Chopsticks and French Fries: How and Why to Teach English in South Korea

Average Customer Rating: List Price: $7.95 Asia Trips Trips Price: $7.95 Subject To Change Without Notice Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: Good Cheer Pub.
Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 428.0070519 EAN: 9780968144435 ISBN: 0968144438 Label: Good Cheer Pub. Manufacturer: Good Cheer Pub. Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 50 Publication Date: 2002-04-15 Publisher: Good Cheer Pub. Studio: Good Cheer Pub.
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Editorial Reviews: If you're thinking of joining the thousands of English-speaking teachers in Korea, this is the book for you. Samantha Amara guides you through the maze of contract and cultural issues that confront the first time teacher. She offers a checklist of things to ask for and to avoid. And she gives you realistic expectations of life halfway around the world.
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Finally! Answers! Comment: I was worried about going abroad to teach English in South Korea, and this is the best source I found to calm my fears. It has a list of resources in case you run into trouble, too, at the back. Customer Rating: Summary: Worthless Comment: Korea has the worst reputation in terms of teaching jobs. Look up "Korean school blacklist" on Google and see the State Department's travel advisory on Korea - gives a lot more useful info than this piece of fluff. Customer Rating: Summary: Not quite four stars, but a few jewels may make it worth more than three. Comment: When this arrived, I couldn't believe it qualified as a book, so I checked out the product pages. Yup, there it was--50 pages. IMHO, that's a fat pamphlet, and at $7.95, somewhat overpriced. Nonetheless this book contains some practical knowledge. For example, a list of things that aren't readily available, and therefore worth taking; other items that are available, but a lot more expensive. But most important, though no one expects to need it, she includes a list on phone numbers. You can find numbers for embassies easily enough elsewhere, but the true gem is an assortment of phone numbers for Korean government agencies that deal with foreign English language teachers. So, okay, maybe a lot of the rest of this book could have been found on the internet. Here it's gathered in one place. Overall, it's worth at least a read at the library even if you have to request an interlibrary loan, if it's not in the bookstore--because it's so short, it won't take long! And if you're short on cash, copy out those phone numbers for the Korean agencies involved with foreign language teachers. Another book to consider: Korea Calling: The essential handbook for teaching English and living in South Korea. At 173 pages, it has more than triple the coverage of what are mostly the same topics. At $14.95, that's the better value--except for thost phone numbers... Customer Rating: Summary: M Jo hates Korea, not the book Comment: I thought Korea was great, and enjoyed my year there. I was surprised to see the review, and then checked out other Korea books and the same person said the same things about Korea. I doubt M Jo read the book. Customer Rating: Summary: Still good advice Comment: I just bought this book for a job in Kwangju and have already used it. It's made life in my new home comfortable just knowing a few things about what to expect. Recommended! More Reviews