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Forum: Teaching ESL Dec 4th, 2008, 09:48 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 2,653
Posted By Whistleblower
Copy Right - Curriculum Development

Hello all. I have a quick question. I am currently curriculum development manager at a school in Korea and I would like to know. Do I own the copyright for any of the material that I create for...
Forum: Teaching ESL Nov 14th, 2008, 03:48 am
Replies: 7
Views: 3,389
Posted By Whistleblower
Re: Textbooks

How does one get involved in piloting and reviewing material before it is to be published to assess if it works in class?
Forum: Teaching ESL Oct 13th, 2008, 10:18 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 17,245
Posted By Whistleblower
Common Travel and Flight Collocations

Hello all. I need some collocations related to travel and flight. There are some ideas that I have had detailed below:

1. Flight + Ticket
2. Return + Flight
3. Duty + Free
4. Check-in + Desk...
Forum: Teaching ESL Mar 22nd, 2008, 06:52 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 9,835
Posted By Whistleblower
Re: Job Interviews in Movies

Yeah I have but I think that a DVD Movie would be better. The computer terminal that I have doesn't have access to the Internet and so DVD is the only choice I am afraid. So are there any DVD...
Forum: Teaching ESL Mar 21st, 2008, 01:04 am
Replies: 6
Views: 9,835
Posted By Whistleblower
Job Interviews in Movies

Hello all,

I have been teaching a new group of adults recently for the past month and have looked at some business English. We started on CV's and interview questions using a range of material (CD,...
Forum: Teaching ESL Jan 10th, 2008, 04:38 am
Replies: 1
Views: 5,082
Posted By Whistleblower
Adult EFL Class (Chess Class)

Hello.

I have been asked to make a lesson but use Chess sets for my adult students. It should be interesting and am planning the lesson but I would like to know if others have tried an English fun...
Forum: Teaching ESL Sep 3rd, 2007, 03:10 am
Replies: 4
Views: 3,533
Posted By Whistleblower
Re: Newcomer's Night - A bit of a party for adults

He understands both Korean and English, so has good comprehension skills. He has good vocabulary in both languages but he separates between English and Korean between people. He calls Korean family...
Forum: Teaching ESL Aug 24th, 2007, 02:13 am
Replies: 4
Views: 3,533
Posted By Whistleblower
Re: Newcomer's Night - A bit of a party for adults

Thanks for the advise Clive. I shall consider that. I had some more ideas about having some crosswords that are half completed for pairs of students. The students then have to explain the word for...
Forum: Teaching ESL Aug 24th, 2007, 12:14 am
Replies: 4
Views: 3,533
Posted By Whistleblower
Newcomer's Night - A bit of a party for adults

Okay, I have 100 new students attending a "Newcomer's Night" at work and guess who the lucky fella is. Yep you guessed it, me.

So, my obvious question is what do I do. My ideas are as follows:

1....
Forum: ESL Games and Activities Aug 23rd, 2007, 09:15 am
Replies: 44
Views: 347,202
Posted By Whistleblower
Re: First Day Activities

Okay, I have 100 new students attending a "Newcomer's Night" at work and guess who the lucky fella is. Yep you guessed it, me.

So, my obvious question is what do I do. My ideas are as follows:

1....
Forum: ESL Games and Activities Jul 30th, 2007, 04:41 am
Replies: 8
Views: 18,573
Posted By Whistleblower
Wine Evening Activities for Adult Learners

For those teachers teaching adult learners, I thought I would post up the activities that I used for the 'Wine Tasting Evening'. There are some activities including a quiz, reading activity and a...
Forum: Teaching ESL Jul 20th, 2007, 12:24 am
Replies: 1
Views: 9,669
Posted By Whistleblower
I Need Some Ideas Please - Lesson Plan

I have an English course next week which is about wine tasting. I would like some ideas about the kind of English lesson that should cover wine tasting.

I was thinking about:


Introduction
Quiz
...
Forum: Teaching ESL Jul 16th, 2007, 01:46 am
Replies: 7
Views: 5,952
Posted By Whistleblower
Re: The four language skills are all connected, aren't they?

