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dbee
Joined: 29 Dec 2004
Location: korea
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 Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 4:35 am Post subject: Famous English teachers ?? |
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Did anyone know that James Joyce, the celebrated Irish author and one of the greatest talents to ever pick up a pen was also at one time .... an ESL teacher!!
Anybody know any other famous ESL teachers ? |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 4:37 am Post subject: |
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| I guess some of the early explorers were also famous ESL teachers by necessity. |
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mishlert
Joined: 13 Mar 2003
Location: On the 3rd rock from the sun
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| Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 4:53 am Post subject: |
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| Sting was an English teacher, and Owen Wilson was an ESL teacher in Korea. |
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Tiberious aka Sparkles
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 5:11 am Post subject: |
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| Yu_Bum_suk wrote: |
| I guess some of the early explorers were also famous ESL teachers by necessity. |
"Listen! Don't throw spear! Don't shoot arrow! Friend! Friend? Friend."
"Trade warm blanket for beaver pelt and weapons?"
Sparkles*_* |
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Tiberious aka Sparkles
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 5:11 am Post subject: |
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One of the guys from radiohead was also an ESL teacher.
Sparkles*_* |
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DirtySanchez
Joined: 26 Mar 2004
Location: Neither here nor there
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| Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 5:13 am Post subject: |
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well, the teacher known as "the playboy" is kinda famous.
at least now he is. |
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chronicpride
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 5:20 am Post subject: |
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| mishlert wrote: |
| Sting was an English teacher, and Owen Wilson was an ESL teacher in Korea. |
According to his IMDB bio:
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| Did not graduate from The University of Texas at Austin. He is 2 courses (he has said Math and Spanish in an interview) shy of a degree. |
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Neil
Joined: 02 Jan 2004
Location: Tokyo
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| Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 5:29 am Post subject: |
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| JK Rowling (the woman who wrote the Harry Potter books) taught ESL in Portugual I think. |
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animalbirdfish
Joined: 04 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 5:45 am Post subject: |
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| chronicpride wrote: |
| mishlert wrote: |
| Sting was an English teacher, and Owen Wilson was an ESL teacher in Korea. |
According to his IMDB bio:
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| Did not graduate from The University of Texas at Austin. He is 2 courses (he has said Math and Spanish in an interview) shy of a degree. |
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No degree? Must've taught in Taiwan (or Korea, I guess, in the pre-Ramos days). |
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chronicpride
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 5:53 am Post subject: |
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| animalbirdfish wrote: |
| chronicpride wrote: |
| mishlert wrote: |
| Sting was an English teacher, and Owen Wilson was an ESL teacher in Korea. |
According to his IMDB bio:
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| Did not graduate from The University of Texas at Austin. He is 2 courses (he has said Math and Spanish in an interview) shy of a degree. |
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No degree? Must've taught in Taiwan (or Korea, I guess, in the pre-Ramos days). |
Huh? The Konkuk thing didn't change anything. Save for some universities checking up on their current teachers. |
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Zyzyfer
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
Location: who, what, where, when, why, how?
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| Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 6:04 am Post subject: Re: Famous English teachers ?? |
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| dbee wrote: |
| Did anyone know that James Joyce, the celebrated Irish author and one of the greatest talents to ever pick up a pen was also at one time .... an ESL teacher!! |
Really? If I ever see my old roommate (claimed to be a descendant, had Joyce surname), I'll quiz him that one. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 6:12 am Post subject: Re: Famous English teachers ?? |
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| Zyzyfer wrote: |
| dbee wrote: |
| Did anyone know that James Joyce, the celebrated Irish author and one of the greatest talents to ever pick up a pen was also at one time .... an ESL teacher!! |
Really? If I ever see my old roommate (claimed to be a descendant, had Joyce surname), I'll quiz him that one. |
It's true.
I believe that's how he made his living in Trieste, Italy while writing Ulysses.
Need to look that one up though. |
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rapier
Joined: 16 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 6:12 am Post subject: |
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| DirtySanchez wrote: |
well, the teacher known as "the playboy" is kinda famous.
at least now he is. |
Anyone know whats become of him lately? Does he still hold his job? Has he fled the country...??? |
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kangnam mafioso
Joined: 27 Jan 2003
Location: Teheranno
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| Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 7:56 am Post subject: |
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| Frank McCourt, Stephen King and Frederick Exley all taught public school English before penning their famous novels. |
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The Man known as The Man
Joined: 29 Mar 2003
Location: 3 cheers for Ted Haggard oh yeah!
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| Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 8:03 am Post subject: |
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| rapier wrote: |
| DirtySanchez wrote: |
well, the teacher known as "the playboy" is kinda famous.
at least now he is. |
Anyone know whats become of him lately? Does he still hold his job? Has he fled the country...??? |
Blind Willie, Joe Thanks is famous.
He's not a comedian, but he makes me laugh.
best |
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