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Not quite the answer I was looking for
I have recently begun teaching English to adults here in Ottawa. It’s been a bit of a steep learning curve- no singing, no dancing, and no stickers. The upside is that my students don’t punch each other or cry if … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Education, Life, Teaching English, Uncategorized, Work
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She Follow Me?
Over the past few weeks, I’ve overheard my students saying “She follow me!” Sometimes they say it to each other, and sometimes they say it to me. Occasionally I try to correct them, “She follows me,” but they just stare … Continue reading
Posted in Education, ex-pat, Korea, Korean schools, Life, Teaching English, teaching in Korea, Travel, Uncategorized, Work
Tagged English, esl, south korea, teaching abroad, tefl
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The Scandalous Miss Riding Hood
What a big pear! is not something I have ever said in my life. I would imagine that unless you’re a fruit vendor, or perhaps a chef this sentence would not appear very often in your daily conversations. And yet … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Korea, Korean schools, Life, Teaching English, Travel, Uncategorized, Work
Tagged esl, korean schools, south korea, teaching abroad, teaching in Korea, tefl
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The Importance of Speaking Clearly
In Grade 4, we have been working on a “How much is it?” unit. For the past 7 classes, we have been studying “What do you want?” and “How much is it?” Today was the last lesson of the unit. … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Korea, Korean schools, Life, Teaching English, teaching in Korea, Travel, Uncategorized, Work
Tagged esl, korea, korean schools, south korea, teaching abroad, teaching in Korea, tefl
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Pork Party
Wednesday afternoons are usually a bit of a drag. I finish teaching at 11:30am, and rarely have more than an hour or two of lesson planning. Normally I manage to keep myself occupied but there are days when I find … Continue reading
Posted in food, Korea, Life, Teaching English, teaching in Korea, Travel, Uncategorized, Work
Tagged esl, korea, korean food, korean schools, south korea, teaching abroad, teaching in Korea, tefl, Ulsan
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Open Class Mayhem
Last week I had an Open Class. All teachers in Korea (Korean and foreign) have to do them. Perhaps originally they were a way for the administration to ensure that teachers were on track? I really have no idea. I … Continue reading
Posted in Korea, Korean schools, Life, Teaching English, teaching in Korea, Travel, Uncategorized, Work
Tagged esl, korea, korean schools, south korea, teaching abroad, teaching in Korea, tefl, Ulsan
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Important People’s Indoor Shoes
When I arrived at school this morning, I found these in the lobby. These are the fanciest indoor shoes I have ever seen. There is a box by the front door of scruffy mismatched indoor slippers for parents and delivery … Continue reading
Posted in Korea, Life, Teaching English, teaching in Korea, Travel, Uncategorized, Work
Tagged esl, korean schools, south korea, teaching abroad, teaching in Korea, tefl, Ulsan
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Buddha’s Birthday
Last Monday was Buddha’s 2556th birthday. In honor of the occasion, we got the day off, which gave us a much-needed three-day weekend. In retrospect, I should have spent it resting and getting myself prepared for the two and a … Continue reading
Posted in food, Korea, Life, Photography, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged esl, food, korea, korean food, south korea, teaching abroad, teaching in Korea, tefl
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HOW ARE YOU????????????
The first lesson in our Grade 4 textbook is called “How are you?” Using a combintion of the textbook, Powerpoints and games, my co-T and I tried to teach the children alterntives to “I’m fine, thank you. And you?” This … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Korea, Korean schools, Teaching English, teaching in Korea, Travel
Tagged English, esl, korean schools, teaching, teaching in Korea, tefl
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A New Word
The English classroom is cleaned by a group of rowdy Grade 6 boys. They are 12 and 13 years old and have absolutely NO interest in cleaning. Usually they give each other rides on the vacuum cleaner, and throw things out the … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Korea, Teachers, teaching in Korea, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged English, esl, korea, korean schools, teaching in Korea, tefl
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