Travel, Teach, Live in Korea
Great links for English teachers about Korea
By:Pusan Paul
Korea Institute for Special Education - Provides knowledge and information for students with disabilities, families, educators, and the society.
Korea Institute of Curriculum and Evaluation - Research center for the evaluation of educational structures in South Korea. Includes research abstracts, project descriptions.
Korea Whitelist - Lists and describes English schools in Korea that have been whitelisted by their teachers.
National Institute for International Education Development - Provides teacher training in Korean and Korean culture.
POLY School - Nationwide chain of immersion English institutes, specializing in serving Korean children
who have lived overseas. Program, admissions and job information.
South Korean Education - Article on the current state of, and outlook for, various aspects of pedagogy in this country.
Teachers Guide to Web-Based Resources in the Science Classroom - Handbook targeted to help teachers comply with the directives of Korea's Seventh National Curriculum.
Uhak.com - Company specializing in recruiting Korean students for international institutions. Includes South Korean education news.
Worldwide Classroom - Information for international students considering South Korea. Includes school profiles and general information on the country.
YBM Sisa Korean Language Institute - National franchise offers classes in English, Japanese, and Korean. Also markets curriculum.
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Chung Dong Middle and High School - With overview, guide to high and middle school, and education information center. Located in Seoul.
Dong Goo Girls Commercial High School - Located in Seoul. Includes school history, curriculum, educational environments, and facilities. [Korean, English]
Ewha Girls High School - A site for graduates of Ewha Girls High School in Seoul, with information, news, and events.
Ganada Korean Language Institute - Provides Korean instruction to speakers of English, Japanese and Chinese. Program information and teaching staff introductions.
Growing Tree School - American-style preschool and early elementary ESL program based in Gangnam-gu. Includes contact information, mission statement and photos. [English, Korean]
Hanyang University Korean Language and Culture Program - With overview, FAQ, and cyber classes for Korean.
Institute of Language Education - Offers series of programs designed to help foreigners learn more about Korean language and culture. Based at Ewha Womans University.
Kon-Kuk University Foreign Language Institute - Registration and curriculum information.
Korean Language Education Research Institute (KORINST) - Academic research and development group based at Seoul National University.
Kyunghee University Institute of International Education -With overview, cyber-brochure, and e-mail contacts.
LinguaExpress KFL Program - Offers Korean as a Foreign Language (KFL) theme based language courses from beginner to advanced at Sookmyung Women's University.
OeDae Language Institute - Information for prospective employees. Staff directory and information about programs, class size, benefits.
Seoul Science High School - With curriculum, teaching programs, and programs for building up student's character.
UNESCO Cross-Cultural Awareness Programme - Based in Seoul, this program strives to put foreigners and Korean students in touch with each other's cultures. Includes information on class schedules, enrollment. [portions in Korean]
WILS Language School - Language institute with information about programs and staff. [Korean, English]
Young Hoon Elementary School - The first primary school in South Korea to adopt an English partial-immersion program. Includes information on staff, facilities, school history and admissions. [English, Korean]-------------------------------
Busan Foreign School - Pre-K through 12th grade international school, with curriculum, photos, tuition, and boarding.
Cross-Cultural Awareness Programme Busan - Places foreign volunteers in Busan area schools to teach
children about foreign cultures. [portions in Korean]
Dong Sung Elementary School - Primary school in the Busanjin-gu district. Site describes school faculty, facilities, vision and history.
International School of Busan - With introduction, school environment data, admissions, fees, and virtual
tour.
Korean Language Programs - Program and admissions information from Pusan National University.
KOTESOL Busan Chapter - Organization representing teachers in Busan and neighboring areas of Gyeongnam province. With schedule of meetings and contact information.
Pusan Japanese School - Serving students of Japanese nationality. Guide to the school, its curriculum, layout, school song, events, and Busan.
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Dongsan Tours Co., Ltd. - With hotel reservation services, monthly webzine, and Korea travel news.
Everland - Theme park in Yongin, Gyeonggi. With park map, hours, directions, and accommodations information.
Freelangs - Information about Buddhist meditation zen center, travel sites, events, shopping, accommodations, homestay, and tour guides.
Korea Association of Travel Agents (KATA) - Organization to promote tourism in Korea and improve service to quality to travellers in Korea. Includes links to regional governments and tourist complaint forms.
Korea World Travel Fair - Korea's largest and longest running travel trade fair.
Korea.com - A Seoul based travel agent with regional information, tour guides, news, and links.
Korean Folk Village - Traditional Korean village exhibiting cultural and historic artifacts and
buildings, including a marketplace.
Life in Korea: Travel Guide - Guide to Korean tourism and information on sprecific
regional attractions.
Lonely Planet World Guide - South Korea - Travel book's online guide to Korean tourism, costs, attractions, history, culture, and environment.
Maitravel - Offers information about Korean history, culture and maps. Also gives tour information around Kyongju, Andong and Busan.
Root Travel, Ltd. - Travel agency offering various tour packages and courses around the peninsula.
Xpertour.com - Arranges Korea tours, hotel stays, business trips, and visa information.
