Hagwon
Hangul 학원 Hanja 學院 Revised Romanization Hagwon McCune-Reischauer Hagwŏn

A hagwon is a for-profit private cram school prevalent in South Korea. Hanja is the Korean name for Chinese characters. More specifically it refers to those Chinese characters borrowed from Chinese and incorporated The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language Romanization system in South Korea. McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language Romanization systems along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which Cram schools are specialized Schools that train their Students to meet particular goals most commonly to pass the Entrance examinations of High schools South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː For families that can afford it, hagwon education usually starts at or before elementary level. It is common for Korean school children to attend one or more hagwon after their school. ^[1] "Hagwon" is also sometimes used to describe similar institutions operated by Korean Americans in the United States. Korean Americans ( Korean: ko 한국계 미국인 Hanja: ko 韓國系美國人 hangukgye migugin) are Americans of Korean origin The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

It is not uncommon for students to be enrolled in several hagwon of different subject areas at once (in addition to their normal school attendance). Hagwons may specialize in subjects like math, foreign language, science, art, or English. Hagwons offering integrated instruction in several subject areas are also common. These are known as soksem hagwon at the elementary level, and ipsi hagwon at the secondary-school level. College and adult students attend gosi hagwon, which are typically focused on preparation for specific civil service examinations.

Like in many Korean public schools, discipline is sometimes administered with extra amounts of work assigned, as well as corporal punishment, if students misbehave, fail a test or do not complete their homework.

Native-speaker instructors

Many native English-speakers are hired to teach at English-language institutes in Korea, referred to as 'English hagwon'. The minimum requirements for such teaching positions are citizenship of USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand or South Africa, and a full university degree obtained in the country of citizenship. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa In return for signing a one-year contract, the institute provides an instructor with a monthly salary, round-trip airfare from his or her country of origin, a rent-free apartment or housing stipend for the duration of the instructor's contract, and an additional one month "severance pay" at the completion of the contract.

Many recruiting companies exist to hire native English speakers for Korean hagwon. Some are based in the US and Canada, while others are Korean-owned. While some of these recruiting companies provide decent services, many of them have earned a reputation of being shady and willing to lie and even fabricate diplomas to get teachers to go work in Korea. ^[2]

English hagwon frequently experience staff problems and conflicts between the Korean staff and the foreign teachers. Many Korean managers are surprised that foreign teachers are unwilling to perform duties not explicitly outlined in their contracts, despite the Korean ethic of working hard and doing as one is told. Similarly, there are foreigners who are unable to adapt to the new work and cultural environment, or are simply inexperienced teachers, which can lead to problems with not only management but also students and their families. Given that foreign instructors are generally economic migrants who would not otherwise have moved to South Korea, the ability of schools to pay salaries and bonuses in a timely manner and adhere to tax, pension and healthcare regulations tends to be directly proportionate to the morale and goodwill of their foreign instructors.

There are also teaching opportunities in neighboring countries such as China, Japan and Taiwan. The average salary and / or ability to save money in these countries, however, tends to be lower than in South Korea. ^[3] Salaries are typically higher in larger cities, but so too is the cost of living. ^[4]

Notes

See also

• Education in South Korea
• Teaching English as a foreign language
• List of Korea-related topics
• Juku

Education in South Korea is seen as the most important key to success and competition is consequently very heated and fierce TEFL or teaching English as a foreign language refers to teaching English to Students whose First language is not English and This is a list of articles on Korea -related people places things and concepts Gakushū juku (学習塾 Cram schools are special private schools (primarily in Japan) that offer lessons conducted after regular school hours and

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