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Offline Scott

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The Anti-English Spectrum on CBC Radio
« on: December 11, 2009, 07:27:32 am »
Here is a link the CBC Radio show 'the current' where they recently discussed the xenophobia and Anti-English Spectrum in South Korea.

http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/

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Re: The Anti-English Spectrum on CBC Radio
« Reply #1 on: December 11, 2009, 07:37:53 am »
Listening to it now :)

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Re: The Anti-English Spectrum on CBC Radio
« Reply #2 on: December 11, 2009, 08:44:46 am »
Thanks for posting!

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Re: The Anti-English Spectrum on CBC Radio
« Reply #3 on: December 11, 2009, 08:49:35 am »
If you haven't read Ben Wagner's "Discrimination Against Non-Citizens in the Republic of Korea in the Context of the E-2 Foreign Language Teaching Visa," it's worth your time:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/15768998/Nhrck-Report-2

http://briandeutsch.blogspot.com/2009/12/foreign-teachers-fear-and-xenophobia-in.html
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Re: The Anti-English Spectrum on CBC Radio
« Reply #4 on: December 11, 2009, 11:49:47 am »
Yeah, they talk about the Visa issue on the show.  About how we need to do HIV and drug tests.

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Re: The Anti-English Spectrum on CBC Radio
« Reply #5 on: December 11, 2009, 03:21:55 pm »
Ah, sorry Scott. I didn't see you had just posted this. I put it in a thread as well. Thanks again for the heads up.