Free Republic
Browse · Search
Bloggers & Personal
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

English teaching: Is white right? (Vietnam)
Thanh Nien News ^ | 08/26/2013 | Nazley Omar

Posted on 08/27/2013 8:15:27 PM PDT by TexGrill

If you’re Caucasian, have a pulse and all your teeth, you’re guaranteed an English teaching job in Asia.

This is a running joke in English as a Second Language (ESL) circles, which is indicative that racism abounds in the TEFL industry in the continent.

For those with fair skin and a university degree or an English teaching certificate, finding a teaching job in Asia is uncomplicated and easy as recruiters actively seek the quintessential all-American. For everyone else, racial discrimination is a harsh reality.

In South Korea and China it isn’t uncommon to come across job posts that read “white color preferred” or “only white Americans should apply.” Employers in Asia operate under a completely different set of legal rules where it’s the norm to be asked to submit a photograph with your application, or be questioned about your race, religion or age.

(Excerpt) Read more at thanhniennews.com ...


TOPICS: Books/Literature; Business/Economy; Education; Society
KEYWORDS: vietnameconomy
Global business tip
1 posted on 08/27/2013 8:15:27 PM PDT by TexGrill
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: TexGrill

if i want to learn chinese or japanese, i prefer asians...

i don’t see anything wrong with that.


2 posted on 08/27/2013 8:27:29 PM PDT by VAFreedom (maybe i should take a nap before work)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: TexGrill

Fax me a crying towel, will ya?


3 posted on 08/27/2013 8:35:07 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (I aim to raise a million plus for Gov. Palin. What'll you do?.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: TexGrill

Not the case in Japan . A few years ago a black woman from South Africa - who learned English as a second language - came over with her 3 year old kid to teach at the local high school for 3 years !


4 posted on 08/27/2013 8:35:21 PM PDT by sushiman ( .)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: sushiman

Half the time I couldn’t understand what she was saying .


5 posted on 08/27/2013 8:36:16 PM PDT by sushiman ( .)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: TexGrill

Yo! Someplace where white crackas are welcome! Whoda thunk? Um... er, I mean. Wow, a nation that welcomes white people of European ancestry. What a breath of fresh air.


6 posted on 08/27/2013 8:54:55 PM PDT by gspurlock (http://www.backyardfence.wordpress.com)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: TexGrill

A young man at the coffee shop today was studying a textbook, The History of Korea. I asked him if he was majoring in Asian Studies. He said no, I’m going over to Korea to teach and I want to learn about the country.


7 posted on 08/27/2013 9:08:20 PM PDT by Ciexyz
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Ciexyz

I did the same thing right before I moved to South Korea. I read some Korea history books too. Little did I know that I would end up in China 10 years later instead.


8 posted on 08/27/2013 9:10:49 PM PDT by TexGrill (Don't mess with Texas)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
Bloggers & Personal
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson