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  • Chuckthebear
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    • October 18, 2010, 12:27:15 pm
    • Dongducheon South Korea
Fail
« on: December 02, 2010, 12:26:57 pm »
I put together a clas about the concept of 'fail' pop culture refrence i guess.   It's not actually complete, but I put it through a test run with one of my classes (one of the more advanced ones)  I wouldn't say its an amazing lesson plan, but with exams coming up I figured something simple and entertaining could distract them into learning a little about american culture/slang and actually get them to talk after the videos I showed.   (a note for the skate one i skipped 1:20-2:00 because i didnt feel that seeing broken arms would be very entertaining.)     

Again sorry for it not being 100% complete I just wanted to upload something to at least give ideas out since i've taken a bunch from here already.

Edit-
Since my power point is entirely in korean I can't really make it fancy like everyone else has. 
And to watch the videos, i actually opened them all up outside the PPT program in a browser window so they were already loaded when it came time to watch them in class.


  • joel
  • Waygookin

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    • September 13, 2010, 08:37:01 am
    • Gwangju, South korea
Re: Fail
« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2010, 12:32:51 pm »
how is seeing broken arms not entertaining?   :-\


  • lion11
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    • July 19, 2010, 08:17:28 am
    • ansan, korea
Re: Fail
« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2010, 12:36:05 pm »
You beat me to it!  i've been dieing to make a lesson plan about "Fail".  I usually go to Failblog.org before most classes and show them a video or some pictures.  They don't understand the pictures, but they always ask me questions about them and want to know why they are funny.  Anyways, good work!  I'll try to whip one up too and see what ya'll think.


Re: Fail
« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2010, 12:44:14 pm »
When I click on the website fail.org there seems to be an error cuz I can't access the video's.It reads error#2048.


  • Briguyman
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    • September 09, 2010, 07:56:54 pm
    • South Korea
Re: Fail
« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2010, 12:58:40 pm »
I think the internet sensation of "fail" is hilarious... but... it's improper English... are you teaching that it should all say "failure?"


  • Chuckthebear
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    • October 18, 2010, 12:27:15 pm
    • Dongducheon South Korea
Re: Fail
« Reply #5 on: December 02, 2010, 01:07:11 pm »
I didn't go through fail.org, the videos i used i linked in every slide that i used them. 

It's barbaric but have you tried copying the links from the slides and pasting them into your browser?


&&& 
No I am teaching them 'fail' 
It is improper English, but It is being taught as slang.
While we are here as teachers, we are here to also teach our own culture, and i feel slang is to be included (while of course explicitly telling the students it is slang and not proper english)



  • Briguyman
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    • September 09, 2010, 07:56:54 pm
    • South Korea
Re: Fail
« Reply #6 on: December 02, 2010, 01:14:13 pm »
Of course we're here to teach culture... you say that like the idea is something unfathomable to me, which is slightly insulting.

I was posing the question that, if you want to teach slang, maybe it's not a great idea to start with a bit of slang which is solely defined and whose punch line is improper grammar. Have you taught them "I can haz chezburger" yet?


  • Wretchard
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    • September 06, 2010, 09:26:36 am
    • Seoul
Re: Fail
« Reply #7 on: December 02, 2010, 01:18:29 pm »
Don't think there was anything insulting there...

Re-lax...


  • Aadi
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    • September 10, 2010, 02:27:20 pm
    • Seoul
Re: Fail
« Reply #8 on: December 02, 2010, 01:26:16 pm »
Lately I've started opening classes with failblog pictures.  Typically this results in me explaining why the picture's funny for several minutes, which is cool because it kills some time but if you have to explain why a joke is funny... it isn't funny.  I've shown a lot of hi-larious pictures but my students never laugh, not even at physical comedy.


  • Chuckthebear
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    • October 18, 2010, 12:27:15 pm
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Re: Fail
« Reply #9 on: December 02, 2010, 01:30:17 pm »
I haven't tried using pictures yet,  But videos and .gif images usually go over great with all the classes I have.   Are you sticking to .jpg type images or have you tried including any animations?


  • Aadi
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    • September 10, 2010, 02:27:20 pm
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Re: Fail
« Reply #10 on: December 03, 2010, 07:47:22 am »
I haven't tried videos yet because of my computer situation but I'll work it out and give them a shot.  In my fantasy I show a fail, we all laugh and then we talk about the mistakes that were made.  Hasn't happened yet.


  • nakdong
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    • November 16, 2009, 11:54:43 am
    • Korea
Re: Fail
« Reply #11 on: December 03, 2010, 07:57:01 am »
Looks like fun, cheers Chuck good work.
I'll be teaching 'failure' though :) simply because the internet term "fail" severely pisses me off


  • Cherylee
  • Waygookin

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    • November 04, 2010, 05:32:26 am
    • Cheongju, South Korea
Re: Fail
« Reply #12 on: December 03, 2010, 08:00:23 am »
I've done this too but I use things the kids are used to. I hope this doesn't get me in trouble... its just the name of the blog. fuckyeahkpopmacros. tumblr.org they have a lot of #fail and #epikfail tags using kpop stars that the students know. maybe they'll understand why its funny when its their own stars "fail"ing. LOL
"Le langage est source de malentendus."
"Language is the source of misunderstandings."


  • Kaypea
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    • September 13, 2010, 10:02:54 am
    • Goyang, Korea
Re: Fail
« Reply #13 on: December 03, 2010, 08:05:39 am »
I think if you can say "fail!" and not cringe, then by all means, teach it as slang.  I can't say that word in that sense...  but my brother who's only 1 year younger can.  Go figure!


I've used fail-type pictures to demonstrate sentences like, "Do you think he can skateboard well?" 


I will check out that link with K celebs failing!  I saw a funny video the other night of Lee Minho tripping on the red carpet... kkk


  • Chuckthebear
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    • October 18, 2010, 12:27:15 pm
    • Dongducheon South Korea
Re: Fail
« Reply #14 on: December 06, 2010, 07:59:26 am »
The Kpop fails sound pretty awesome.  I couldn't find it with the link you posted.  Would fuckyeahkpopmacros. tumblr.com/  be the one you were talking about?