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barrybrown
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 Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2004 11:50 pm Post subject: I am getting paid to Learn (teach) about Canada! |
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Growing up in America we aren't taught much about Canada.
Yesterday my hagwon calls me and says "Where are you"? (adjumma writing teacher) I reply "Well you called me at home so where do you think I am"? There is a pause...Then shes says Mr._____told me to call you and let you know you have a class at 3pm. I said I'll be there in 30 minutes. I get to the hagwon and they hand me a book "Canada Today".
I said uhh...ok. I asked if there was a copy for the student...No. Do I have to make copies...Yes. (It's a thick book)  |
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Alyallen
Joined: 29 Mar 2004
Location: The 4th Greatest Place on Earth = Jeonju!!!
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| Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2004 11:56 pm Post subject: Re: I am getting paid to Learn (teach) about Canada! |
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| barrybrown wrote: |
Growing up in America we aren't taught much about Canada.
Yesterday my hagwon calls me and says "Where are you"? (adjumma writing teacher) I reply "Well you called me at home so where do you think I am"? There is a pause...Then shes says Mr._____told me to call you and let you know you have a class at 3pm. I said I'll be there in 30 minutes. I get to the hagwon and they hand me a book "Canada Today".
I said uhh...ok. I asked if there was a copy for the student...No. Do I have to make copies...Yes. (It's a thick book) |
Maybe with that book you can pass the Canadian citizenship test?
Can I borrow that when you're done?  And no you don't have to make a copy of it for me. 
Ok ok...so how is the book? Is it actually informative or is it like "The Canadian flag has a maple leaf...can you say maple leaf?" sorta deal?
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Mashimaro
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Location: location, location
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could be worse.. you could be teaching about new zealand  |
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barrybrown
Joined: 18 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 2:56 am Post subject: Re: I am getting paid to Learn (teach) about Canada! |
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| Alyallen wrote: |
Ok ok...so how is the book? Is it actually informative or is it like "The Canadian flag has a maple leaf...can you say maple leaf?" sorta deal?
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Actually it says Canadians invented maple syrup and ice hockey.
Yay! Go Canadian people! |
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Pyongshin Sangja
Joined: 20 Apr 2003
Location: I love baby!
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| Well, maple trees have always had sap and hockey has always been the best game around. We didn't invent them, we just brought self-evident truths into the light. |
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Bulsajo
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| FWIW, Oxford University Press publishes book for Intermediate ESL students called "Gateway to Canada". |
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barrybrown
Joined: 18 Apr 2004
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And I thought I was the only one with a screwed up camera phone! |
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jajdude
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2004 11:54 am Post subject: Re: I am getting paid to Learn (teach) about Canada! |
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| barrybrown wrote: |
| Growing up in America we aren't taught much about Canada. |
Strange isn't it? But knowledge is just a little reading away!
I think I know more about the US than Canada. In Korea we still hear about the US every day. Canada? Might as well be Norway! I didn't know about the elections until a few days ago. Had not heard of Harper. have no idea who Martin is. Didn't hear of "Nunavut" until a year or more after it was created. Still at a loss whenever people ask me anything about Canadian history. American history, I know a little.
Anyway Canada is not the player the US is. Obviously. Still it is good to know your neighbors. But the world these days... many people don't know their neighbors. |
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The Man known as The Man
Joined: 29 Mar 2003
Location: 3 cheers for Ted Haggard oh yeah!
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| Pyongshin Sangja wrote: |
| Well, maple trees have always had sap and hockey has always been the best game around. We didn't invent them, we just brought self-evident truths into the light. |
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paul
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Taiwan
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Just teach them about America and change the names. It's more or less the same thing.  |
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Grotto
Joined: 21 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2004 5:16 am Post subject: maple syrup |
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The truth about how Canadians discovered maple syrup.
A bunch of drunken Canucks were out licking frozen trees in winter.....picture it....all of them stuck to the trees by their tongues....mumbling to each other...
Taththe thweet...yath...we thould do thomething
And thus a Canadian legend was born.
Oh yeah I AM CANADIAN! |
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