discriminated against in their native motherland(Korea) too for not being "Real American" based on their appearance.
It's so wrong and unfair. They are being discriminated against in both places!!
These two gentlemen are 100% native English speakers and speak with eloquence and articulation. They are very
qualified and intelligent teachers if you ask me. They are more than qualified to be "native" English teachers to teach in Korea and elsewhere. I have been teaching
in Korea for more than ten years and saw many great qualified and professional teachers come and go from
the U.S., the U.K., Canada, Australia, N.Z., and Ireland and I have to say these two guys will do great work for the kids in Korea.
So need to worry!! I think the Korean kids are very lucky to have such great teachers like them.
Best wishes and enjoy your stay in Korea Yeah~

They both seem like super good guys. Their students are lucky to have them as teachers.

I wonder why these non-Korean ethnic Asian-Americans did not want to teach in their ethnic countries in Asia.

Great insight …loved the interviewees. Both are very articulate and informed.

white, straight North American men do not come or stay in Korea teaching.

I’m a Korean American English teacher in Korea and I can say how much I resonate with this interview

I think interviews like this will be a great opportunity not only for us to learn what their lives (foreigners looking korean) would be, but also for them to tell their stories and reduce misunderstandings or stereotypes about themselves. I appreciate your great work:)

You are ethnically a Chinese even though you are a American citizen.

What a great topic! And I love how the two interviewees were so transparent. Keep up the good work. Too bad you didn't ask them if they're in a relationship.

Thank you Jin, I like seeing these kinds of interviews on topics relevant to me, given that I am a '교포' teacher myself…
After teaching in Seoul for a few years, I've had the impression that non-white teachers are (for one reason or another) viewed in a negative light by some parents. It's a sad reality which doesn't sit well with me, and has made me reconsider my plans for staying here.

1:50 Given the size of the country and the excellent transportation infrastructure, nothing is really far from Seoul.

Great work man, love all of your videos

Sometimes I think East Asians don't have commonsense to begin with. I'm East Asian btw. There are Caucasians where English is not their native tongue, eg. those from Europe (excluding the UK). Does it mean they can teach English well to begin with? Does it mean they can teach English better than say an Asian or east-Asian looking person that say, have a degree in Eng Lang and where English is their spoken language? Also there are so-called native UK speakers who can't even get their grammar right and fail their English exams. Not every native English or Chinese speaker will pass their own language exams. That's why in China now, not every Caucasian-looking person can be an English teacher there. They are typically required to be armed with a TEFL (Teaching Eng as a Foreign Language) cert and a few years of teaching experience to back it up. I'm an ethnic Chinese from Singapore. In Singapore, most if not all of our English Language teachers are locals. We have "expat" teachers but we don't really need them and even if we have them as teachers, we don't learn their UK or American accents.

I'm an Indian and believe me or not I teach english to Japanese people online and they love them…….actually english teaching visa is hard to get as we're Indians…………Well I hate that fact that only a native english teacher teaches the best english………..I hate all those mere and invalid assumptions………..As our accent may differ but we're extremely good at it……at the very end lots of love jin huyng from India

The guy with NBSC tshirt said that the benefit of coming to Korea as a English teacher with the EPIC program is that you get the rent paid by the program. But I thought it’s very common for teachers in hakwons (academies) as well. And I think “good” hakwons pay you better than EPIC. Of course, you’ll have to be aware of encountering “bad” hakwons.

But when I met several English teachers from hakwons, they were usually in a small and crappy houses like between the rent of 300,000-600,000 won per month. I sometimes felt bad that they actually live in such places

Also, I wanna say this to English teachers coming to Korea. PLEASE LEARN SOME KOREAN.

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