Korean Job Discussion Forums

[seoulman1]

I got a job to teach an office worker, after talking to him to try and assess what to work on with him I couldn't find any faults! This was really strange. I told him 'look, your English is impeccable. This will be difficult..' he said 'dont worry about it just teach me whatever you want'... This guy was addicted to learning English!!!

[Carlyles Ghost]

Could be a case of adiction to learning. I have a student here at english camp who studies science during the breaks. I asked if he ever stopped studying and he looked at me, confused. I see him on a tall building wih a high-powered rifle in a few years.
Also dated a Korean woman a while ago who was addicted to Academy learning: Piano...Chinese....english....

[jlb]

If they're told "Study, study, study" by their parents and teachers from the time they're 8 years old until they're 18, maybe it would be a hard habit to break. I myself always like to have some sort of study/betterment thing on the go to combat brain rot. Teaching English to kids isn't exactly the most stimulating thing going.

[monkinwonderland]

[Saxiif]

Try giving him some difficult English fiction to read. Understanding it and then discussing it with you should give him a bit of challenge. Get something with a good bit of figurative language, symbolism, etc.

[Juregen]

Or watch English cult movies and see if he can understand them.

[Michelle]

I had a nice time with some fluent housewives who have been studying for years by giving them some Robert Frost poetry (The road less travelled, Nothing gold can stay, etc) to talk about together and answer questions. I would have had them writing essays except they weren't really into it. They understood everything about Nothing gold can stay but they couldn't grasp "the road less travelled' exactly...I found this interesting since the poem is slightly about concepts of individuation.

Or could it have been the length?? The meaning is ambiguous.