Any French Canadians in South Korea?

[marie29bibitte1]

Hi!

I'm wondering if anyone knows French Canadians teaching in South Korea this year?

[dostoevsky_21_81]

I'm pretty sure French Canadians can't teach in Korea.  You have to have a certain amount of senior level education in English to qualify as a teacher here in Korea.  I think it includes all your high school years and university years in English.  I can't remember where I read it, but I'm pretty sure this is the way the Korean government has it set up for French Canadians.

But I would love to be proven wrong.   

[Yu_Bumsuk]

Hi!

I'm wondering if anyone knows French Canadians teaching in South Korea this year?

Yes, as a matter a fact I do. C'est tres utile quand on veut avoir une conversation au des choses vilaines pres des femmes anglaises.

[dostoevsky_21_81]

I'm pretty sure French Canadians can't teach in Korea.  You have to have a certain amount of senior level education in English to qualify as a teacher here in Korea.  I think it includes all your high school years and university years in English.  I can't remember where I read it, but I'm pretty sure this is the way the Korean government has it set up for French Canadians.

But I would love to be proven wrong.   

French Canadians are Canadians with a French background.  Doesn't mean they don't speak English / go to schools taught in English.   Your comment is just plain ignorance.

Wow, a lot of hostility.  Calm down a bit.  I'm from Canada myself, and I thought you meant that you wanted to meet French Canadians.  Look at what the original poster wrote.  He/She wanted to meet French Canadians in Korea.  Which would more than likely mean that they were from Quebec, as the majority of French Canadians are from Quebec (75%). 

A French Canadian, as the dictionary defines it is:1.A Canadian whose principal language is French  2.Of or relating to French-speaking Canadians or their language

So what I was merely stating, before your attack of ignorance, is that in order to teach in Korea, as stated by the Korean government, you have to attend an English high school and an English university.  I"ve met people here from Quebec that are French speakers, but they went to English high schools and English universities.  I wasn't looking down on French Canadians, just stating a fact. So before you throw around personal attacks of ignorance, try to understand what I was saying.

[Artist Formerly Known as Moderator Jason]

I'm pretty sure French Canadians can't teach in Korea.  You have to have a certain amount of senior level education in English to qualify as a teacher here in Korea.  I think it includes all your high school years and university years in English.  I can't remember where I read it, but I'm pretty sure this is the way the Korean government has it set up for French Canadians.

But I would love to be proven wrong.   

French Canadians are Canadians with a French background.  Doesn't mean they don't speak English / go to schools taught in English.   Your comment is just plain ignorance.

Wow, a lot of hostility.  Calm down a bit.  I'm from Canada myself, and I thought you meant that you wanted to meet French Canadians.  Look at what the original poster wrote.  He/She wanted to meet French Canadians in Korea.  Which would more than likely mean that they were from Quebec, as the majority of French Canadians are from Quebec.  What I was merely stating, before your attack of ignorance, is that in order to teach in Korea, as stated by the Korean government, you have to attend an English high school and an English university.  I"ve met people here from Quebec that are French speakers, but they went to English high schools and English universities.  I wasn't looking down on French Canadians, just stating a fact. So before you throw around personal attacks of ignorance, try to understand what I was saying.

Calm down people, stick to topic.  It's just a question, not an attack on anyone.   

[Billy]

I worked with a girl from Quebec with a really thick French accent.


This is how my interview went.

Interviewer: Where are you from?

Me: Canada.

Interviewer: Quebec?

Me: No.

Interviewer: Good.

[Yu_Bumsuk]

I'm pretty sure French Canadians can't teach in Korea.  You have to have a certain amount of senior level education in English to qualify as a teacher here in Korea.  I think it includes all your high school years and university years in English.  I can't remember where I read it, but I'm pretty sure this is the way the Korean government has it set up for French Canadians.

But I would love to be proven wrong.   

French Canadians are Canadians with a French background.  Doesn't mean they don't speak English / go to schools taught in English.   Your comment is just plain ignorance.

Wow, a lot of hostility.  Calm down a bit.  I'm from Canada myself, and I thought you meant that you wanted to meet French Canadians.  Look at what the original poster wrote.  He/She wanted to meet French Canadians in Korea.  Which would more than likely mean that they were from Quebec, as the majority of French Canadians are from Quebec.  What I was merely stating, before your attack of ignorance, is that in order to teach in Korea, as stated by the Korean government, you have to attend an English high school and an English university.  I"ve met people here from Quebec that are French speakers, but they went to English high schools and English universities.  I wasn't looking down on French Canadians, just stating a fact. So before you throw around personal attacks of ignorance, try to understand what I was saying.

You don't need to have attended an English secondary school but you do need a uni degree that was done in English. The one exception would be the University of Ottawa, where one can do a degree in French but get it counted as English.

