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[Robot_Teacher]

I found out a few days ago we do have new curriculum and books for grades 4, 5, and 6. The English books and computer programs are written for a Korean teacher to administer with the NT augmenting the lessons as an assistant teacher. Some KT's support using the curriculum while others do not support it and tell me I can just do whatever I want as they sit in back or leave the class. It's about half and half.

One teacher gave me her username and password to tnara.net, the Korean public school curriculum for me to look at and use. I'm trying to grasp how to teach Korean English curriculum as to not let the books go to waste and promote some structure, but lack Korean language skills to pull it off as the books are very light with much Korean in them and dependent on running the computer programs properly, but I just don't get how to teach it on my own and am just seeing how a good KT administers it. It really is designed for the KT to operate the computer and direct the lessons instead of simply being designed for NT's to fully understand it in case the KT is absent or lacks the skills and desire to teach it. I can click around, but I get it all wrong and don't understand how to use much of the material or in what sequence. I even have the full lesson plan files that show in detail the speaking dialogue of each lesson consisting of 4 parts or 4 classes each.

Any ideas, advice, and experiences are greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[icnelly]

The curriculum is not new; It's called the 7th national currriculum. You'll find that it actually contains some progressive language (principles) on English education. However, those principles don't make their way down to the classroom for many reasons: incompetence (native and non native alike), a singular English program based on one book (read one way towards content), and a vehicle (team teaching) that is not guided properly on many levels.

Read the curriculum or at least some general information about it:

1. KEDI ( you'll need to search for articles)

2. The GEPIK orientation book has ONE good part that serves as a general treatment/introduction to the 7th national curriculum. You'll be able to see exactly how it moves from progressive language in principle form to strict pre- and proscriptions.

Check out my Esnip's page. It has complete (read 1 file for each quarter of each chapter for 3rd-6th grade) activity packages.

Get your hands on the teacher's book, and if you need help with how to use some of them files I've posted, PM me. Think not just one seperated activity, but more towards a routine, a series of things ordered with reason and scope. Dig into the lesson planning folder too. This could help you with choosing the right activities and what not.

Those lesson plans you downloaded will be useless. I suggest taking your time and choosing a planning strategy. Mine follows the 4 class frame, but not because the program splits it that way. I seperate my lessons to reflect 4 distinct goals. Each part utlizes different levels of interaction and guidance, and that also means certain activities are more suited to one part over the other. I use the EIF lesson frame (in my esnips lesson planning folder).

I hope this helps. The thread is probably good and dead after this, so if you're truly interested/stuck/seeking comparisons/etc PM me for better dialogue.

EDIT: Typo(s)

[KYC]

The book/CD & T Nara are one and the same. Same dialogues, same characters, same key expressions, same...

the only thing different are the animations I guess. I've used TNara when the CD is acting up or doesn't work. I prefer the CD. I also follow the book. The only thing I change is the game. I make my own games because the games in the text are horrible.