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.
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"Insightful information on what to eat, how to cope with the culture clash and how to handle your Won ." --Charlie Rogers in The Daily, University of Washington in Seattle.
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Samantha Amara was born and raised in Nova Scotia, Canada. After graduation from university, she wanted to experience the cultures she'd been studying and pay off her large student debt. Teaching in South Korea was the ideal solution. But there was very little information available. This book is the guide Samantha wished she'd had then. She now lives and works in Vancouver, Canada.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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Not quite four stars, but a few jewels may make it worth more than three.,
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This review is from: Chopsticks and French Fries: How and Why to Teach English in South Korea (Paperback)
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...
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not bad but very short.,
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This review is from: Chopsticks and French Fries: How and Why to Teach English in South Korea (Paperback)
This book is only 50 pages and it was written years ago. It's not a very helpful guide. I have been living and teaching in Korea for the past 4 years, so I know what I'm talking about. Just do a web search for Korea blogs or Korea teaching memoir and get all the information you need.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Great book,
This review is from: Chopsticks and French Fries: How and Why to Teach English in South Korea (Paperback)
This book helped me be prepared for teaching English in Korea. Now I'm here in Anyang, Korea and loving it. Check out my blog at [...]
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IT WAS A LITTLE OF NOTHING and a whole lot of everything that brought me to Korea. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South Korea, The Cultural Divide, Employer-Employee Relationships, Show Me the Money, The Road New!
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IT WAS A LITTLE OF NOTHING and a whole lot of everything that brought me to Korea. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South Korea, The Cultural Divide, Employer-Employee Relationships, Show Me the Money, The Road New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- John Smith (Just in Time Biographies Series) by Melanie Zucker Stanley in Back Matter
- North America (Countries: Faces and Places) by Bob Temple on page 44
- The World is a Class: How and Why to Teach English Around the World by Caleb Powell in Back Matter
- Around the World (It's a Fact!) by Creative Education in Back Matter
- North Korea (Nations in Transition) by Debra A. Miller on page 29
- The World is a Class: How and Why to Teach English Around the World by Caleb Powell in Back Matter
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