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[biggpoppa]

i have some really great students, and they besides from my beginner classes, a lot of them have pretty vast vocabulary usage...however, how do i get it through a kids head to remember to stop turning words into konglish because they end a certain way....

i know its just natural for them to do it...like for example the word egg is not egg to them, its "egguh"...has anyone found an effective way to stop the transformation of some English words??

thanks in advance...

[KYC]

I would like to know as well. I've lectured them so many times about FINISHEEE and LUNCHEE but still I get "teacher, finisheeee" Teacher, eat luncheeee

[shantaram]

I have a Korean friend who is pushing 40, who says 'lunchee', 'cashee' etc. She also happens to be an English teacher at an immersion school, which is surprising. I refrained from correcting her because I thought the habit was probably too ingrained. She's coming to visit me in my country soon and I think she might break the habit there, when she hears people use these words in everyday contexts. My advice is not to worry too much about it. If the kids go overseas they'll realise pretty quickly and adjust their pronunciation.

My co-teacher thought "I'm thirsty" was pronounced "I'm thirst". I guess she heard you shouldn't put 'ee' on the end of words and got confused.

[yingwenlaoshi]

You drill it in their heads and don't let them get away with it until they pronouce it correctly. That's how.

[oldfatfarang]

I've drilled this until they're reeling: "lunch". I don't model the mispronunciation "Lunchee" - but board it and have the K co-teacher explain it's only 1 syllable. All the kids repeat it correctly during the model and drills. But then later they'll ask, "Did you hava luncheeee? Arrgggggh.

[KYC]

exactly no matter how much you drill them...a few days/hours/mins later they'll use konglish again.

Do you guys ever see the commercial RUSH CASH? Know what they say?? RUSHEE CASHEE. It's ingrained. Whats worst is that I teach them the correct pronunciation and their korean teacher says it incorrectly..useless

[yingwenlaoshi]

[Smee]

I see my students in class once or twice a month. We do a little bit on pronunciation, obviously there's not time to do much. I'll maybe pick a sound or two that I can work on, and that appears frequently in the reading. Like the above poster said, though, the pronunciation work I do twice a month will be undone by the Korean teachers during their tri-weekly English classes. I remember last year trying to teach "th" only to have the coteacher drill "Today is Sursday" again and again. Well, like I said, it's twice a month and there are obviously no expectations for native speakers in such a program, but if I can manage to shake a few students from these habits, it's been a good day.

[yingwenlaoshi]

I see my elementary students every day, so it's easier for me. Tuesdays and Thursdays are reading book days. That's where I really drill in the pronunciation. I do it every day though. I don't let it slide.

When you get to the L's and R's, and refining their vowels it becomes quite the chore. It's amazing how some catch on although it's hard to tell if they're compensating.

I don't find it all that tough to get them to stop the konglish pronunciation though.

[Funky Chunk]

Try having the kids clap out the syllables. Lunch (1 clap), Lunchee (2 claps) After a while the kids will break each other of their mispronunciations because they enjoy clapping at the incorrect students.

[Young FRANKenstein]

[Natalia]

Unfortunately I got stuck with a lot of the classes that were too smart for their own good.

Every time I tried to correct them I got answers like, "No, I'm speaking with American intonation. You're not American," and, "No, this is Korean pronunciation - it's the right way in Korea."

[Demophobe]

[yingwenlaoshi]

It's not really any big goddamned issue whether he calls it konglish or not. Might as well be because they're making it into a Korean sounding word.

Anyway, I don't see what the big deal is. Just make them repeat it until they get it right. Takes effort on your part. Teach them. Holy cryin'.

I think the main problem here with some of you is that you let it slide too often. You really have to grind down and make them do it right.

That being said, sometimes you get students too late in the game and you don't see enough of them. Or the odd student is just a lost cause. Still, most should be able to grasp it.

[Young FRANKenstein]