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CTStalker
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Canada9720 Posts
January 07 2009 17:35 GMT
#21
haha, very well written. not a rant at all, i enjoyed it
By the way, my name is Funk. I am not of your world
Fzero
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States1503 Posts
January 07 2009 17:40 GMT
#22
This is a very cool post. Really enjoyed it! Especially the tattle tale kid about smoking.. hahah. XD
Never give up on something that you can't go a day without thinking about.
clazziquai
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
6685 Posts
January 07 2009 17:48 GMT
#23
anecdote 3 is fucking hilarious hahaha
great blog, once again.
enjoy your break!
#1 Sea.Really Fan / #1 Nesh Fan / Terran Forever~
29 fps
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States5725 Posts
January 07 2009 17:56 GMT
#24
seriously, this is really awesome! love the anecdotes. and knowing sc makes it all the better to "connect with the students"

whats it like being an asian (you're asian, right? i hope i remembered it correctly. if not im really sorry!) who speaks good english in korea?
4v4 is a battle of who has the better computer.
Luddite
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States2315 Posts
January 07 2009 18:12 GMT
#25
so, overall, do you like the job, or not at all?
Can't believe I'm still here playing this same game
Itachii
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Poland12466 Posts
January 07 2009 19:38 GMT
#26
more please, had a really good laugh while reading this
La parole nous a été donnée pour déguiser notre pensée
ToD
Profile Joined December 2008
France222 Posts
January 07 2009 19:39 GMT
#27
nice blog, you should move to a nicer part of Seoul tho ~ !
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Raithed
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
China7078 Posts
January 07 2009 20:50 GMT
#28
ah this blog is beautiful.
rkarhu
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Finland570 Posts
January 07 2009 21:59 GMT
#29
If you teach english and are a foreigner, there's a high possibility that Rekrul hates you.
Itachii
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Poland12466 Posts
January 07 2009 22:15 GMT
#30
On January 08 2009 06:59 rkarhu wrote:
If you teach english and are a foreigner, there's a high possibility that Rekrul hates you.

aaannddd
La parole nous a été donnée pour déguiser notre pensée
Dark_Luster
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Korea (South)438 Posts
January 07 2009 22:20 GMT
#31
잘 읽었습니당~
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micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24766 Posts
January 07 2009 22:21 GMT
#32
I am glad you took the time to write that. Don't sell it short.

What is your accountability as a teacher? What are the expectations of you?

I really understand where you are coming from with a lot of the problems you have with your job. I have a lot of similar issues.
ModeratorThere are animal crackers for people and there are people crackers for animals.
Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary25996 Posts
January 07 2009 22:31 GMT
#33
On January 08 2009 07:20 Dark_Luster wrote:
잘 읽었습니당~

Whats with that dang? im like "yea im getting this" and then suddently semnidaNG wtf
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Rekrul
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
Korea (South)17174 Posts
January 07 2009 22:46 GMT
#34
잘 못읽었습니다시발년아
why so 진지해?
Splunge
Profile Joined July 2008
Germany925 Posts
January 07 2009 22:58 GMT
#35
haha really funny read! And interresting to know about the culture and habbits from koreans... thx!
Cambium
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
United States16368 Posts
January 08 2009 00:38 GMT
#36
Hey nice blog, thanks
When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
lilsusie
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
3861 Posts
January 08 2009 01:47 GMT
#37
On January 08 2009 07:20 Dark_Luster wrote:
잘 읽었습니당~


A lot of koreans do that - at the ㅇ to the end of the last characters in a sentence.

instead of like 네 (for yes) they will type 넹 or 넵 or like 알았어요 = 알았어용

just a slang kinda thing that makes words sound cuter i guess
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clazziquai
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
6685 Posts
January 08 2009 01:58 GMT
#38
넹
#1 Sea.Really Fan / #1 Nesh Fan / Terran Forever~
spydernoob
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Canada1066 Posts
January 08 2009 02:04 GMT
#39
On January 08 2009 07:46 Rekrul wrote:
잘 못읽었습니다시발년아


anyone know what that means?
wraiths go pew pew
Elric
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United Kingdom1327 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-01-08 02:45:46
January 08 2009 02:14 GMT
#40
He basically came out the closet, professed his love for me and all things teaching.

Alternatively...
+ Show Spoiler +
He said it wasn't a good read, and added 'fucking bitch' at the end for good measure




...lol

Thanks for all the responses guys. <3

@Chill: Yeah trying to study a little Korean as I go along. I attend evening language classes 3x a week. Learning by osmosis is a big myth sadly .

@Shloober: suree~~

@Kennelie: I teach ~20 hours a week (~4 hours a day). I have mainly first year classes which means 16 classes x 40 students = 640 students. I've done second year classes too.. so the number can be doubled... I went to a (mandatory) workshop on teaching methods recently and one guy suggested I should make an effort to learn all my students' names.... I let out a big 'HA!'.

@29fps: It is a bit strange as an English-speaking Asian in Korea. I get treated very differently from your typical white foreigner. It has its ups and downs but its fine. I will do a penetrating psycho-analytical study of all this soon.

@Luddite: Overall. I'd have to say no. Whilst I have met some fun K teachers, the actual teaching is pretty tedious. Added to this, the slightly backward administrative culture that prevails here and sometimes you can be quite frustrated. But then again, few jobs are great and its still a fantastic way to experience Korea for a year.

@micronesia... your question deserves a longer response.. No time now sorry, will post again later~~
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