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KOREAN_MAN
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 Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 6:55 am Post subject: English Only in English Classes Starting 2010 |
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| It seems like teachers are only allowed to teach in English in ALL high-school English classes starting 2010. The new government is also trying to have other subjects such as math and science taught in English only. Is this even feasible??? Can teachers speak English well enough to teach in English? What about the students? Will they comprehend class materials in English? This idea seems really, really stupid. |
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Temporary
Joined: 13 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 6:57 am Post subject: |
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| Never gone happen.. Its a pipe dream. |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 7:04 am Post subject: |
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I heard they're going to drop history from the curriculum and replace it with Canal Studies.
If this plan ever happens, kiss the stereotype of the smart Asian goodbye. |
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crsandus
Joined: 05 Oct 2004
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| Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 7:13 am Post subject: |
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I hope some measure of this transistion of topics switching to English will happen. I'd much rather teach math or science than english. Heck if I'm lucky, I could find a technical school and teach introductory computer science.  |
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Newbie
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 12:38 pm Post subject: |
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It's a great idea. Just not feasable with the Korean-English teachers that are available.
Are the Philipinos any good at Math?  |
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cdninkorea
Joined: 27 Jan 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 12:54 pm Post subject: |
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I've been telling this joke to my adult students:
"I read in the newspaper today that Lee Myeong-Bak is planning to make Korean illegal and have English as the only official language. Did you hear about this?"
Of course they react in shock and surprise, at which point I say I'm just exaggerating his over the top infatuation with English. They always find it funny; try it sometime. |
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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| Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 5:21 pm Post subject: Re: English Only in English Classes Starting 2010 |
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| KOREAN_MAN wrote: |
| Can teachers speak English well enough to teach in English? What about the students? Will they comprehend class materials in English? |
I just finished teaching at a Teachers' Training camp for local elementary school teachers. GREAT bunch of teachers this year; good English speakers (many were beyond superb), enthusiastic, eager to learn more. Only one problem: none of them were English teachers!
At the end of camp, I had to beg them to please start teaching English in their schools (they can choose their subjects every 2-3 years). With the class of teachers I just finished with, I have the fullest of confidence that they can teach class 100% in English. It's probably better for the kids, though, that it was taught 80-90% in English. Explain the key grammar points or difficult vocab using Korean, but the rest of the class can be in English easily enough. |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 5:23 pm Post subject: Re: English Only in English Classes Starting 2010 |
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| KOREAN_MAN wrote: |
| It seems like teachers are only allowed to teach in English in ALL high-school English classes starting 2010. The new government is also trying to have other subjects such as math and science taught in English only. Is this even feasible??? |
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Can teachers speak English well enough to teach in English?
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No.
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What about the students?
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Will they comprehend class materials in English?
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No.
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This idea seems really, really stupid. |
Yes. |
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Atavistic
Joined: 22 May 2006
Location: How totally stupid that Korean doesn't show in this area.
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| Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 5:46 pm Post subject: |
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| I thought ALL Korean teachers were supposed to be fluent in English by this year. Wasn't that the plan a few years ago? |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 6:09 pm Post subject: |
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| All these plans for reforming education and making the whole country fluent in English sound about as believeable as Lee Myungbag's new year's resolutions. |
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Suwoner10
Joined: 10 Dec 2007
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| Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 6:10 pm Post subject: |
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Step 1: Koreans make a wish.
Step 2: They insert the word "plan."
Step 3: Are puzzled why their "plan" didn't succeed.
Step 4: See Step 1. |
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flakfizer
Joined: 12 Nov 2004
Location: scaling the Cliffs of Insanity with a frayed rope.
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marlow
Joined: 06 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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Will they fire incompetent teachers? Pay them less, pay a foreign teacher more?
If the class is only in English, maybe foreigners can be given all the jobs, and Korean teachers can be the assistants that translate messages from the principal for us.
I'd say being FLUENT in the only language allowed in the classroom is very important. |
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crusher_of_heads
Joined: 23 Feb 2007
Location: kimbop and kimchi for kimberly!!!!
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| Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Atavistic wrote: |
| I thought ALL Korean teachers were supposed to be fluent in English by this year. Wasn't that the plan a few years ago? |
That's pretty funny.
Don't you think that's funny, justanotherGay?
I bet you do. |
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blade
Joined: 30 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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| RACETRAITOR wrote: |
I heard they're going to drop history from the curriculum and replace it with Canal Studies.
If this plan ever happens, kiss the stereotype of the smart Asian goodbye. |
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