Writing skills don't have to be difficult. In fact you can download some fonts for MS Office where it shows an outline for students to practice their writing skills. There are some other activities...
Forum: Teaching ESL Jul 13th, 2007, 12:30 am
Replies: 6
Views: 11,166
Posted By Whistleblower
Question My Worst Lesson - Any Advice

I had a really bad lesson yesterday. I thought I would provide some insight into the lesson as I would like some feedback and how to ensure it doesn't happen again.

There were two students I was...
Forum: Teaching ESL Jul 13th, 2007, 12:29 am
Replies: 7
Views: 5,952
Posted By Whistleblower
Re: The four language skills are all connected, aren't they?

However, before I mentioned there are two divides of language skills. It depends upon which perspective you are looking at.

Productive skills include:
Speaking and writing

Receptive skills...
Forum: Teaching ESL Jul 13th, 2007, 12:24 am
Replies: 7
Views: 5,952
Posted By Whistleblower
Re: The four language skills are all connected, aren't they?

From my understanding and experience, all 4 skills are connected. However, there are two divides:

1. reading & writing
2. speaking & listening

From reading/studying text books as well as other...
Forum: Teaching ESL Jul 12th, 2007, 04:17 am
Replies: 26
Views: 11,606
Posted By Whistleblower
Re: How long do you expect to stay in TESL?

I have found my love in life for the second time. The first time was when I met my wife and the second was finding out how much I enjoy teaching.

Personally, I couldn't think about doing anything...
Forum: General Chat Jul 10th, 2007, 07:25 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 12,148
Posted By Whistleblower
Re: Has teaching English abroad affected the quality of the English you speak?

Denis, I have been in Korea for almost 2 years now. My wife is Korean and I have to speak Korean outside but my wife and I speak in English or Korean (depends on the circumstances). However, my...
Forum: General Chat Jul 9th, 2007, 07:03 am
Replies: 25
Views: 12,148
Posted By Whistleblower
Re: Has teaching English abroad affected the quality of the English you speak?

I have ended up pronounciating like a Korean when I say things like "bus", "motorbike (autobie)", "tomato", "banana", etc etc. I have also started to pronounce the "B", "P", and "V" with the Korean...
Forum: General Chat Jul 9th, 2007, 06:51 am
Replies: 9
Views: 5,135
Posted By Whistleblower
Re: Would you live overseas forever?

I have to agree with you Clive regarding the UK. Since reading up on the BBC News website, it seems to be getting worst. I will like to remain where I am in Korea and stay here for the time being. ...
Forum: Teaching ESL Apr 25th, 2007, 11:47 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 3,815
Posted By Whistleblower
Re: Native Speaker Errors

I said one yesterday in front of another teacher during a coffee presentation with Nescafe. I was chatting to some groups and joined a group with the co-teacher and some Korean adults asked us if we...
Forum: General Chat Mar 30th, 2007, 07:47 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 3,657
Posted By Whistleblower
Re: Starting My New Job Today

Well, I have finished my first week at work and it has been a really good time. They are so professional that they offer a full weeks worth of training for the job and observe classes.

It is...
Forum: General Chat Mar 25th, 2007, 08:41 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 3,657
Posted By Whistleblower
Starting My New Job Today

Hello all,

It has been a while since I last visited this forum. I have moved to a new city with my family and left work. We now live in Bundang (Sunae) and it is so relaxing. Anyways, as some of...
Forum: General Chat Mar 9th, 2007, 09:15 am
Replies: 3
Views: 5,764
Posted By Whistleblower
Setting Up a Business in Korea

Hiya all,

Thought I would start this forum after brainstorming the idea with the Korean missus of starting a business over here in Korea. I have looked at so many Hagwons here in Korea and think,...
Forum: General Chat Mar 9th, 2007, 08:57 am
Replies: 8
Views: 3,381
Posted By Whistleblower
Re: Currently Seeking Pro Work

Not sure there is a big LG Plant in Pyeongtaek but there is Ssangyong (쌍용) car plant nearby. However, Pyeongtaek is not that small so have to check that out.

Anyway I am moving to a place in Seoul...
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