Korean Job Discussion Forums

[moedrive]

Okay so next week I begin two conversation classes. One is an intermediate the other is a highbeginner/low intermediate fusion. I've got some good icebreakers for the first day. I plan on assigning them English names.

Can anybody give me any good websites, links, and/or information about this. I have been teaching in a public middle school for two weeks now and have been doing the same thing everyday. I have been thinking that I can give them conversation topics and walk around and monitor them, giving them pointers where applicable, but I'm not sure how well that would work.

Any pointers please!!!!! thanks everyone

[D.D.]

Show them a short youtube video such as Mr.Bean and then give them a task such as writing 5 sentences.

If they are in groups then you can go sit and talk with each group for a few minutes. Talk to the kids that want to talk and don't worry about the ones that ignore you or don't say anything.

Get your co-teacher to also go from group to group.

Get to know them by asking stuff about their lives. ie. they like pop music and talking about Korea.

[moedrive]

Yeah I'm definitely going to do some clips. I also have planned some lyric exercises from some classic songs. I don't actually have a coteacher in these classes since they are overtime, but I've got to conduct 7 different sessions per week. So I'm really looking for some lesson plans online to help fill in the days when I'm not feeling like being myself and lack the necessary enthusiasm I regularly have...

[elavndrc]

I'm also teaching some classes but they're going to be advanced conversation classes for my middle schoolers...although I don't know how advanced they're going to be.

I have planned some games and activities...you could try a Speed English game (search 'speed english star golden bell' on youtube) ~ they love that one just because it was a popular segment on a korean show.

[redhed]

I teach a once a week discussion class and I've just been using a debate format. Letting them come up with an idea and then have the class debate it. Drew up some Supporting/Refuting worksheets for them to fill out as we go and so far it's been going really well. ( I should note that I interview about 30 kids for 10 positions so everyone in the class speaks english well, several lived multiple years abroad)

[agoodmouse]

Always feedback to a task.

[moedrive]

redhed, wow that must be nice. I had to interview 45 students to determine which of the two classes there are going to be in. My extra pay comes out to 30,000/hour. I am GEPIK so I suppose this is standard. If anyone knows otherwise, please inform me. Yeah, and some of my students seem like they may not even know the basic greetings. I'd ask some, "Why do you want to take my class?" They resonded "English is good." "Are you in one of my classes?" "I like Englishuu."

I definitely did not have the option to turn any of them down. All who applied were accepted and I just had to filter the good ones into a better class.

[fromtheuk]

Why will you assign them English names? Will you assign yourself a Korean name?

[moedrive]

Because it is difficult for me to remember 45 different Korean names because I am not a native speaker and am not familiar with the tongue (been working on it for almost a whole month now), and no I will not assign myself a Korean name, I will let the students take care of that. Thanks for the input though... not much help to the thread though

[fromtheuk]

I don't mean to be harsh, but I'd never give my students an English name. Why? Because they are not English.

My co-teacher made an attendance register for my after school class, thankfully it has our student's name written in Korean and English.

I never refer to them by name anyway.

Try: www.bogglesworldesl.com

www.barryfunenglish.com

www.mes-english.com

http://iteslj.org/questions/

www.breakingnewsenglish.com

http://www.elllo.org/months/weeks/games.htm

http://www.teflgames.com/samplesp.html

http://www.englishbanana.com/free-elementary-english-worksheets.html#vocabulary

http://www.manythings.org/wbg/

[moedrive]

Good point, but I'm still going to do it...why...because with my students (and of course this may not be the case everywhere) when I try to say their name, or anything in Korean for that matter, I get at least a 30second uproar of laughter, which is fine every now and then, but I'm not sure I could handle that every time I want to call on someone...but I will not do it immediately b/c I want to see how this class will differ from my regular classes. Hopefully it will since they are paying extra for this and some of them have an honest appeal to learn.

Thanks for the links, I'll definitely be going through these for the next few hours. Have a good day!

[ddeubel]

I'd take a look through our Lessons in a Can directory. http://eflclassroom.com/lessonsinacan.html

Lots there with complete lessons and everything ready with downloads. I'll be making a post about 2 Way Tasks tonight which might be particularly helpful so take a look back.....

Yes, use a name! Get them to make name cards or name flags. Put them your desk and choose one to select students. Along with a seating plan for reference (just get the students to write their names in for you), it will help you learn some of their names and make a difference. All great teaching in my opinion, leans on the personal.

Cheers,

David
http://eflclassroom.ning.com

[lifeinkorea]

I like the idea of giving English names, but I do see how it can get extreme. Either you are thinking up very obscure names that aren't common, or you have a lot of Bobs and Jons. One guy said his English name was Hans. I couldn't stop laughing, looking at this Korean guy and calling him Hans (because his last name is Han).

It does make some sense though, to integrate Korean names with English names. I was going to try to make my classes have some English names and others keep their Korean. This only worked with one student, the rest wanted an English name.

I have a Chinese name, which was given to me when I studied in China. I kind of like it, and I think it is better giving names like this than trying to only use romanized versions of the Korean names.