Teaching English Abroad

[merithyn]

What's your blog address?

[jimmy olsen]

The people so far have been very friendly.

The city was very modern, however the rural area I'm in is a bit run down and dirty, reminds me the Carolinas.  I like my apartment though and the school's new. I like my coworkers. The place is a mad house though, if this is typical of Korean schools, wow.

In class they're about the same or worse talking wise as back home, but there's a lot more physical contact and rough housing between students. There's a ten minute break between each period, which is way to long, and predictably leads to them running amok in the hallway yelling. They get an hour off for lunch and it's like Lord of the Flies out there. Not my problem  though so I don't care.

[HisMajestyBOB]

In class they're about the same or worse talking wise as back home, but there's a lot more physical contact and rough housing between students. There's a ten minute break between each period, which is way to long, and predictably leads to them running amok in the hallway yelling. They get an hour off for lunch and it's like Lord of the Flies out there. Not my problem  though so I don't care.

Yeah, that's all very true.
There's also all the hugging, sitting on each other's laps, and so on.
They're also all very dorky.

I just realized you'll be starting halfway through the second semester. That should be interesting!

The place is a mad house though, if this is typical of Korean schools, wow.

If you mean chaotic between classes, or things being decided at the last minute, or them being unprepared for you, then yes, that's typical.

[Josquius]

He's alive!
No...wait.....

The city was very modern, however the rural area I'm in is a bit run down and dirty, reminds me the Carolinas.  I like my apartment though and the school's new. I like my coworkers. The place is a mad house though, if this is typical of Korean schools, wow.

Your coworkers all speak English or is this just the other English teaching folk?
There's a lot of foreigners?

[Caliga]

The city was very modern, however the rural area I'm in is a bit run down and dirty, reminds me the Carolinas.

[jimmy olsen]

He's alive!
No...wait.....

The city was very modern, however the rural area I'm in is a bit run down and dirty, reminds me the Carolinas.  I like my apartment though and the school's new. I like my coworkers. The place is a mad house though, if this is typical of Korean schools, wow.

Your coworkers all speak English or is this just the other English teaching folk?
There's a lot of foreigners?

I mean the other English teachers. Mr. Han took me to a driving range, a restaruant and a pool hall last night.

[jimmy olsen]

They're also all very dorky.

Indeed, the dork factor is sky high. Subtelty in glasses design has not reached this side of the pacific.

[Habbaku]

I'm here and my kidney's are still with me.

Please don't teach them your grammar.

[PRC]

I'm here and my kidney's are still with me.

Please don't teach them your grammar.

Kidnies?

[Monoriu]

The most important thing Tim can teach them is the confidence to speak English, and to speak it even if it means making mistakes.

[Admiral Yi]

The most important thing Tim can teach them is the confidence to speak English, and to speak it even if it means making mistakes.

  A rare Mono smackdown.

[BuddhaRhubarb]

The most important thing Tim can teach them is the confidence to speak English, and to speak it even if it means making mistakes.

That was the hardest thing to do in Japan. They want so hard to do it right every time, they don't speak aloud nearly enough.

[Monoriu]

The first post of this thread was dated 21 July, and at that time Tim had yet to make up his mind on this.  Less than 3 months later and he is already in South Korea.  I still can't believe he is doing this just to fulfill his "urge to see the world". 

[Caliga]

The first post of this thread was dated 21 July, and at that time Tim had yet to make up his mind on this.  Less than 3 months later and he is already in South Korea.  I still can't believe he is doing this just to fulfill his "urge to see the world".

Shocking that the Chinese didn't circumnavigate the world back in the early 15th century when they had the means to do so.

[Josquius]

The first post of this thread was dated 21 July, and at that time Tim had yet to make up his mind on this.  Less than 3 months later and he is already in South Korea.  I still can't believe he is doing this just to fulfill his "urge to see the world". 

I wonder what else languish can convince people to do....