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SHOW NOTES
- Give their introduction
- Met in South Korea while learning Korean
- Living in ATL
- Spent 5 years teaching in Korea
- Spent 2 years teaching in ATL / Still tutors on the side
- Why did you become an English teacher and how long have you been an English teacher?
- Trinity Christian Academy (Really good school) – > Found out about the exchange program
- Fascinated by their culture
- Starting tutoring her friends in high school
- Her parents hosted a Japanese girl – experienced Japanese culture
- Summer before her senior – Went to study abroad in Japan (But she was in the English classes)
- That led her to become a teacher / Married one of those exchange students
- Can you tell us about your first teaching experience?
- July 2012 (Graduated 4 days before traveling to Korea)
- Started teaching at an after school academy
- Nervous trying to get everything ready
- Some of her students were only 3 years younger than her
- Was really comfortable
- Felt very natural
- As a teacher, what have you noticed are the three best qualities of a good English student?
- Being motivated to learn
- Having a positive attitude
- Persistence
- Did you ever have a favorite student? Tell us about him/her
- Eileen (민주)
- She always wanted to learn
- Was very interested in American culture
- 3rd grade middle school student in Korea
- Smart & studious
- Jenny
- 3rd grader
- Really was interested in learning English and American culture
- Wanted to have an actual conversation
- She would hang out with her during her break
- Eileen (민주)
- What is the hardest thing about teaching English?
- The teaching – “Learning how to teach”
- Trying to teach students of various levels
- What do you enjoy most about teaching English?
- The click moment – Basically, when students finally catch on and understand
- The cultural and language exchange that happens in class
- Do you speak another language? Tell us about it. / or / If you could learn another language, what language would you learn and why?
- Because she married a Korean
- Her in-laws only spoke Korean
- Do you know any good English resources?
- Watch TV
- Stranger Things
- The Walking Dead
- 13 Reasons Why
- How To Get Away With Murder
- Cartoons (Lower level)
- NCIS
- PurdueOwl.com
- Pinterest (ESL worksheets)
- Remember to ask your former teachers
- Watch TV
- Advice for other 2nd language teachers, students, and teachers
- Never give up
- When it gets hard, just take a break
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