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billyg
Joined: 16 Feb 2005
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 Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:48 pm Post subject: ANYBODY WANNA SEE A SHORT I MADE WITH THE KIDS? |
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Not a pro, just enjoy doing them... have a look and tell me what you think if you have time... it's only about 3 minutes long.
http://www.dailymotion.com/btotheg/video/338272 |
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bluelake
Joined: 01 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Nice--it looks like you have very good rapport with your students. |
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Satori
Joined: 09 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 11:25 pm Post subject: |
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| They seem to have great English for thier age! Or maybe I've been in Japan too long now and have forgotten what the level is like over there. They seem really cool too. |
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khyber
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Compunction Junction
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| Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 11:41 pm Post subject: |
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that's pretty cute.
Broken English is MUCH cuter than good English |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
Location: the crib
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| Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 11:58 pm Post subject: |
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| The music and the opening and closing sequences with the shoes were my favorite parts. |
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cubanlord
Joined: 08 Jul 2005
Location: In Japan!
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| Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 12:34 am Post subject: |
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| very cute. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 12:40 am Post subject: |
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Pretty good.
I like your choice of music. I had forgotten all about The Penguin Cafe Orchestra. Going to download some now. |
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mole
Joined: 06 Feb 2003
Location: Act III
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| Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 12:42 am Post subject: |
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Nice job & cute kids.
Are all your classes 2~3 students?  |
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 12:43 am Post subject: |
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| Satori wrote: |
| They seem to have great English for thier age! Or maybe I've been in Japan too long now and have forgotten what the level is like over there. They seem really cool too. |
Yeah...they are undoubtedly some of those kids who lived in the US while dad attended uni.
Cute video, Billy. |
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Satori
Joined: 09 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 12:45 am Post subject: |
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| They may be advantaged by time in the US or just gifted, but I'm still starting to think, after 5 years in Korea and now one year in Japan, that the average level of English speaking, for both children and adults, is way higher in Korea than Japan. I wonder why that is. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 12:49 am Post subject: |
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| Satori wrote: |
| They may be advantaged by time in the US or just gifted, but I'm still starting to think, after 5 years in Korea and now one year in Japan, that the average level of English speaking, for both children and adults, is way higher in Korea than Japan. I wonder why that is. |
I heard, don't know if it's true, that Japanese kids don't study English in elementary school. |
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Satori
Joined: 09 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 12:55 am Post subject: |
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| They may be advantaged by time in the US or just gifted, but I'm still starting to think, after 5 years in Korea and now one year in Japan, that the average level of English speaking, for both children and adults, is way higher in Korea than Japan. I wonder why that is. |
I heard, don't know if it's true, that Japanese kids don't study English in elementary school. |
They do, but it's appalling. It's taught by Japanese teachers who can't make a sentence. By the time they get to meeting a native speaker thier pronunciation is deeply messed up, this comes from using the Japanese alphabet to represent English sounds. They also just don't seem to take it seriously I guess. I mean, when I was in a Korean hagwon, the kids came three or two times a week for one hour. Here in Japan it's one time a week for 30 minutes. Most of them don't want to study and if you try to make them study they will quit and the parents are ok with this. It seems to be more of an "option" rather than the deadly serious business it is in Korea. You don't get Korean parents taking thier kid out of the hagwon because he comes home and says "Mommy, teacher made me be quite and do some work today, it's not fun". |
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billyg
Joined: 16 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 1:08 am Post subject: |
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Before the thread turns the corner and goes another direction I just wanted to say thanks for all nice comments... very cool of you to check it out. There are some more little, one and two minute videos on the page that were done in the last week and are centered around South Korea...
SLOW HELL, WITH THE KIDS, and LITTLE GIRL ON THE TRAIN.
if you have time, have a look and tell someone who you think might care. Thanks again for checking them out. And yes, those kids are all really sweet and so fun to be around. I have a blast with them, and beleive it or not, they actually speak better English than the video reveals... they were a little nervous, although the more I film, the less this becomes an issue, Sally's a prime example of that. (the one making all the faces and telling most of the story)
http://www.dailymotion.com/btotheg/1 |
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The Great Toad
Joined: 12 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 10:12 am Post subject: |
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http://fateslteacher.blogspot.com/
Hey Billysweet movie! It almost makes me want to go back to teaching kids in korea rather than make 40k teaching in the USA. In America, while teaching, I did hug a few Kindergartners who began to hug me first but I never practiced my wrestling skills on them. I can not say the same for Korea though... These movies shoe a terrible abuse of power by an overweight and mad American:
http://fateslteacher.blogspot.com/ |
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K-in-C
Joined: 27 Mar 2003
Location: Heading somewhere
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| Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 3:52 pm Post subject: Videos |
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Wow! Do you give lessons on how to do these shorts? They actually made me miss teaching the lil darlings in Korea. 
Thanks! I really did enjoy them.  |
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