Survive & Thrive in Korea
Every year in Seoul KOTESOL organization holds a conference to increase the knowledge and skills of esl instructors throughout Korea. The tag line is that they Pursuing Professional Excellence in ELT. Straight from the KOTESOL website: Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages is a professional organization for teachers of English. Our main […]
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Recently, the Gangnam City Board of Education has introduced an addendum to all the contracts of English teachers working in the district. Now teachers in gangnam will not be offered housing and instead will receive a monthly housing stipend. The word came down from on high via email: This email is for all the teachers […]
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A week or so ago my summer camp had a field trip. One might think that a summer time excursion with several bus loads full of kids would be headed to a sunny fun filled destination outside like Everland where both teachers and students could play. No such luck. Instead we pulled up to the […]
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When it comes to encouraging and rewarding students for good behavior or a job well done, nothing beats a good old fashioned stamp.Now you would think that in this day and age of hi tech gadgets and toys that a mere stamp would be mocked. Not so! The kids will risk life and limb for […]
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Dice of Fortune takes a spin from Wheel of Fortune. First, divide the class into several teams. Each team then sends a member to roll the die. Depending on the number the group then gets to either pick a letter, lose a turn, or steal another team’s points. Each letter they guess is multiplied by […]
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So here is another activity you can use to liven up a lesson. First, draw a soccer field on the board. Then place a magnet in the middle of the field to act as the ball. Next, divide the class into two teams. Each team selects a member to compete against the other team in […]
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