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Expat Expertise: How to Become an English Teacher In Korea

How does one go about keeping students engaged in class? What are the best ways to arrange a classroom and use classroom materials? What the hell is a transitive verb anyway? As the legions of ESLers here know, there’s a lot more to teaching English than

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10 Korean Proverbs English Needs

Korean Proverbs Impart Generational Wisdom There is wisdom in the world’s languages, but more and more languages are disappearing every year. We are losing the generational wisdom that they contain, and this includes many Korean dialects. In fact, f

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Jukjeon Cafe Street

In Seongnam we have a little place that we so dearly love called the Tancheon River. You’ve probably heard of it; it can take you to dozens of places. Walk far enough and you’ll end up in Jamsil. The route we recommend is the one that takes you to Jukjeon

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10 Foreign Names You Don’t Want in Korea

English speakers are accustomed to getting a good laugh at the expense of foreign names and Korea lends itself to some real doozies: Perhaps you’ve heard of Korean Olympian Kim Yoo-suk, which certainly makes for some odd cheering when he co

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