Korean Job Discussion Forums

[sho-ryuken]

hey. so back to the grindstone on monday and i'm suffering from a little mental block. what to teach the second graders (middle school)? i've already done my standard introductory class with them last year so can't use that again. any ideas for a light easy class as i'm sure they're not going to be in the mood for getting too in depth on their first day?

[Juregen]

Why not a quick repeat off everything they should have learned last year, just to see what sticked.

kind of a placement test

[cruisemonkey]

I'm in exactly the same boat. I have nothing planned. I don't know my schedule. My new, main co-teacher/handler probably doesn't know either - I'll bet she's going to be making my schedule on Monday. I'm hoping there will be no classes... meeting, school assembly, home room administrative crap... and go home early.

[spliff]

Usually half day for Ss, no special classes ie. English.

[ddeubel]

Just drop by here http://eflclassroom.ning.com/forum/topic/show?id=826870%3ATopic%3A10395&x=1&page=1

I have detailed (with downloadable materials) already 40+ lessons. Also you'll find thousands of ppts and videos and other lesson ideas in the forums or players. Even just sit back and watch tv while the kiddies work. Never a need to worry about such a paltry thing as an "idea".

Sorry our open house Feb. has ended and you'll have to join to get the materials.

DD'
http://eflclassroom.ning.com

[cbclark4]

Slideshow pictures from my vacation.

[ardis]

I'm also curious as to what people are doing. When I came here in Sept, the teachers immediately needed me to jump into the lessons. Now, I have all new students again (1st and 3rd grade MS) and I've heard no word as to what I should be preparing. A big introductory lesson? Lots of pictures? Will we even HAVE English class??

[garykasparov]

It's a new school year and you should have new students unless everyone flunked and must repeat. Did that happen at your school?

[Dome Vans]

[ddeubel]

cbclark4 wrote:
Slideshow pictures from my vacation.


Always the best idea this, cbclark4.

*Students love to look at pics from other places/countries. If you have pics of trips in Korea then pop them in to see if they know them.

This always works and even better if you can get them discussing/competing in groups (and in English.). I've literally made dozens of ppts of great photos. Here are a few. Dozens more available at EFL Classroom 2.0

http://eflclassroom.com/ppt/photosamazing.swf

http://eflclassroom.com/ppt/imagesofkorea.swf

http://eflclassroom.com/ppt/nationalgeographic.swf

http://eflclassroom.com/ppt/sports.swf

http://eflclassroom.com/flash/thinkaboutit.swf

http://eflclassroom.com/ppt/africa.swf

http://eflclassroom.com/ppt/ocanada.swf

http://eflclassroom.com/ppt/bestphotosno.swf

http://eflclassroom.com/ppt/2007inreview.swf

DD
http://eflclassroom.ning.com

[Dome Vans]

[cruisemonkey]

Thanks DD... if I'm thrown a curve on Mon. morning and they want me to actually do something I'll use these links.

Of course, it'll take me ten minutes to go to the maintenance room and get the bolt cutters to snap the hasp on the lock for the desk doors to access the computer in any given classroom... then at least another fifteen minutes to find out who has the new passwords for each computer; and twenty minutes to get the (big) monitor to work. "OK, dismissed... see you next week." (maybe).

[ddeubel]

Bolt cutters should be in all our black bags

The sports presentation should be

http://eflclassroom.com/ppt/athleticqualities.swf

Try my new game of Baam for Tefl training -- know these acronyms?

http://eflclassroom.com/pptgames/baamtefl.ppt

BAAM, is a great game and students love it. I have a few versions but will develop more...

DD
http://eflclassroom.ning.com

[crazy_arcade]

I do the vacation thing during the 1 one week before spring vacation.

With my second graders, I review the class rules first of all.

I explain our class objectives, my expectations (and the fact that grade 2 English is going to be less games and more work )

Then I do an icebreaking activity...something like "find someone who"

[crazy_arcade]

Just a follow up:


For grade 1 students I start by allowing them to ask me questions about myself. I give each group a sheet of paper and give them 5-10 minutes to come up with as many personal questions as they can. Then I give them 5-10 minutes to ask me questions and get to know me.

I then do some explanation about Mr. Mrs. Ms. Miss and proper etiquette when addressing a teacher in English and how I expect them to address me.

Then we spend some time going over class rules and expecations. I throw up my powerpoint pictures for various class rules and elicit what each rule is from the students.

Finally, I give them a handout and ask them to write down 3 things they learned about their English teacher and 3 English classroom rules.

I never start directly from the book during the first class. The Korean teachers are responsible for most of it except the speaking and listening sections. I like to be, in theory, once class behind the Korean teachers. So, the Korean teacher will do some grammar, reading, and writing about a topic and then the next week I'll do speaking exercises and listening exercises about the same topic. It seems to work well. I'll do two lessons based on a book chapter and then every third lesson is some sort of a special lesson, usually not book related.