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[Video] what if no one is there to pick you up?
Find your way as a new teacher in Korea Find your way as a new teacher in Korea You have applied, you have gotten the job and now you are ...
What makes a good co-teacher?
When you take a job in Korea, your co-teacher is your lifeline. If you have a good co-teacher and you have a good relationship with them, your time in Korea ...
The funniest test answers the students gave
I have to give speaking tests to my students once a semester to see their progress. Some students do wonderfully on these tests and others just don’t get it at ...
Everything you need for that last minute exam notification
It’s exams week and you are not prepared becaue you were just told that you have to give exams 10 minutes before your class. Your students are waiting and you ...
When students think they are sneaky show them you are smarter
I like to give my students English names because it helps me remember who they are. With their Korean names that’s almost impossible for me for a number of reasons. ...
A fight breaks out at my school today in Korea
There was tension in the room during my class. I had one girl in the back walking up and down the class and I had to tell her to sit ...
Die, die, you should fucking die my student said
Dealing with unexpected and sometimes rude behavior is part of teaching ESL. Students are not going to always behave and knowing how to deal with them when they misbehave is ...
Do you trust your school?
There are have been a number of incidents that caused me to write this. Teachers complain about not getting paid for work performed. They complain about feeling like money taken ...
How do you motivate students to learn English?
When you learn something that you enjoy it is a lot easier to learn it and not only that, you grasp more of it. Joy is linked with motivation and ...
Going back to South Korea and still nervous
Bags are packed, mind is racing; I have been here before but I still can’t get used to it. In 09 when I first went to Korea it was border ...
The many ESL terms explained
Since there is no regulatory body that standardizes all the ESL tests and terms they can be confusing to many people. Many places and courses use different terms that essentially ...
