Korean Job Discussion Forums

[jtpe]

I will be teaching at a public high school in Daegu next wk. , and some suggestions about what I will be facing would be great. I had been teaching at a reputable language in Taiwan for almost 2 years, but I've never taught at a public school before. The curriculum was very structured providing 3-5 books per student focusing on grammar, phonics, conversation, vocabulary, and reading. Most students were great with the written and grammar areas, while very few had excellent verbal skills. Any advice or comments will be appreciated.....
also, how are the relationships with the student-teacher?
thanks

[rothkowitz]

If you want to establish a kind of breather period while you sort stuff out,have them write a self-introduction to a potential pen-pal(or key-pal) overseas.

Then get them to present it.

That's 2 periods just like that and

1,You can get an idea of their ability
2,You're priming them for communicative activities later(long brainstorming session)

First though,group them randomly.

It also gives the Korean teachers a chance to get used to the ability of the class and gives you a chance to troubleshoot your own approach eg asking for too much exactness,how to get info from them without putting them on the spot etc.

[jtpe]

Yo!!
great idea!!! Will def. apply use it
thanx

[Mark7]

Thanks for the tips. I started at my high school in Incheon, and I'm trying to sort out my first lesson, and basically I'm going to do a similar ice breaker with pictures from home and asking them questions, then later get them to write down questions for me and try to gauge their speaking ability.

[Sash]

I'm also teaching high school. I am supposed to make my own curriculum, but I haven't found any good books for speaking. What resources are you using? (Right now I'm printing from the internet).

[ilovebdt]

[venus]