Quote from: kriztee on March 24, 2017, 02:00:30 pmYeah there's nothing wrong with the book being made in Korea but[...]You think teachers should be forced to choose from only a limited number of government approved textbooks made from within Korea?Banning Western books limits competition which in turn limits the potential quality of the final product in my opinion.
Yeah there's nothing wrong with the book being made in Korea but[...]
Yeah there's nothing wrong with the book being made in Korea but there's a chapter later on where every vocab word is Korean. It's called "Do You Know About Hanbok" and it's just Korean words romanized
It's not irrelevant, though. Why are the text books so Korea centric? It's due to the books being made in Korea...and possibly not being able to be approved unless they sufficiently big up 대한민국.
Quote from: kriztee on March 24, 2017, 02:00:30 pmQuote from: Life Improvement on March 24, 2017, 01:12:43 pmQuote from: Lurch on March 24, 2017, 12:15:03 pmThe whole grade six Daekyo book is garbage. Whose bright idea was it to make a chapter where half the vocabulary are Korean words?It's a national law English teaching textbooks used in the public schools must be produced in Korea. (To give jobs to Koreans? Or the fear kids may become too Westernized?)Yeah there's nothing wrong with the book being made in Korea but there's a chapter later on where every vocab word is Korean. It's called "Do You Know About Hanbok" and it's just Korean words romanized and my students last year just cringed at the spelling and called the words ugly.That said, I think having the students know how to romanise hangeul is important.
Quote from: Life Improvement on March 24, 2017, 01:12:43 pmQuote from: Lurch on March 24, 2017, 12:15:03 pmThe whole grade six Daekyo book is garbage. Whose bright idea was it to make a chapter where half the vocabulary are Korean words?It's a national law English teaching textbooks used in the public schools must be produced in Korea. (To give jobs to Koreans? Or the fear kids may become too Westernized?)Yeah there's nothing wrong with the book being made in Korea but there's a chapter later on where every vocab word is Korean. It's called "Do You Know About Hanbok" and it's just Korean words romanized and my students last year just cringed at the spelling and called the words ugly.
Quote from: Lurch on March 24, 2017, 12:15:03 pmThe whole grade six Daekyo book is garbage. Whose bright idea was it to make a chapter where half the vocabulary are Korean words?It's a national law English teaching textbooks used in the public schools must be produced in Korea. (To give jobs to Koreans? Or the fear kids may become too Westernized?)
The whole grade six Daekyo book is garbage. Whose bright idea was it to make a chapter where half the vocabulary are Korean words?
Lesson 2 of the Daekyo book is the most garbage chapter I've ever had to teach. Not looking forward to the next few weeks...
I need to get my supervisor's signature on a document basically saying I didn't abuse any kids while I was working at this school so I can start my new job as a substitute
I just boiled water for my tea and was putting the lid back on my tumbler but I accidentally spilled it all over my hands and desk, burning my hands a bit. I jumped back and started trying to dry my hands off, and the teacher at the desk next to mine just looked over and laughed. I wasn't really expecting any help, but still.
Get ready for some text book gripes:...The use of "hot" in place of "spicy." Yes, this isn't necessarily wrong but more accurately describes a temperature so it's confusing to hear "I didn't like my soup because it was too hot." Uhhh.
Yeah. It drives me bananas. Also, your avatar gives me an awful headache every time I see it.
I have a raging headache.I don't know if it's just from smog or if I'm getting sick. My coteacher has a horrid cold, and I sure hope I didn't catch it. I need to plan classes, but I can't concentrate on anything.
I had my coffee with no milk and no sugar and almost enjoyed it. Arrrg. Been here to long.