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I am the sole foreign teacher at my school and have been given the responsibility of testing conversational speaking ability of an applicant by writing up some questions. It's a new experience for me as this will form the basis of the official interview results when determining a new teacher swho is...

Brian, Thanks for the sites. I had a browse and they look really good, better than a lot of things I can draw. Working in Korea, shyness is the biggest problem in middle school. That, and a reluctance to take part, no matter what incentive is given. It makes me feel helpless sometimes because nig cl...

Hi guys, I would like to introduce an activity for my Korean middle school classes based on the current AFC Asian Cup tournament which is about to begin on 7 July, but need a bit of inspiration, referably next week or at latest, the week commencing 25 June, as the tournament commences on 7 July. Doe...

I'm just after a few words of wisdom in here. I have tried making an activity out of using visual aides to get students familiar with occupation terms (mainly animated, to maintain interest...nothing that is too difficult for them so as to scare them off), sentence structure and the drill method of ...

Thanks Sally.

Now I need to keep the whole thing going, something that will require a good deal of effort and patience. And I will have to accept the bad with the good as part of the job.

Yesterday I had an idea which I used for an extra class of 20 students aged 15 years that I take after school hours. I used a print of a Gary Larson 'Far Side' cartoon where the old joke 'Why did the chicken cross the road? - To get to the other side' is twisted a bit. The caption depicts the chicke...

Nothing beats experience Sally, and seeing as though you have worked here before. with younger learners, using humour, like with anything must be in the right doses. However, I am not a-laugh-a-minute guy in class. I just use it to try and prevent kids from wandering off. Otherwise the students lear...

sYou seem very genuine and seem to want to be a great teacher which is the first step. Thanks for taking the time to go through all of this, Sally. My experience is probably no different to anyone else teaching in a country for a first time. Aww shucks, I've gone bright red at the prospect of wanti...

I have recently started a teaching job at an all-boys middle school at a government school in South Korea. Class sizes average about 40 students. I have been in the job for just under 4 weeks. It's not my first teaching job, but it has been 3 years since I have done this and I feel as I am a little ...