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Suwon English Village
SWEV is a unique approach to foreign language learning. This approach involves non-traditional teaching methods using our pre-determined curriculum involving role-playing and acting in a simulated immersion settings such as hospital, magic show, post office, doctor’s office and many other situations for our students to speak English. The purpose behind the school is to allow students to practice their English speaking skills all day long and as much as possible. We currently have 20 different classes that range from Supermarket to Science Lab. Our goal is to provide the students with a taste of the real life experiences they might encounter in any western society. To see photos of the village go to www.swev.go.kr.
Happy Suwon Harmonious City Our English village is located near downtown Suwon, a premiere satellite city just 30 minutes from Seoul station, and is known as the technological hub of South Korea. Major IT/electronic firms such as Samsung and LG Electronics corporations have setup their operations in Suwon as it offers the convenience of being just 5 miles outside of Seoul with less congestion and lower cost of living without any compromises in local amenities and facilities that an affluent satellite city like Suwon can offer. YBM’s Suwon English Village is located in the heart of downtown Suwon close to Suwon Station and near many retail shops, restaurants, movie theaters, fitness centers and many facilities catering to an upper middle income families and office workers.
Salary: 2.0 million won less taxes, national pension and medical insurance.Contract Lengths: 1 year or 6 monthsLocation: SWEV is located inside of the KBS Drama Center building, in downtown Suwon.Working hours: Teachers will work 5 days a week and will teach 128 – classes a month (96 teaching hours a month). Each day begins at 9am and ends by 6pm. Most weekly schedules are Monday – Friday. However, sometimes other schedules are required (Tues. – Sat.).Students: SWEV is intended for students in grades 1-6. However, the majority of students will range in age from 11-14(grades 4-6). Class size will range from 12-15 students with an average of 100 students a week.Housing: Single furnished studio apartment. All teachers live in the same building which is a 10 minute walk from SWEV.Meals: SWEV will provide one meal a day at the KBS building cafeteria within the designated lunch hours.Transportation: SWEV will provide a ticket to Korea. A return ticket will be provided upon completion of the 12 month contract. Holidays: Teachers are entitled to seven (7) paid vacation days. Teachers will be paid a 50,000 won Holiday Bonus for working on Korean National Holidays.Orientation and Training: Orientation will take place at SWEV 2 to 5 days before the first teaching day.Duties: Teachers will use pre-determined curriculum by English Village Programming Team in situation based classrooms. Each class is 45 minutes long with a 15 minute break between periods. Benefitsl Competitive salary of 2.0 million won for only 96 teaching hours (128 forty-five minute classes)l Prepaid round-trip air tickets from your nearest international airport l Lunch will be providedl Rent-free single studio housing near the English Village with air-conditioningl Up to 300,000 won in no-absence bonusl American and Canadian teachers qualify for the pension tax refund (you’ll receive 9% of your gross income when you go back home)l Korean medical coverage (you pay 2.3% and YBM co-contributes 2.3%)l 1 month severance bonus upon contract completionl One time relocation allowance of 200,000 won
l Visa fee subsidy of 50,000 won
You must meet the following qualifications to apply:1. You must be a native English speaker (North America, UK, New Zealand, Ireland, Australia, and South Africa). 2. Applicants must have a minimum Bachelor’s degree in any major.3. Valid passport4. You must send your original diploma and official sealed transcripts from your university to Korea in order to be granted an E2 teaching visa. Interested teachers should forward a resume, photo, scanned copy of diploma and two reference letters to Mary Schacht at mary@ybmsisa.com.
