by Matt | Jul 16, 2017 | Korea
Out of all the good decisions I’ve made in my life, taking the plunge and coming over in 2011 to teach in Korea was easily in the top five. Sounds pretty dramatic, but for a (painfully) shy 24 year old kid from the suburbs of Canada, who’d never travelled...
by Matt | Jul 1, 2017 | Teaching English
Two of the most popular destinations for ESL, especially for first time teachers, are Japan and South Korea. And for good reason. They’re both modern, developed, first world countries. They both have a strong demand for English teachers. They both offer a...
by Matt | Jun 27, 2017 | Language Learning
When it comes to a learning a new language, speaking is often the skill that gives new learners the most trouble. Not only does it (usually) take the longest to develop, but for many, the prospect of trying to have a conversation with someone in a language...
by Matt | Jun 16, 2017 | Japan
It’s now June, 2017, which means that those of you who applied for the JET Programme have been accepted and received your placements. For those of you who’ve made it in and will be heading to Japan soon, congratulations. I was a JET from 2013 and stayed on the program...
by Matt | Apr 9, 2017 | Korea
One of the first decisions you need to make in order to teach English in Korea is to decide what kind of job you want. For the majority of first-time teachers, you have two choices- working in a Korean public school, or working in a private academy (known in Korea as...
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