Korean Job Discussion Forums

[Easter Clark]

I was wondering if any of you guys use Korean in the classroom, and what you say if you do use it. It may be useful for us PS teachers!

Some phrases I use (apologies for poor spelling in advance!):

따라해 Repeat after me

야! Hey!

야! 바보야?! Hey! Are you a fool? (it's actually more lighthearted than that)

왜그래? What's wrong?

뭐해요? What are you doing?

기억해요 Remember

했어요? Did we do this?

이거점봐! Look here! (good for getting their attention)

왜요? Why?

앉하! Sit down!

말썽꾸러기! Troublemaker!

야, 인사자. Greetings (signals class leader to call class to attention)

수업끗! Class is over!

Anything else that might come in handy?

[Yu_Bum_suk]

Parts of speech come in handy - myeongsa, dongsa, busa, etc., becuase most of them don't know what they mean in English.

[sargx]

Only phrase i use is: 죽고래? or whatever. Translates into: "Do you want to die?"

[hari seldon]

[Faunaki]

Bali so (write quickly)
Bali hay (do it quickly)
Shukula (you are noisy, shut up)
Yah! (hey)
way guray (why are you like that)?
IIIIeeeessssssssssssshhhhhh (you are annoying me beyond measure)
wah (so amazing)
yoh gee (here)
irokay (like this)
su sayoh (write)
ani (no)
hajima (don't do that)
nato (don't touch that)
tessa (stop it)

My keyboard doesn't have Korean symbols.

[wings]

I don�t really see the point in saying simple things to the kids in Korean, especially things like `sit down`. Surely you can teach them what that means in English. I think that things you say frequently in class are some of the things that even the slower kids will learn since you repeat them so often.

[VanIslander]

none

[Easter Clark]

[yingwenlaoshi]

toni na wa juseyo.

[yingwenlaoshi]

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[robbyt]

i use korean occasionally in my hagwon classroom. my overall goal is to not use any, but when i came to this hagwon there were a bunch of problems, such as no curriculum, no discipline structure, etc. learning some korean to use in the classroom helped bring a bit of order.

anyways, you should avoid using humble or honorific speech to them. it will erode the dynamic of respect which is supposed to flow from the student to the teacher. don't use ~요 (yo) endings. either chop off the 'yo' ending or swap the 'yo' with 'ra' (라) to make it imperative, or with 'ba' (봐) which tells them to try to do what your telling them (i think it's less strict and more casual). also, you can use the verb stem + 'ni' (니) to make a question.

뭐해요? >> 뭐해?

기억해요 >> 기억해라 (imperative) 기억해 봐 (try to remember)

할 수 있니?/할수 있어? (hal su inni?/hal su isseo?) = can you do it?

some other useful phrases:

똑바로 앉아! (ddokbbaro anja!) = sit straight! (my students often lean back on the back legs of the chair - and sometimes fall backwards)

이리 와! (iruh wa) = get over here
따라 해 = repeat after me
대답 해 = answer the question
줄서 = line up
조용히해 = be quiet
소리 질르지 마 = don't shout
시끄럽게 하지 마 = don't make noise
찰 들어 = pay attention, listen carefully
고자질하지 마 = don't tattle
고자질쟁이 = a tattletale (too many students waste class time telling on each other for insignificant crap)

some useful grammar terms

명사 - noun
동사 - verb
형용사 - adjective
부사 - adverb

단수 - singular
복수 - plural

주어 - subject
목적어 - object
직접 목적어 - direct object
간접 목적어 - indirect object
문장 - sentence
질문 - question

모음 - vowel
자음 - consonant

과거 - past
현재 - present
미래 - future

[Easter Clark]

I'd wager those that disagree can't be bothered to learn the language anyway. Maybe in a hagwon Korean shouldn't be used in the classroom, but in a public school, using their language not only builds rapport, it also shows the students that you're not afraid to use new language (and even sometimes make mistakes, which we all have a laugh about)--which will give them more confidence and lower the affective filter. Especially in a room of low-level tech high school students.\

EnglishTeacher--when did you become such a bitter old man?

edit: Robbyt--an interesting point. I try, however, to use "polite" Korean when giving instructions, but will often drop the "yo" if I'm trying to get their attention or convey that I'm disappointed. I've noticed that my coteachers will use the term for "ladies and gentlemen," which creates a pretty formal atmosphere, so I try not to step on their toes too much.

[Juke John]

While I have been trained not to use the native language when teaching English, I find in my high school classes that the occasional use of Korean does make a difference.

For example, one would think that after a year of them seeing me once a week they would understand the command, "Repeat." You wouldn't believe how often that has been ignored, but as soon as I say 따라 하세요 suddenly the whole class (well, almost) gets involved.

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