[dostoevsky_21_81]

Ah, okay, so that kind of supports what I was saying.  And there are 17 universities in Quebec, 14 are francophone and 3 are anglophone.

Additionally, there's a really good article written by the Korean Times about french Canadians teaching English in Korea:

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2009/09/177_38179.html

[marie29bibitte1]

Excellent!! Je suis contente de voir que je ne suis pas la seule!!

I did all my education in French. At first, the consulate refused me a visa, but then I cried a lot (which scared the crap out of the poor korean man) and I proved that I had worked in an english school the year before and he gave it to me. But it was so complicated, I feared I might be the only one in Korea!

Thanks for the article by the way

[crantor]

I am from Montreal, there are many of us here in S.Korea.  There is a French dinner once a month in Gangnam and I know many French speakers that live here.  I can speak French, I did French immersion at an English school when I was young but my written French is not so good, otherwise I would have posted this in French.

[mountaingoat]

There are at least three of us in the southern Gangwon-do area - all from Ottawa. Any other French-speaking Ottawans out there??

FYI - I did my entire schooling up until Uni. in French. Wasn't a problem when I applied. Then again the name of my high school had the word "college" in it. A little misleading perhaps...

[shmoogrin]

My wife is Franco-Manitoban, so her first language is French - but she also speaks English and Spanish. 

[mulletor0012]

Vive l'Acadie! East coast French Canadian in Busan...

[marie29bibitte1]

Ah! je veux participer a un souper francais!!!!! Est-ce que c'est possible d'avoir la date du prochain souper? Ca me ferait du bien de jaser en francais pour une soiree!

Et je suis d'Aylmer (for the person who asked if anyone was from Ottawa).

[jouelle]

Moi aussi je parle Francais mais je ne suis pas une canadienne francophone (je suis Calgaryien.) Moi aussi j'aimerais les details pour le prochain souper. Malheureusement j'habite en Paju (seulement 6 km sud de la frontiere) alors il y a tres peu de personnes avec qui je peux parler.

[Harpoinseoul]

I'm an Acadian, from Moncton, but am an Anglophone. My French isn't very good. I'm in Seoul.

[pk_00]

I'm pretty sure French Canadians can't teach in Korea.  You have to have a certain amount of senior level education in English to qualify as a teacher here in Korea.  I think it includes all your high school years and university years in English.  I can't remember where I read it, but I'm pretty sure this is the way the Korean government has it set up for French Canadians.

But I would love to be proven wrong.   

French Canadians are Canadians with a French background.  Doesn't mean they don't speak English / go to schools taught in English.   Your comment is just plain ignorance.

Wow, a lot of hostility.  Calm down a bit.  I'm from Canada myself, and I thought you meant that you wanted to meet French Canadians.  Look at what the original poster wrote.  He/She wanted to meet French Canadians in Korea.  Which would more than likely mean that they were from Quebec, as the majority of French Canadians are from Quebec (75%). 

A French Canadian, as the dictionary defines it is:1.A Canadian whose principal language is French  2.Of or relating to French-speaking Canadians or their language

So what I was merely stating, before your attack of ignorance, is that in order to teach in Korea, as stated by the Korean government, you have to attend an English high school and an English university.  I"ve met people here from Quebec that are French speakers, but they went to English high schools and English universities.  I wasn't looking down on French Canadians, just stating a fact. So before you throw around personal attacks of ignorance, try to understand what I was saying.

I've met Africaners who teach here, and if they can teach here there's no reason why Quebecois shouldn't be able to teach. Both are people whose first language is not English (Africaan and Canadian French respectively) who live in countries that were British colonies before becoming independent.

[cindylici0us]

Bonjour!

Je m'appelle Cindy et je viens du Quebec! (Anybody else from Montreal, here?). J'habite au sud, près de Suwon, mais je vais à Séoul assez souvent. Avez-vous déjà visitez Sorae-Maeul, le "village français" de Séoul. Il ya une petite boutique de macarons pis c'est vraiment bonnnnnnn! (If you're from Montreal, it's reminiscent of La Maison du Macaron).

I am from Montreal, there are many of us here in S.Korea.  There is a French dinner once a month in Gangnam and I know many French speakers that live here.  I can speak French, I did French immersion at an English school when I was young but my written French is not so good, otherwise I would have posted this in French.

I haven't met other French speakers yet! Dinner in Gangnam sounds cool! Is it a big group? Is it open invite? Can I join once in a while? I'd love to meet y'all.

[justanotherwaygook]

I've met Africaners who teach here, and if they can teach here there's no reason why Quebecois shouldn't be able to teach. Both are people whose first language is not English (Africaan and Canadian French respectively) who live in countries that were British colonies before becoming independent.

There is a reason both of them shouldn't be able to teach.  Like it or not, the concept is for native speakers (regardless of other qualifications).  They're not native speakers.

[Gunpo_Erin]

ever stop to think that they may been raised in a bilingual household!? IMAGINE THAT!