tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053162797255238688.post7141346536973642595..comments2023-10-01T05:42:59.170-07:00Comments on My Life! Teaching in a Korean University: The photocopy machineJackie Bolenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07642429027710881958noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053162797255238688.post-68709071192553588482010-07-19T17:40:51.872-07:002010-07-19T17:40:51.872-07:00Hi Hanna, I think teaching the same students for 2...Hi Hanna, I think teaching the same students for 20 hours a week would require considerably more photocopying action. The classes I teach at my uni are 1-1.5 hours/week so I find it hard to believe that any teacher here couldn't find productive things to do with such little class time. <br /><br />I play bingo the same way you do occasionally and find it actually is a good way to do review.Jackie Bolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07642429027710881958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053162797255238688.post-27745396649171735652010-07-13T21:34:16.983-07:002010-07-13T21:34:16.983-07:00At the university where I teach, I find the photoc...At the university where I teach, I find the photocopier a rather indispensable tool. I teach the same students for 4 hours a day, 5 days a week (all skills). While I would almost never use worksheets for a speaking/conversation class, (except when doing a jigsaw activity, perhaps), I think that, if used judiciously, they can complement and reinforce your lesson's objectives. <br /><br />Giving out puzzles/crosswords, etc. for each class and then letting the students "go to it" seems ludicrous. However, on rare occasions, I've found it can be fun... if (doing a word search, for example) the students work in pairs, and you call out the word to find, you create instant competition and much more motivation. Or a personal favorite (to review vocab before a quiz): I give out a blank bingo template, they (in pairs) fill out their choice of vocab items (each pair's will be slightly different, as there is always more vocab than squares on the bingo sheet) and then I give the definition of the word, or clues, but not the actual word itself. They seem to like it, and they get really involved.Hannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17254762472970143107noreply@blogger.com