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Yeosu Expo 2012

At the Seine River

I spent almost a year in Europe and this was my favorite spot in France.

Bavarian Food in Berlin

Paris, France

How to jumpstart a child’s English learning experience

by Tate May 19, 2012

This is a Guest Author article by Marshall Tripplehorn Learning English as a second language is not an easy thing to do. There are some many tricky grammatical rules in English and a lot silent letters. Many words sound the same but mean different things. However, learning English can be easier on children. This is [...]

Interview with Crystal at Gyodong Elementary

by Tate May 18, 2012

I met Crystal in Suncheon during a futsal tournament and in many ways we could relate. She enjoys teaching and she is having a good time teaching in Korea. Here is her thoughts and advice on Korea. What is (was) the name of your school? Gyodong Elementary What city and province is the school located? [...]

Lost in translation: do you mean “coke”?

by Tate May 17, 2012

Photo of the week: Halstatt, Austria

by Tate May 17, 2012

What’s that word complete

by Tate May 17, 2012

This is a more complete version of the popular what’s that word activity. I say popular because the kids go cookoo for this activity. They love looking at the pictures and trying to put new words together. I have posted several on here under Teaching > warm ups if you want to check out the [...]

Give up as a Teacher or keep trying?

by Tate May 14, 2012

There are some students that just don’t get it. And you try so hard to get them to understand that what you teach them is important and that they should pay attention but their need to be social gets the best of them and in turn takes away not just from them but other students [...]

Picture code game – a fantastic warm up

by Tate May 14, 2012

A good warm up activity can be the difference between a good class and a bad class. Everyone knows that first impressions are hard to break. The same goes for your class. How you begin your class sets the tone for the rest of the lesson. If you walk in and start yelling at students [...]

Yet another warm up – what’s that word 103

by Tate May 14, 2012

This is another what’s that word activity for the kids. Since this is a hit warm up activity that kids in all levels enjoy why not keep them coming? The idea is to teach kids those words that they would not readily think about. Plus contextual understanding is not something that’s common in Korea. The [...]