read it/beat it

ive been working for cdi/cdl since i came to korea in feb 2007. overall i like it. this video is from a former fellow cdi-er. he made a video with the kids doing a parody of  mj's "beat it." i ABSOLUTELY LOVE this video, im sure you will too. if you teach in korea, you'll get the jokes in it and love it just as much as i do. 

graduate schools with diversity scholarships

one of these days, im going for the masters in linguistics or esl. This wasnt my plan, but i have fallen in love with esl. i want to learn all i can and be the best i can in this field and in the classroom. So, here is a list of links for schools that offer nearly free grad school for students of color.

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info pulled from old discussion board

http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=25747883752&topic=11951

university of North Dakota

i met a brotha this weekend who got his masters without paying any tuition at teh university of north dakota. it's the cultural diversity tuition waiver. he also got free housing and a living

 stipend.  http://www.graduateschool.und.edu/html/CulturalDiversity.html

illinois state university

has diversity tuition waiver too, but i dont know any first hand info about it:  http://www.grad.ilstu.edu/financial/applications_for_assistance.shtml

unversity of minnesota

has diversity tuition waiver called DOVE (again, i know nothing about it):

http://www.grad.umn.edu/outreach/finances/fellowships.html

iowa state university

has a Graduate Minority Assistantship Program (GMAP):

http://www.grad-college.iastate.edu/finance/gmap.html

university of new orleans:

http://grad.uno.edu/Scholarships/about.awards.cfm

Newark and Montclair State University.

http://jerseyshore.craigslist.org/edu/1889163585.html

IGSE (in korea)

Full scholarships to all students that are accepted. 

http://english.igse.ac.kr/_Board/Index.asp?n=206&m=View&s=QNA&p=1

John Brown University

https://www.jbu.edu/grad/financial_aid/graduate_diversity_scholarships/

marquette university

http://www.marquette.edu/grad/finaid_diversityfellowship.shtml

celta and celtyl

if like me, you have decided esl is your career, you may want to get certifications in celta and celtyl. They are not a requirements in south korea, but will definitely assist in getting a university job and i very confidently say they WILL make you a better teacher. Though not crucial for jobs in soko, they ARE for teaching esl anywhere else in the world.

celta is certification for english language teaching to adults. it teaches practical teaching approaches for the classroom, aimed toward learners age 16 and up. you can do it in seoul. i paid about 2.5 million korean won for the course and did it at igse. there are two places to do celta in seoul.
Cheaper one:
http://edulife.igse.ac.kr/curriculum/curriculum_3.asp?bcd=C01#FaqArea6

Other one:
http://www.britishcouncil.org/korea-teacher-development-courses-celta.htm 
celtyl is certification for english language teaching to young learners, aimed toward learners aged 5 to 13. it's not offered in south korea as im writing this post. i did mine in vietnam at ila. i paid about 900USD for the course, and i paid for my flight, accommodation, etc. Info on the celtyl in vietnam here:
http://www.discovereltvietnam.com/page.php?p=364

btw, i very quickly and easily got my visa vietnam online here: http://www.vietnam-visa.com/

bssk sexies

a couple of the brothers from bssk started a new group "bssk sexies," to discuss love, sex, and dating in korea. check it out here. Even cooler than that is they have started a project, doing interviews with brothers and sisters is soko. how very fantastic! listen online at http://www.bsskradio.com/