Korean Job Discussion Forums

[iggyb]

1. Where do you work - Elementary, Middle, High School?

2. How much time are you given control the class?

3. How much control over material and activities do you have for the time you have control of the class?

4. How many CTs do you have?

5. What percentage of time does each CT use Korean when he/she's leading the class?

[mmstyle]

[Sneaks]

1. High school.

2. My co-teachers do absolutely nothing. Sometimes if the instructions are a little unclear then I'll get the co-teacher to translate, but generally they sit at the back of the class with their laptops.

3. Full control. We don't use a textbook and my co-teachers have no input, so I just come up with the lesson ideas myself. On the whole, I'm happy with it but occasionally it can be be a struggle to think up engaging subject matter or fun activities from scratch.

4. 5 in total, but the majority of my lessons are with the same co-teacher.

Happy with my situation, really, so it's a shame that I'll have to leave at the end of my contract. Oh well!

[andrewchon]

1.Elementary
2. 30%
3. 50%
4. 1
5. 90%

Basically, I'm a game-show host.

Sorry about that iggy. I got the numbers wrong.

[iggyb]

andrewchon - Oh, well then, never mind...

[NYC_Gal 2.0]

[iggyb]

Me:

1. Elementary
2. 25-50%
3. Depends on how you put it: I have to game game game / fun fun fun it 100% of the time - and relate it to the textbook material. So, I can't teach anything like I would back home. But I'm free to pick which game and try out anything else as long as it is fun fun fun.
4. 2
5. Both 98%

[Weigookin74]

1. Middle School.

2. 90%

3. 100%

4. 4

5. 50%

I think from what I seem to see, middle schools are more often likely to allow you more control. A few will use you as a human tape recorder or assistant. But most seem content to let you do your own thing. I enjoy that most.

Though I love the energy and enthusiasm of little kids, it seems the K teacher controls the class more and you just repeat the phrases. Kind of boring to me. Though there may be exceptions to the rule.

High School? Do you seem to have a lot of control too?

[Weigookin74]

[Malislamusrex]

1. Middle School
2. 100% 2 older men couldn't speak English so I never asked them for anything, my main co teacher had to do her own work in my class so she didn't go home at 7pm so I helped her out, one translated and was very good. On the odd occasion the k-teachers disciplined but I did most of the disciplining myself.
3. 100%
4. 4
5. None of my k-teachers ever lead the class in any of the time I was there.

[ThingsComeAround]

[iggyb]

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