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Foreign English Teacher Who Faked University Diploma Expelled from Korea

SEOUL, Apr. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A Cameroonian English teacher who faked his university diploma will be expelled from Korea, according to the Ministry of Justice Incheon Airport Immigration Office. The man in his twenties entered Korea in March 2013 as a Korean language student. He then faked a BA diploma from a prominent Canadian [...]

Court Rules Underperforming English Teacher’s Dismissal Justified

SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A court ruled that a decision by a high school to fire an English teacher for incompetence was justified. The teacher had been a target of criticism by students for his abject classroom performance and even got 415 points in the TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication) test. A TOEIC [...]