tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053162797255238688.post6853283078441630648..comments2023-10-01T05:42:59.170-07:00Comments on My Life! Teaching in a Korean University: A reponse to "Foreigners Can't teach Grammar or Anything of Substance"Jackie Bolenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07642429027710881958noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053162797255238688.post-85224501439947520632012-07-06T19:53:39.821-07:002012-07-06T19:53:39.821-07:00Your opinion on the subject is spot on.
As a wr...Your opinion on the subject is spot on. <br /><br />As a writing teacher, I spend a lot of time correcting iBT style essays. In the course of the last year I've felt like I've been correcting the Korean teachers deficiencies coming through the students work concerning grammar and structure.<br /><br />I know I'm not a grammar wizard, probably far from it, but understanding context is what most Korean teachers and students are missing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12317603464309260904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053162797255238688.post-9396618834229198932012-06-21T07:01:47.039-07:002012-06-21T07:01:47.039-07:00Ahhh...context.
When I first saw "Checking o...Ahhh...context.<br /><br />When I first saw "Checking out," "someone dying" was the first thing that popped into my noggin.John from Daejeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08431973044799010218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053162797255238688.post-72282841999188090002012-06-21T04:22:55.880-07:002012-06-21T04:22:55.880-07:00So apparently my spelling isn't that great eit...So apparently my spelling isn't that great either!Staffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06625992313463037847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053162797255238688.post-2130193940480141092012-06-21T04:04:12.527-07:002012-06-21T04:04:12.527-07:00Hmm... I remember going through some intense gramm...Hmm... I remember going through some intense grammar studies in elementary and middle school. And that was in ALABAMA of all places. Maybe they were overcompensating.ZenKimchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00081373174186807282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053162797255238688.post-75157562875727639262012-06-21T03:46:19.019-07:002012-06-21T03:46:19.019-07:00I think this assumption also comes from the fact t...I think this assumption also comes from the fact that most Native Speakers aren't exposed to formal grammar instruction beyond parts of speech and past - present - future being the only three tenses.<br />I know when I started teaching English my knowledge of form was pretty poor, despite being keyed in on meaning (and shades of meaning) and usage.<br />Given that communicative competency is the ultimate goal, I think a lot of Koreans are starting to realize the kind of understanding they are expected to have is not really needed (or relevant). That beng said, grammar still needs to be addressed overtly (and in context) during lessons.<br />Yay! Grammar!Staffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06625992313463037847noreply@blogger.com