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Airport Help Center - Offers airport shuttle service between Seoul and Incheon International Airport.
Express Bus Lines Association - Online schedules and reservation information.
Korea Highway Corporation - Deals with construction, repair and maintenance of roads, toll collection, development of areas by expressways, and related R&D.
Korea Railroad Research Institute - A railroad research institution to secure technology needed to
develop Korea's railroad industry.
Korea Train eXpress - Korea High Speed Rail Construction Authority site.
Korea Transport Institute (KOTI) - A government policy research institute in Korea on improving transport and trade.
Korea Transportation Safety Authority - Traffic and aviation safety organization
that conducts tests on vehicles, assesses car protections and fuel economy, and researches of vehicle safety standards.
Korean National Railroad - With organization chart, news, railroad museum information, timetable and fares, traveler's information, and related links.
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Asia Links: Korea - Business directory and news.
Asianinfo.org - South Korea - Information on its culture, art, business, news, travel, and history.
ExecutivePlanet.com: South Korea - Covers many aspects of doing business in South Korea, including negotiating, entertaining, gift giving and public behaviour.
Jinbonet - Korea Progressive Network - Search engine and database for sites relating to youth and students. Topics include society, peace, environment, reunification, education, and politics.
Korea and Korean - With general country information, culture, Buddhism, and photo gallery.
Korea Bridge - A guide including maps, events listings, jobs, and forums.
Korea Infogate - Offers Yellow Pages with maps, travel guide, driving directions, news, Korean cuisine,
events calendar, games, weather, and fortune telling.
Korea Web - Information gateway on Korea and Korean studies.
Korea.net - Portal site run by governmental agency, Korea Information Service (KOIS). Web directory, news, and facts about the country.
Koreatips.net - Includes travel tips, as well as information on events, weather, culture, nightlife and
shopping.
Life in Korea - Culture, language, food, sports, shopping, lodging, transportation, travel, customs, and history. Also has discussion board, e-cards, links to social organizations and clubs for expatriates.
Portals to the World: South Korea - Annotated directory of selected online resources provided by the US Library of Congress.
You Love It - Offers classifieds for those living in South Korea.
ZIP - Directory of Korean related sites.
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Channel 2 Productions - Video program production for corporations. Television commercial and documentary.
Europa Korea Private Foundation - A portal focused on the relations between Korea and the European nations. Includes news articles and thematic reports. [English, French]
Journal-i - News links and search, bulletin board, and foreign press reports.
The Korea Travel Times - Features travel industry news and tourism items.
Ohmy News International - Online news site of Korean and world news stories.
Seoul News.net - Updating Korea news headlines, world news and financial markets.
South Korea News - Topix.net - News on South Korea continually updated from thousands of
sources around the net.
South Korea News.net - News page links. Information on finance, sports, weather, travel, and hotels.
The Teen Times - Provides various news stories with a focus on Korean culture, social trends, and entertainment news.
Yonhap News World Service - Korean news wire service, with short excerpts of articles and complete feature stories.
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Korea Development Institute (KDI) - Government sponsored think tank providing analysis and advice on government policy in macroeconomic management, money and finance, law and economics, social development, and the North Korean economy. [Korean, English]
The Korea Institute of Public Administration - Assesses problems facing public administrations, gives
overview on its departments and research centers, activities, and events; holds workshops to upgrade the expertise of administrators.
Korea.net - Portal site run by governmental agency, the Korea Information Service (KOIS). Includes web directory, news, and facts about the country.
National Digital Library - Aims to enlarge national information capacity by linking major Korean libraries, promote balanced regional development, and establish a distribution system of national documents throughout libraries nationwide.
National Election Commission - Oversees and manage all national and local elections, and conducts studies on more effiecient elections.
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Korea Food and Drug Administration - Seeks to evaluate and improve safety in foods, food additives, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, medical devices and radiation, and toxicology.
The Korea Heart Foundation - Gives financial support to patients with cardiovascular disease, renal failure, leukemia and congenital craniofacial abnormality who need surgical treatment.
Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs - Conducts research on public health, social security, and social policy.
Korean Cell Line Bank - Deals with the establishment, characterization, deposition, storage, and distribution of cell lines, management of a database, and holds related workshops, and conferences.
National Health Insurance Corporation - Describes the mandatory health insurance for the Korean people; its history, coverage, financing and benefits.
National Institute of Health - Government organ researching and working to prevent disease; with departments of infectous disease, microbiology, health and welfare training, virology and biomedical science.
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The Korea Club - Group for Korean language and culture; also features Korea related clip-art
and Yahoo discussion group.
The Korea Society - New York based group that holds conferences on Korean political and business affairs, cultural and art tours, and issues affecting Koreans.
The Korean Blog List - A list of English language weblogs which relate to Korea.
Korean Language and Culture For a foreigner - Provides an open forum for discussion about the globalization of Korean language and culture.
Seoul Peace Prize - Official site; general information on the award and list of recipients.
Seoul Searching - South Korean information, history, media, food, transportation, and etiquette.
South Korean Flag, History, and Statistics - Gives statistics on economy, demographics, society, energy, farming and military, compared with other Asian-Pacific nations.
