Comments on: N. Koreans going goo-goo over English? http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/07/23/n-koreans-going-goo-goo-over-english/ Korea... in Blog Format Thu, 4 Dec 2008 03:31:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: journalist http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/07/23/n-koreans-going-goo-goo-over-english/#comment-164382 journalist Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:48:20 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1844#comment-164382 If anybody knows of anybody who taught in North Korea as an ESL teacher please let me know at graveline.matthew@gmail.com. I am a journalist with the Korean Herald and I am doing a story on the ESL industry in North Korea. Thank you! If anybody knows of anybody who taught in North Korea as an ESL teacher please let me know at graveline.matthew@gmail.com.

I am a journalist with the Korean Herald and I am doing a story on the ESL industry in North Korea.

Thank you!

]]> By: Juggertha http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/07/23/n-koreans-going-goo-goo-over-english/#comment-20390 Juggertha Sun, 24 Jul 2005 09:10:24 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1844#comment-20390 Most of the North Koreans I have met have had horrible English skills. Even those who had professed to be "educated in English" said they could not really understand me. Now, I know I might come off muddled on occasion but if the truth be told, I have quite an easy accent. After teaching ESL for 4 years i've aquired quite the neutral tone. Methinks they are just the "study phrases in a book" type of students. Most of the North Koreans I have met have had horrible English skills. Even those who had professed to be “educated in English” said they could not really understand me.

Now, I know I might come off muddled on occasion but if the truth be told, I have quite an easy accent. After teaching ESL for 4 years i’ve aquired quite the neutral tone.

Methinks they are just the “study phrases in a book” type of students.

]]> By: usinkorea http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/07/23/n-koreans-going-goo-goo-over-english/#comment-20389 usinkorea Sat, 23 Jul 2005 20:33:00 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1844#comment-20389 I guess since the US soldier who defected no longer holds the monopoly rights to teaching American English, the market is wide open... I guess since the US soldier who defected no longer holds the monopoly rights to teaching American English, the market is wide open…

]]> By: Mark http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/07/23/n-koreans-going-goo-goo-over-english/#comment-20388 Mark Sat, 23 Jul 2005 18:54:18 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1844#comment-20388 Even T-shirts with English slogans are not allowed. So I guess Star Fucker is out of the question? :cry: Even T-shirts with English slogans are not allowed.

So I guess Star Fucker is out of the question? :cry:

]]> By: haisan http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/07/23/n-koreans-going-goo-goo-over-english/#comment-20387 haisan Sat, 23 Jul 2005 18:32:42 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1844#comment-20387 I look forward to the North Korean hakwon blacklist. "They did not pay me for overtime. Did not pay on time. And they pulled out my fingernails and put me in a prison camp for five years." I look forward to the North Korean hakwon blacklist. “They did not pay me for overtime. Did not pay on time. And they pulled out my fingernails and put me in a prison camp for five years.”

]]> By: EFL Geek: ESL EFL in Korea http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/07/23/n-koreans-going-goo-goo-over-english/#comment-20386 EFL Geek: ESL EFL in Korea Sat, 23 Jul 2005 16:03:49 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1844#comment-20386 ESL demand up in North Korea The Marmot posts about N. Koreans going googoo over English and links to an article in the L.A. Times. An expatriate living in Pyongyang who is involved with the nations Englishlanguage programs said English had replaced Russian as the ... ESL demand up in North Korea

The Marmot posts about N. Koreans going googoo over English and links to an article in the L.A. Times. An expatriate living in Pyongyang who is involved with the nations Englishlanguage programs said English had replaced Russian as the …

]]> By: nequila http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/07/23/n-koreans-going-goo-goo-over-english/#comment-20385 nequila Sat, 23 Jul 2005 14:57:55 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1844#comment-20385 What's next? YBM Pyongyang and ECC Hamheung? What’s next? YBM Pyongyang and ECC Hamheung?

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