한국: Teaching in Korea I - Page 3

On January 08 2009 11:21 lilsusie wrote:
elric, are you on msn?

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~~

On January 08 2009 11:04 spydernoob wrote:


anyone know what that means?

On January 08 2009 07:46 Rekrul wrote:
잘 못읽었습니다시발년아

On January 08 2009 13:56 Chill wrote:

I'm dumb so I can't tell for sure but it's one of the following:

"You can't read well you fucking bitch"
"Not a good read you fucking bitch"

On January 08 2009 15:04 lilsusie wrote:


"Not a good read you fucking bitch" --> that one

On January 08 2009 14:59 Physician wrote:

수박 겉 핥기

On January 08 2009 14:59 Physician wrote:

수박 겉 핥기

On January 08 2009 23:14 MrHoon wrote:

Lick the sides of a watermelon

????

On January 08 2009 20:58 Rekrul wrote:


LOL WHAT?

On January 09 2009 02:02 Physician wrote:


- if u judge ur reply/comment to his blog - in ur disdain for esl teachers u read his blog superficially and missed the interesting stuff.. i.e. it's like trying to comment on how a watermelon tastes by licking it's skin, and yes it is of course a twist on the meaning of a very old Korean proverb.. it's also used on people only concerned with the shallow things in life who miss the important stuff or confuse it for the important stuff..

On January 09 2009 02:02 Physician wrote:


- if u judge ur reply/comment to his blog - in ur disdain for esl teachers u read his blog superficially and missed the interesting stuff.. i.e. it's like trying to comment on how a watermelon tastes by licking it's skin, and yes it is of course a twist on the meaning of a very old Korean proverb.. it's also used on people only concerned with the shallow things in life who miss the important stuff or confuse it for the important stuff..