Somalia: Islamic radicals raid private English school killing 4 teachers

Sunday, April 13, Hakab Private English School was raided by Islamic insurgents...
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Paranoia or Good Sense? Fire Safety

Following the tragic March 2008 death of American ESL teacher William Kapoun in a Seoul apartment fire, I decided to investigate the fire hazards commonly facing teachers in a foreign country...
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Korean-American Teacher Arrested for 1996 Murder: Seoul

It took 12 years, numerous arrests, an extradition treaty with South Korea and an international manhunt for the FBI to detain David Nam, a 31-year-old Korean-American accused of slaying a retired police officer and stealing his gun in Pennsylvania in 1996...

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ESL TEACHER'S KILLER STILL MISSING

A year has passed and still the search continues for a suspect in the murder case of a young British ESL teacher in Japan...

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http://blog.esldaily.org/2008/03/18/esl-teachers-killer-still-missing.aspx

Update: Foreign Teacher William Kapoun Passes Away

After almost two weeks in hospital, American William Kapoun passed away in Seoul on Saturday...

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http://blog.esldaily.org/2008/03/10/update-foreign-teacher-william-kapoun-passes-away.aspx

ESL Suicide

A British man has fallen to his death in Thailand. Paul Hollen, a 31-year-old English teacher at Siriwitthaya School in Samut Prakan, fell from the window of his 19th floor condominium in the Phra Pradaeng district...

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Misdirected Encouragement in Vietnam

Discipline in the classroom is always a difficult issue to tackle, and sometimes it can have catastrophic results. Such is the morale recently learned by one Vietnamese teacher...

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English Teacher Murdered in Ghana

A High School English teacher in the Dzodze Township of the Volta Region in the Republic of Ghana was found comatose in his apartment on January 19th under suspicious circumstances. The Daily Guide reported the teacher was found in a pool of blood on his apartment floor and was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at hospital. Many in the township, including police, suspect foul play, but no suspects have been named and no arrests have yet been made. The police have not commented on whether they suspect students or teachers at the school.

The West African country’s official language is English. The Volta Region of Ghana lies Southeast, bordering Togo and is comprised of 15 districts, the capital of which is named Ho.

For further information refer to: http://www.dailyguideghana.com/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=3017

By Spencer McCall

Canadian ESL Teacher Dead in Taiwan

Chiayi City, Southern Taiwan, Matt Stever, 27 from Quinte, Ontario, Canada, died Tuesday, Jan 22 after spending over a week in hospital. Matt sustained life-threatening injuries on January 14th and remained on life support until the 22nd. Matt collided head-on with another motorbike, killing a local teenager and leaving another in critical condition. Details of the accident have not yet been released. Matt Stever passed away shortly after his family had arrived to visit him in the hospital. Further details can be seen on:

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/2008/01/23/140208/Canadian-English.htm

By Jim Korea

ESL Instructor Killed in Afghanistan

Terrorism quite often reaches out to civilians and this time extended out to an ESL teacher. On Wednesday November 14, 2007, an Afghan English teacher was killed in Kabul. For full story please read: ESL Instructor Killed in Afghanistan

Afghanistan, having a huge demand for English and English teachers, but in the midst of a civil war, generally pays quite high for ESL instructors to work at Universities and other educational institutions. The English teachers from foreign countries are faced with the complications of the war and in some situations be a target for Taliban terrorists. A teacher looking to work in a particularly violent country should first research the country and the conditions of the particular job. How secure is the instructor’s home and school from violence? High pay has its advantages but ones security should come first.