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br_owen · Joined: 10 Jun 2008

We generally just sit around and drink coffee and chat. They don't want stuff that makes them think they are actually in a class.

They do, however, love a good board game. Does anyone know a site where I can buy board games that are priced in Korean?

Cluedo is the only thing i can think of (I have Monopoly and Scrabble). Any suggestions about games would be appreciated.

Thanks

Countrygirl · Joined: 19 Nov 2007 Location: in the classroom

Scattagories

Xuanzang · Joined: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Sadang

Toys R Us in Guri might have them. You could try kids Cranium with them or the adult one depending on their level and Western pop culture knowledge

Faunaki · Joined: 15 Jun 2007

Guess Who is good for lower level students.

nobbyken · Joined: 07 Jun 2006 Location: Yongin ^^

Apples to Apples Kids7+ is good.
Instead of dealing a handfull of cards, deal each person one at a time. Players take turns to judge who had the most correct or funniest answer.
It has many American culture references like Sesame St characters and the like to be explained, but can be a fun way of learning new words and methods of asking questions.

Ex. Question card. HAIRY.
Teacher question: Who or what is hairy or has lots of hair? Some may have cards with the words- Mountains, Bert & Ernie, Candy, Cars, or My mum.
Judge chooses which is the best or funniest. Player with most cards after 20 minutes is the winner, or have a rollover.

Juregen · Joined: 30 May 2006

br_owen · Joined: 10 Jun 2008

Ok. Thanks for all the help so far.

However, my school has now decided i'm not free to spend it as I see fit, and that I can only buy books (possibly shouldn't have gone overboard on the game requests).

I really don't care what they are. I just need 5 appropriate books to help the next teacher coming in after me - activity books for the teacher and what not.

If someone has a good book list I would appreciate it. They're bugging me constantly about this now...

Fishead soup · Joined: 24 Jun 2007 Location: Korea

Jenga that popular Thai bargirl game. It's a tower of blocks you remove the blocks and the tower becomes unstable and falls. Write questions on each block. They remove the blocks until it falls. Most big department stores sell this.

br_owen · Joined: 10 Jun 2008

Fishead, thanks - but please see my update...

Xuanzang · Joined: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Sadang

the Interchange series by Cambridge is decent. Has a work book too.

randall020105 · Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 6:31 pm Post subject: re: games

boggle

Rteacher · Joined: 23 May 2005 Location: Western MA, USA

I recommend Top Notch and Jazz English for conversation textbooks - Top Notch has good interactive CD-Roms, and Jazz English has cool "Vocabulary Vitamin" lists with Korean translations and Crossword puzzles utilizing the words. JE also features a lot of dialogues with familiar Korean references like "shopping at Techno Mart"...

There is also a series titled Small Group Discussion Topics for Korean Students that is suitable for many Korean adults.

As far as getting games, my policy is to buy (out of my own pocket) whatever I can afford to make classes easier, more fun, and more effective.

halfmanhalfbiscuit · Joined: 13 Oct 2007 Location: Seoul

I had a look at JE-lots of Korean situational topics and personally I liked the comments the author puts in (eg Just because you're "Talent" doesn't mean you're talented). I'm going to try it out. I figure the more I can get Ss to talk, the more I can do in class. No talk, no learn.

Small Group Discussion Topics is pretty old ? (Jack Maguire?)