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Yaya
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 Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2011 9:57 pm Post subject: 'Foreign English teachers necessary': poll of Korean parents |
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The majority of Korean parents think foreign English teachers are needed in schools despite the government�s move to gradually reduce their number, a survey showed.
According to the study organized by the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, 62.4 percent of parents replied that native English teachers are necessary at local elementary, middle and high schools.
A research institute at the Seoul National University conducted the survey of 43,742 people � 28,761 students, 11,980 parents, 2,406 English teachers, and 595 foreign teachers from 1,282 elementary, middle and high schools in Seoul.
�The satisfaction rate of students regarding foreign English teachers was high throughout elementary, middle and high schools and especially high in elementary schools,� said an official from the education office.
When asked whether foreign English teachers were needed in schools, more than 62 percent of the surveyed parents answered �they are definitely needed,� as they help improve students� communication skills and reduce fear of foreigners.
More than half of them also answered that foreign English teachers� placement at local schools was effective and 67.7 percent said they were mostly needed in elementary schools.
http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2011/11/117_99648.html |
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Steelrails
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| Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2011 11:00 pm Post subject: |
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Wait according to some, Koreans have been brainwashed into seeing us as drug addicted pedophiles who are lower than street bums.
I guess not... |
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ThingsComeAround
Joined: 07 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2011 11:04 pm Post subject: |
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| Parents like having us there because they know most teachers aren't pulling their weight. Parents also enjoy when their kids are talking with us- even if its in short fragmented sentence bursts. It does increase student morale when they talk with a "real live Foreigner" instead of a Korean teacher. |
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fermentation
Joined: 22 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 12:22 am Post subject: Re: 'Foreign English teachers necessary': poll of Korean par |
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| Yaya wrote: |
reduce fear of foreigners.
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This is one of the things I get asked about from parents. They want their kids to not be afraid of talking to foreigners. Does this strike anyone else as weird? I can't ever recall being afraid of talking to white people as a kid and all the foreigners I know who take Korean lessons don't seem to be afraid of talking to Koreans in Korean despite their lack of ability in the language. |
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The Floating World
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| Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 12:52 am Post subject: |
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Yes, it is weird.
I grew up in a very white only small town. When I was like 5 a Chinese restaurant opened up. I went there with my Dad. I was overwhelmed with the strange colour and the shapes and paterns of their decorations etc. and of course that the people looked so different from us.
When we left I asked my Dad what sort of people they were and why everything was different than a fish and chip shop. He told me they were Chinese people. End of. No mantras about how they were different or scary or smelled different etc, ate different food etc.
Then I got over it, like that day and was not scared of them ever.
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cdninkorea
Joined: 27 Jan 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 1:04 am Post subject: Re: 'Foreign English teachers necessary': poll of Korean par |
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| fermentation wrote: |
| Yaya wrote: |
reduce fear of foreigners.
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This is one of the things I get asked about from parents. They want their kids to not be afraid of talking to foreigners. Does this strike anyone else as weird? I can't ever recall being afraid of talking to white people as a kid and all the foreigners I know who take Korean lessons don't seem to be afraid of talking to Koreans in Korean despite their lack of ability in the language. |
True, but then Koreans aren't typically self-confident speakers of English, even when they speak it quite well. If you weren't intimidated, kudos to you, but you're in the minority. |
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rickpidero
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| Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 1:17 am Post subject: |
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| Steelrails wrote: |
Wait according to some, Koreans have been brainwashed into seeing us as drug addicted pedophiles who are lower than street bums.
I guess not... |
Go check out the troll on the comment section of the article |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 5:12 am Post subject: |
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Yet the lovely hanky runs a different perspective...
http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/507440.html
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Seoul-area elementary, middle, and high school students and their parents prefer capable Korean teachers of English over native speaker assistant instructors, a Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education (SMOE) study found.
The report released Sunday by the SMOE found 62.2% of 12,150 student parents and 53.7% of 28,761 students taking part in an online poll describing the most desirable type of English teacher as �a Korean teacher who has excellent English conversation skills and teaches effectively.� The rates were higher than the preference for native English speaker assistant instructors, which stood at 26.9% for parents and 29.7% for students.
Korean-taught classes outranked native speaker-taught classes in terms of interaction rates during class time and class participation. The percentage of English-language interaction with teachers stood at 34.7% for students in Korean-taught classes, compared to 31.93% for those in native speaker-taught classes.
Class participation rates were found to be 81.3% for Korean teachers and 76.9% for native speaker assistant teachers. The most frequently cited reason for lower participation in the native speaker classes was �inability to understand what the teacher is saying,� given by 42.1% of respondents.
In-depth interviews were also conducted with English teachers on the native speaker assistant instructors. Among the factors cited as strengths were the �new cultural experience� and encouragement of student curiosity and interest regarding English. But teachers also voiced negative opinions about the instructors� individual qualifications and the cost of their employment relative to the learning benefits.
The SMOE said the survey rules showed high levels of satisfaction with the native speaker assistant instructors but indicated that students and their parents prefer capable Korean teachers �because speaking English well and teaching English well are two different things.�
�Based on effectiveness relative to cost, we will need to make effective use of capable Korean teachers of English,� the office added. |
Gotta love the Hanky  |
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everything-is-everything
Joined: 06 Jun 2011
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| Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 9:20 am Post subject: |
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| Steelrails wrote: |
Wait according to some, Koreans have been brainwashed into seeing us as drug addicted pedophiles who are lower than street bums.
I guess not... |
I think that says more about the quality of Korean English teachers. |
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