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When you first start your teaching job in Korea, you will need to learn the basics to understand what it takes to teach ESL abroad. However, once you are familiar with the curriculum and the level of understanding of your students, you can incorporate different teaching methods in your class, including the use of music.
Music is a great way for the students to get involved, have fun, and most importantly, learn. Take a look at a the technique in this video to see how using songs in your ESL classroom can spice things up:
If you are looking for a way to beat the heat in Korea, you should check out this weekend getaway set up by Daegu Pockets and Hanaro Tours, taking place from July 10th-11th in Gapyung.
Enjoy water skiing, wake boarding, ATV rides and even paintball! For more information, check out the Facebook page here.
To contact the organizers, email them at yuldis@gmail.com.
Whether you are an American, Australian, South African, New Zealander or British English teacher teaching in Korea, you are going to need a place to watch and support your team – or help Koreans support their Red Devils – during the 2010 Fifa World Cup. Fortunately, since Koreans are so soccer-crazed, you are in the right place.
Almost every western bar in the country will be playing the games, either live or repeated, so there is no shortage of places to cheer.
If you are interested in getting involved in the madness with the local population, then check out the Korean Herald’s article on the “Hot spots to watch World Cup”
If you are teaching in Korea and live in or near Daegu City, you might want to check out the Dongseongno Festival happening from June 11th to 13th in Daegu.
Said to be one of the biggest parties in Daegu of the year, activities include a scavenger hunt and a foreign singing competition.
Throughout the festival, various special events are organized, including 33 stage performances and 20 hands-on events. This festival comprises special events like: Cheonwangmegigut (heaven worshipping ritual), Nalmoebukchum (drum dance) and many traditional folk games, congratulatory parade and congratulatory concerts of pop singers, dance contest, song contest, and quiz show.
Dongseongno Festival, Daegu goes on for three days at Dongseongno Street. Three main stages are temporarily formed in front of Daegu Department Store. During this festival, visitors can enjoy free face painting, health clinic, make-up and other free events in a corner of the street. In this festive atmosphere, most shops on this street sell their goods in discount price and the visitors get pleasure from frugality shopping at these stores. Read more on the Asia Rooms website
Every year, thousands of ESL teachers from around Korea flock to the Boryeong Mud Festival to get down and dirty. Join in on all of the fun and activities over a 9 day period.
Adventure Korea is gearing up for the annual MUD FESTIVAL. This is the biggest festival in all of South Korea and Adventure Korea has been taking people down south to play in the mud since 2003. With all our experience we know what you want and what to expect. So sign up and let us take you to a place where you’ll find it is the muddier the better
The festival is held over a period of nine days. Therefore we will be taking two trips, the first one is on Saturday 17th – Sunday 18th and the second one will be Saturday 24th – Sunday 25th. You can choose which ever weekend suits your schedule best. But be sure to tell us when you sign up.