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This latest ad from the British Council (h/t to Danwei) should appeal to the scores of English teachers in Shanghai who are looking for a change in environment, and the pay looks good too! --
The British Council/Foreign and Commonwealth Office English language project in the DPRK aims to deliver quality programmes in teacher/trainer training and to develop the curriculum and related materials as well as assessment systems at leading institutions in Pyongyang. This high-profile project has been running since 2000, and we are now seeking three experienced English language teaching professionals to fill the above posts, which will be based at these institutions.
Alas, only UK passport holders can be considered for the posts (and you have until 20 September to send in those applications!). Now we're not totally sure if it's British Council's standard policy of hiring only UK natives (ie., no Americans, Australians, New Zealanders?) but even if that weren't the case, Americans likely won't be welcome there anytime soon to teach English, as the above propaganda poster shows, which depicts President Bush getting crushed by his own missiles.
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Yes, the British Council should only employ Brits - ie only those who speak proper English with no ridiculous accent.
'tha heeyell ya talkin' bout? we's speak good anglish down south.
Yes if by proper English you mean the quaint and archaic form as spoken by the Brits. Obviously they wouldn't want to hire speakers of the more modern and efficient form of English.
North Koreans who speak fluent cockney...
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I'm pleased the Koreans will learn proper English.
Could you imagine if the poor North Korean bastards had to learn Singaporean Engrish, lah?
It means something like "let's use the strength of our nation/race's unity to destroy america's provocative schemes for nuclear war"
Nothing about Bush, and doesn't look much like him either!
Or something like "Crush puny white capitalist with big secret Korean Socialist weapon!"
Since the British Council is a section of the British Foreign Office, a public body and government department of the UK, of course they should only hire British Nationals.
Technically speaking then if an American (or any other nationality) were to work for the BC it could be seen as treason by their home nation.