Employer: Incheon
Employer's Information http://icev.go.kr/eng/index.jsp
School Type: English Village
Location: Seo-gu, Incheon
Location Information http://english.gg.go.kr/
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** These photographs and city descriptions are excerpted from Incheon English Village website. **

Incheon English Village Information

Location

ICEV is situated near metropolitan cities such as Seoul, Incheon, Ilsan, and Bucheon etc.
15 Minutes away from the subway station (Incheon Subway Line #1)
Quiet suburban area where you can also shop and enjoy small city life.

History

Opening of Inchoen English Village

Opening of Incheon English Village Website

 

Signed contract with Incheon Metropolitan City for the Operation of Incheon English Village

 

Designated as the official institute for the operation of Incheon English Village

Vision and Strategy

Location : 350-2 Dangha-Dong, Seo-Gu, Incheon, Republic of Korea

Facility: Land :

Opening Date : February 20, 2006

Incheon English Village provides English language learning program to citizens of Incheon Metropolitan City, the cosmopolitan city in the environment modeled after a town in North America. Incheon English Village will support citizens of Incheon to learn English with low fee and gain competitive advantage as the global citizens.

Experiencing: Experience Oriented Learning/Authentic Language Based

Learning: Multi Intelligence Theory Based Program

Developing: Project Focused Curriculum

Performing: Communicative Language Teaching/ Learning and Spreading History and Culture of  Incheon

Program and Activity

Incheon English Village runs its own differentiated and unique English learning program underlying the concept of 'learning from experience'. In Incheon English Village students from 5th-6th grade in elementary school attend various kinds of classes and experience 32 different situations by using only English. The program of Incheon English Village was developed based on Multi Intelligence Theory, Communicative Language Teaching, Project Focused Classes and Use of Authentic Language. Andfocusing on these main ideas the program is composed with four different sections; Everyday Life Experience, Future Job Experience, Culture Experience, and Nature Experience. The participants get to learn English through this great program in the environment modeled after cities of English Speaking Countries.

Everyday Life Experience program gives the students an opportunity to experience everyday life of the Americans. They visit the hospital, post office, hotel, movie theater, bank, restaurant, and convenientstore and even take an airplane and use proper English required in each place located in the village. They learn expressions commonly used in each place and the rules which are quite different from the ones in Korean society. Through these experiences we expect the students to get an idea of how foreign countries are like even without visiting there, and moreoverwe hope they understand other culture to become the real global citizens.

Students who are in between 5th and 6thgrade start to picture their future with career. In English Village students actually get a chance to have their career that they have dreamed of through the Job Experience program. The program is composed with five different job fields including science, architecture, art, music, and media, and each student gets to choose the field that they want to be in the most. The core of Job Experience Program is that it's run in project-based. In the project-based class students begin with covering the introduction of job, and towards the end they do the group work and create a final product related to the job. Through this program studentsnot only learn the English words and expressions used in the job but also learn to cooperate with others and feel the sense of achievement.

The most important part in teaching English is to let the students understand the culture of foreign countries. Incheon English Village realizes the importance of recognizing the cultural difference and gives the students an opportunity to experience the core of other culture. We coordinate service-learning programs with UNICEF to teach the students to help other friends in poverty. Also, the students attend cooking class to learn and taste food, and see the exhibition of traditional goods from other countries. In Culture Experience program students not only learn about other culture but also learn to spread Korean culture to foreigners. Since most of the participants live in Incheon thereis a class where students become Incheon ambassadorand acquaint Incheon to others. The point of this class is to make students appreciate our culture.

Incheon English Village is located near the natural habitat where students can study English along with the beautiful nature. The students learn about different kinds of plants and their names in English. Also, they study about expressions related to weather or natural phenomenon. The Nature Experience Program gives students an opportunity to be close to nature and experience the greatness of the nature.

 

Work Conditions

  • Working Hours/Week: 9am-5pm or 1pm-9pm (120- 148 hours a month)
  • Annual Salary/Benefits: Starting from KRW 2,000,000 per Month
  • Salary level will be divided into 7 different levels according to work experience
  • Employer will pay 50% of health insurance
  • Round-trip air tickets will be offered
  • One month salary will be given as a severance payment after completion of a one year contract.
  • Holidays: 4 weeks paid leave (generally one week each at Korean Thanksgiving & Lunar New Years plus two other weeks)
  • 5 days of sick leave

Benefits

  • Housing: Living Allowance of KWN100,000/month
    Single Apartment with a bed, washing machine, A/C, closet, etc.
    Shuttle Bus between the school & apartment
  • Employer will pay 50% of health insurance
  • Round-trip air tickets will be offered
  • One month salary will be given as a severance payment after completion of a one year contract.
    Holidays: 4 weeks paid leave (generally one week each at Korean Thanksgiving & Lunar New Years plus two other weeks)
  • 5 days of sick leave

Others

  • Counseling program
    A counseling program for foreign teachers who're having difficult time in adjusting into the new environment.
  • Teachers' Training Program:
    Systematic training program for teachers who are new to Korean students and also new in teaching.
  • Learning about Korean culture and 'how to survive in Korea'
  • Fun and Advanced English Language Education
  • Activity and project based curriculum
  • Experienced based Education (Job, Life, Culture, and Nature experiences)
  • Always open for new ideas
  • Fun and good ideas are always welcome and we're willing to implement them in the classes
  • Special events for students and teachers during the camp

Basic Requirements

  • Applicants must be a citizen of one of the six English speaking countries:
    Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America.
  • Have a good command of the English language and have the ability and willingness to adapt to Korean culture and living. Have a minimum of a bachelor's degree.

Required Documents

For Incheon English Village, these documents are required.

  • 2 Passport sized photos
  • 1 Original or Notarized Copy of your original University degree
  • 2 University Sealed & Stamped Transcripts
  • Photo Copy of passport
  • TESOL / TEFL/ CELTA certificates (if you have any)

How to apply

Please e-mail us your cover letter, resume, and latest photograph and we will contact you for an interview.
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