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ironclad80
Joined: 13 Sep 2009
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 Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 3:49 am Post subject: |
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| NYC_Gal 2.0 wrote: |
| I don't know about that. My PS kids preferred me. I had a witch of a coteacher, though. |
Out of my two coteachers, my kids BY FAR prefer me. If my coteacher is busy and says please go to class first, the first thing the kids ask me is "today, korean teacher?" When I say "no" they cheer when I say "yes" they're disappointed.
My one teacher is quite strict with them (too strict in my opinion, but that's her business) so I understand why they don't like her and the other is overall nice but strict when necessary.
Also, they misunderstood my previous coteacher who spoke to them in English to tell them she had to leave the school. They thought it meant I was going too, they look devastated but when she told them I'm staying they sighed a relief.
So either I'm really well-liked, the article isn't accurate, or a little bit of both. |
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bueblo
Joined: 04 Nov 2011
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| Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 6:37 am Post subject: |
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So how well does this full immersion thing actually work? There have been a couple of times where my students couldn't understand what I was saying at all, so I went ahead and explained to them the meaning with a few quick words in Korean. Then their understanding became immediate, but I wonder if it's better to keep trying to explain in English, despite the obvious lack of understanding, or if sparingly used Korean is more beneficial? 
Also, how much would this article apply to hagwons? |
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