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First time in Korea, so lost!
presonance:
Hi everyone,
I was accepted late to the GEPIK program (middle school), got to Korea exactly one week ago, and was asked to teach on Monday. I'm so lost! I can't get a good answer for what I should be doing in class. Is this normal? ???
Also, hello! :)
vw08:
Welcome! Being clueless or not being told what to do is absolutely normal, even for people who have been here a while! On the first day if you haven't been given other instructions, it's never a bad idea to have a PPT or Prezi introducing yourself, where you are from, what you like and other background information. The students also might want to ask you questions. It will be a bit awkward starting in the middle of the semester, but I'm sure you will get the hang of it. Good Luck!
jon-anon:
Don't Panic!
Get a copy of the textbooks, and also even better the teacher's guides. The texts probably have directions in Korean, but the teachers' guides should have at least some explanation in English.
Ask your co-teacher what parts of each lesson you're to cover. For example, I (middle school teacher as well) roughly only cover the speaking and listening sections of the book (though actually, once they realized I have more to offer, they encourage me to not use the book and make my own stuff, as long as it practices the target language and forms of the lesson).
Did you observe your co-T teaching the class at all? You can get a feel for how they do it, and then adopt that as your format, or use it as a jumping off point once you find your sea legs.
There's lots of material here, but you'll definitely want to double check anything you download for typos and relevance and adapt it to your particular class.
lotte world:
--- Quote from: presonance on May 16, 2012, 06:13:41 PM ---Hi everyone,
I was accepted late to the GEPIK program (middle school), got to Korea exactly one week ago, and was asked to teach on Monday. I'm so lost! I can't get a good answer for what I should be doing in class. Is this normal? ???
Also, hello! :)
--- End quote ---
No, it's not normal. Usually you have to teach the day after you arrive, not a week later. Lucky you.
Also, most of us when we arrive (and are immediately thrown into a classroom) have no clue. Going to work, shopping, eating, all become a major chore because the environment is so different.
Don't panic. You're here and you're still alive.
When you go into the classroom *appear* confident, even if you're not. The students can smell weakness and will eat you alive. Have a lesson plan, even a lame one will do, and enjoy your lessons.
presonance:
I did have a Prezi ready for introducing myself this week, so that helped. Next week I have to dive into the textbooks. Specifically, I have to teach speaking and listening for each lesson. I haven't really had the time (or energy) to look around, but are there videos of people teaching these sections? I have no idea how I'm supposed to go about doing so, and the training from my TESL course suddenly seems extremely irrelevant.
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