KOTESOL Suwon-Gyeonggi Chapter Conference
1. What’s in Your Cup of TEE?
Combining the right ingredients in your recipe for teaching English by by Johan Young, Garam
2. CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT:
PREVENTING PROBLEMS BEFORE THEY START by Doria Garms-Sotelo
1. What’s in Your Cup of TEE?
Combining the right ingredients in your recipe for teaching English
by Johan Young, Garam Elementary School
Abstract
TEE: Teaching English IN English – sounds like an obvious way of teaching English…if you’re a Native English Teacher. For ANY English instructor, teaching in English may even be the easy part. How do we guide our students in the right direction toward improved English? As many of us have already found out, it takes a lot more than just instructing in an “English-Only” environment.
Our textbooks, teaching methods, ingenuity, even common sense and a sense of humor should all work together as integral parts of our teaching plan. In this presentation, I will share some experiences in combining techniques to aid in the overall TEE approach.
Background
I have been teaching English at the same elementary school since 2008. I consider myself extremely fortunate because I get to teach with such an amazing staff and have the opportunity to help four grades of students learn my native language.
My teaching is heavily influenced by my parents’ inspiration, and also by my broadcasting background. When I think of my classes as a series of “40-minute programs”, it allows me to tell a complete story while entertaining each audience of about 30 students. The interactivity goes beyond any TV show, however, giving me the chance to offer instant feedback as well as individual attention during each class.
Life in Korea has been an incredibly fulfilling and enjoyable experience. I can also honestly say that I am happy to go to work every day, even though I don’t consider teaching “work”; it is truly the most rewarding position I have ever held.
2. CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT:
PREVENTING PROBLEMS BEFORE THEY START by Doria Garms-Sotelo
KOTESOL Bio
Doria Garms-Sotelo is a American citizen who was born in Bangkok and has lived most of her life in Asia. The countries in Asia and Africa include Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Malawi, Sri Lanka, Republic of Georgia, and Korea. States in America include Virginia, Georgia, and Texas. Her father worked for the United States State Department and met her husband in Korea while she was teaching. Her husband is with the United States Army.
She holds an AA in fashion design, a BS in computer information systems, and will have her M Ed in TESOL in September, 2013.
Current projects include a children’s book about growing up in Sri Lanka during the civil war and a children’s book on the animals of Africa.
She currently resides in Pyeongtaek, Korea.
a series of “40-minute programs”, it allows me to tell a complete story while entertaining each audience of about 30 students. The interactivity goes beyond any TV show, however, giving me the chance to offer instant feedback as well as individual attention during each class.
Life in Korea has been an incredibly fulfilling and enjoyable experience. I can also honestly say that I am happy to go to work every day, even though I don’t consider teaching “work”; it is truly the most rewarding position I have ever held.
