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I'm going to make a lesson, with listen / speak / read / write, all electronic, probably PowerPoint with lots of embedded shit. Goes like this: 1. Listen - Looks like I'm going to have to read the thing, gonna scan the book and use that. 2. Speak - Questions to demonstrate understanding. 3. Read - It's a book. 4. Write - Answer questions about the story (low level) Then they can watch the kickass classic film with Boris Karloff....

Quote: Originally Posted by Dave Pup Sorry to sound a bit heartless....but I don't. If you fly halfway around the world to work and are not fully aware about what you're letting yourself in for both workwise and the social aspects of moving abroad then you're most probably asking for stuff that gets thrown at you. If you have any modicum of sense then you can read up about pitfalls and other eventualities. Read stuff on here,...

Quote: Originally Posted by BITNB by the way, i don't want to be holed up in Alaska/Canadia like that. can't we go to cuba? No! Anyway it's not up to me, you've got to ask the Koreans. Expatkorea is now the worlds largest website. RF charges $$$$ to join and is in cahoots with the Korean overlords and engaged in a lot of expat mindbending. __________________ 'What did she say about cupcakes?'

Quote: Originally Posted by Cherry Also, you shouldn't make it your business who is in class when. You really need to start seeing your coworkers as being on the same team. If you have a problem, mention something to them nicely and carefully listen to their response. But don't judge, because you are all in this together. It's hard NOT to notice when people aren't in class when they should be. Except for me, ALL the...

Quote: Originally Posted by BigBuds So you're into mutants are you Captain? I would have thought if you have four beasts there'd be four thighs as well. Maybe you just like one legged women. It's complicated and I've already said too much.

Quote: Originally Posted by Yu_Bum_suk 42,000 E-2 visa holders this year? I think the guy over at Gusts keeps harping on this, too, and how is is quite inaccurate. At least Kang didn't mention "losing 20,000" foreigners this time. Quote: I can't imagine what kind of rubbish they'd come up with to fill this course. - Korea has 5000 years of history - hangeul is the most perfect writing system in the world...

One last round. Usually around exam time, students get very ingratiating, obsequious even. They stop by my office with gifts, pay compliments, make declarations of love, etc. Probably doesn't help at all, but it's a better strategy than the couple of nitwits who just sent me text messages : "Please check my dialogue" and "I send email of you. Check Plz" at 12:40 am. I offered to help them out by...

Quote: Originally Posted by BigBuds So you're into mutants are you Captain? I would have thought if you have four beasts there'd be four thighs as well. Maybe you just like one legged women. That bird in the Arnie film on Mars had three breasts.....would she do?

Quote: Originally Posted by Draz So in your opinion the complaints you heard about housing were all small stuff? I feel bad for the newbies. I was an economic refugee before it was cool! Still didn't manage to get that extra vacation. Housing! I cannot imagine the sort of shit hole I would have ended up in this year if I did not have some experience here before.... And I ended up living in a real shithole! Of course, my wife and I have...

Quote: Originally Posted by Heywood Jablowme No, but if you go to COURT to have the contract upheld, the courts only accept documents in Korean. If your contract is not written in Korean (and mine haven't been for quite a long time, 7-8 years?), then you need to have them translated into Korean to file a lawsuit. Labor board doesn't require translations, though, just the courts. Beats signing something you do not understand...