E.S.L. Learning Links, 영어&ESL정복 사이트, 英語を学ぶリンク

Living In Korea Survival Kit

Transitions Abroad - Useful info on teaching and living in Korea.

Books about Korea - when living abroad, Amazon is always there for you.

Download Movies using Torrent Spy and Azureus. This has nothing really to do with Korea,
but you might start to miss Hollywood culture.

Dave's E.S.L. Cafe - This site has the Korean Job Forum, where foreigners living in Korea talk about anything and everything.

http://koreabeat.wordpress.com/ - Funky articles about Korea

Here are links to various festivals in Korea: Andong Mask Festival, Boryeong Mud Festival, Chunju World Martial Arts Festival, Geumsan Ginseng Festival, Muju Firefly Festival, Seogwipo Chilsipri Festival, Punggi Ginseng Festival, Yangyang Pine Mushroom Festival

Here are links to various English newspapers in Korea : Chosun Dongah, Korean Herald, Koreaherald, KoreaItNews, Koreatimes, JoongAng, Seoul Tribune, South Korea News, YonHap News

http://wiki.galbijim.com/Main_Page - A Wikipedia-type page specifically for Korea.

Back

 Korean Study Links

http://www.korean.sogang.ac.kr/- is one of the best, and highly recommended.

http://www.arirang.co.kr/intro.asp - 25 video programs for basics

http://langintro.com/kintro/ - If you are a complete beginner, it does a very good job of getting you onto the path to learning Korean.

http://www.hawaii.edu/uhpress/realaudio/klear/ - Click on the your level.

http://www.language.berkeley.edu/Korean/10/index.htm - An entire college course with audio online for free.

http://www.learn-korean.net/link-2.html - Not bad for beginning speakers

http://rki.kbs.co.kr/learn_korean/lessons/e_index.htm# - A pretty comprehensive begineer's site.

www.hanlingo.com - You can meet a Korean language partner.

http://www.learnkorean.com/  - it's kind of a boring site, but it gives you the basics

http://www.topik.or.kr/ - This is the Korean version of the TOEFL test. Very official.

http://www.friendsabroad.com - While not a Korean learning website, it is a website designed to help people find language exchange friends in your city, such as Vancouver.

Back

Korea E.S.L. Job Links

 http://www.eslpro.com

  http://www.eslcafe.com

  http://www.eslemployment.com

  http://www.eslmonkeys.com

http://www.kimnjoe.com

http://www.duffrecruiting.com

http://www.englishspectrum.com

http://www.esl-planet.com

http://www.pusanweb.com

http://seoul.craigslist.org/edu/

http://www.worknplay.co.kr/

http://www.teachkorea.com/

http://hiteacher.com/

Back

Living In Japan Survival Kit

http://www.bigdaikon.com/ Many J.E.T.s like to use this forum.

http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/ There is a lot of news from Japan.

http://japundit.com/index.php - Interesting in depth articles about Japanese culture

http://www.japanprobe.com/ - In depth articles about Japanese current events.

Mainichi Daily News

Japan Times

The Daily Yomiuri

Asahi Shimbun

Japan Talk (Japundit Podcast) - This is a pretty good podcast site that run by Edward Chmura. He always chooses interesting topics and he talks really knowledgably about Japan. He has done over 90 podcasts and is going strong. I really enjoy his perspectives and points of view.

Back

Learn Japanese

D-Addicts - If you want to watch Japanese drama and t.v. shows, go to this site. A lot of them
have English subtitles. There're also Korean and Chinese dramas.

Crunchy Roll - If you don't want to waste time downloading, take a look at this video streaming site that hosts dramas and movies from Japan, Korea, and China (sign in required).

Animated Study House - You can learn Kanji the way that elementary Japanese kids learn it.

Japanese Podcasts - At Podcast.net, type 'Japanese' in the search box, and you can get
hundreds of daily lessons you can download to your MP3 player.

Nippon Voice Blog - This is a great way to learn Japanese and traditions at the same time. I like to copy and paste the the Japanese text onto Word, increase the font size, and then read along with the MP3 file.

Mozdev.org - In Mozilla under Tools/Add-ons there is a fabulous Japanese to English dictionary called Moji you can use to get help with any Japanese website. Once installed, highlight the Japanese word, right click and Look up word in Moji. Fabulous.

Jim Breen's - If you don't have Mozilla, I guess Jim Breen's J-E and Kanji dictionary is alright.

NHK Online - This is great because of all the videos you can read along with. The Mozilla Moji Dictionary complements this site very well.

JP Canada - This is an online forum for Japanese people living and travelling in Canada. It's kind of cool. Many Japanese people living in Vancouver use it.

If you haveFacebook, I recommend the Kanji application to help you prepare for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) that takes place every December in major cities.

Back

Japan E.S.L. Job Links

Jobdine - a good jobsite.

Nova is No-More - The biggest ESL franchise in history goes bankrupt. 5000 teachers out of a job.

http://www.jetprogramme.org/ - This is an amazing opportunity that can change your life. It is by the far the best way to teach E.S.L. in Japan for the first time. You work for the Japanese government, teach in public schools, get loads of perks and benefits, and have tons of free time. I was in this program for three years. For CAD$20, if you would like to know more about how to apply please, or if you want guidance about Japan and different ways to get jobs, I will phone you. Advice about Japan

http://careers.gaba.co.jp/ - This E.S.L. chain, mainly in Tokyo, is as manufactured as they come. One on one teaching with about 8 students each evening. If you are a native English speaker, you have a B.A. and a pulse, they will hire you. I kind of felt like a robot after 6 months in Tokyo, but I met a lot of very interesting students - business people, department store sales people, used car salesmen, doctors, government officials, mostly on their way home from work. I got a job here after three days of arriving in Tokyo - that's after finding a place to live. If you want to hear about how to find a place to live in Tokyo I will tell you as well.

Back

Living In Taiwan Survival Kit

 Back

Chinese (Mandarin) Language Links

Back

Taiwan E.S.L. Job Links

Back

E.S.L. Teaching Links

http://bogglesworldesl.com/ - lots of lesson plans

http://education.guardian.co.uk/tefl/ - brush up on theory

http://www.onestopenglish.com/ - a range of teaching ideas

http://uk.cambridge.org/elt/teachers/ - downloadable lesson plans in PDF format.

http://www.oup.com/elt/teachersclub/?cc=ca - you have to join, but there are loads of free lesson plans at this site.

http://www.hltmag.co.uk/- a magazine with loads of lessons each month

http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/ - A government sponsored site with HUNDREDS of lesson plans.

ABC Teach - There is a lot of good E.S.L. material for teaching elementary kids.

Authentic Materials

http://www.ehow.com/how_11_change-motor-oil.html