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Fishead soup
Joined: 24 Jun 2007
Location: Korea
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| Burndog wrote: |
| I think you've hit the nail on the head there Spliff....but really what are my options now? I'm here and the system they have in place is their system...it's not like I am going to change that. It's a bit of a puzzle really. |
I used to work in an Elementery School that tried to do this to me. Here's what I found out. Almost 90# of Elementery school teachers are at least functional in English. There is the odd old man usually over sixty who can't
speak a word of English. Most know enough English to get by.
They can't express opnions but they can at least co-teach. Elementary school teachers are not English majors however they are much more fluent than non English middle school teachers.
I smell a rat. These teachers are trying to pull a fast one on you. They're trying to get away with not doing something they've been ordered by the Ministry of Education to do. Also if a kid get's hurt or the program tanks. You'll be held 100% responsible.
Don't walk into a class without a co-teacher
If your co-teacher appears to be preoccupied with paper work or something else call Winise Kim. Tell Winise that this teacher is doing paper
work instead of team teaching.
These Elementery teachers are playing down their English ability to try to get out of helping you. They all study English as a minor. I used to teach
Elementery school teachers at a teachers training center. I should know. |
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crusher_of_heads
Joined: 23 Feb 2007
Location: kimbop and kimchi for kimberly!!!!
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| Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 11:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Korea lying! |
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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: Fri May 23, 2008 12:51 am Post subject: Re: An update now that I am three weeks in... |
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| Burndog wrote: |
I got taken out for a welcome dinner by the Grade 5 teachers last night. This is because I have coffee with them every day after first peiod...they sit and speak Korean...and after a few attempts at getting them to take some won for the daily coffee...I just went to Homeplus and bought a giant box of coffee...a gesture that went down really, realy well. Now I just have to get the grade 1,2,3,4 and 6 teachers onside!! |
Well you learned that little bit of Korean culture quickly.
Unlike what some people will say here, you don't need to kiss ass. BUT if you do some small gestures, you will reap many rewards.
When I went to Vietnam, I brought back some handmade bookmarks--all of them different--and gave them to the people I eat lunch with. THEY LOVED IT. And later my coteacher told me I had "good jeong" with them.
Every once in a while, I bring my coteacher a little snack in the morning, or I'll leave a chocolate bar on her desk Friday afternoon (she's usually on a business trip) when she has a Saturday work day the next day.
It's minor crap, but it does go over well. Now, I only teach with one person this year, which makes it easier, but you should treat your coteachers mostly equally. So maybe you don't buy something for EVERYONE but you do buy something for EVERYONE on grade five one week, grade four two weeks later, whatever.
Good luck! |
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Temporary
Joined: 13 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 1:06 am Post subject: |
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| icnelly wrote: |
Well, to get started, the book provides ready sources of input to base your activities and lessons around: the look and listen, listen and repeat, and look and speak. I tend to use them as input only and then go from there with activities.
Also for starters the teacher's guides to have games/activities suited for your specific type of classroom (30 plus elementary students).
Take a look at the co-teaching lessons plans located here. That is the old GEPIK website, but I don't have the link for the new one on my home computer.
Elementary songs here.
Elementary teaching resources here and here.
Clipart sights for flashcards here.
I suggest looking into my lesson planning folder for some ideas as to how to run a language class (also check this site, and this one), and then use some of the .ppt resources if you have the means at your school: I know Rob's site has packages for all the chapters, and mine has activities for 3 of 4 lessons for 3rd through 6th.
That at least gives you stuff to work with in class.
You can get phone and internet from KT by dialing 100 and ext. 8 for english and then 1. I can't remember, but I think that you can't get anything in your name until you get your ARC, so just hang tight on that. I think they need passport and ARC info, but I could be wrong; it's been awhile since I did it. It is better that you do it yourself though.
YOu should have a main co-teacher who is responsible for your job, and housing needs/problems.
You can also call Wenise Kim (GEPIK elementary liason) @ 031-249-0044, or email at [email protected]. |
Hey those songs are pretty good. Better then the crap in the books. |
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Burndog
Joined: 17 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Yeah...I have to say that icnelly has saved my Korean life! |
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