Review on Monday, January 13rd, 2014.

All work on report.-_-

Denis gave us some work to read. And we talked about sex education for short time. I was surprised to see how open Denis was to that topic. I don't want to talk about that with my father or mom. However, it could be better to open if I have kids.

I do not know anything.


I am so tired because of the hiking and lack of sleep.

Review on Friday, January 10th, 2014

1. Speaking and Interactive Communication
TV show or drama.
I love NCIS, BONES, Ghost Whisperer, Modern Family, and Sherlock.
I watched Sherlock Season 3, episode 2. I love Sherlock who are so clever and proud of himself but clumsy at human. Benedict Cumberbatch played the character really well. He looked so puzzled when everyone was weeping because of his best man speech. He looked so lonely when Watson danced with his wife and he himself did not have anyone to dance with. How poor he was.

I love this drama, and all of them. haha.
Honestly, Seeley booth is my ideal man or Jim in Ghost Whisperer? kkk.-_- Whenever I see the family in Bones or Ghost Whisperer, I want to have that kind of family. With love and faith to each other.

2. Extensive Reading
Celebrity talk and word up.
I like both games. When I saw the celebrity talk in Sherlock, I was so glad to see what I have done before. haha. However, I surely love to read more.

3. Classroom Strategies and techniques
Often I felt sorry for Denis. He must have prepared a lot for this session but...
This session should have been put before we went to America.

Review on Thursday, January 9th, 2014.

1. Teaching culture in the English Classroom
I did do not bad... I thought on the test. I could find all the reasons for the fallacies.
We also listen to a dialog about Head Start and it gave me a question.
If students get affected by family factors most and schools give small impact on them, what I can do as a teacher?

2. Writing for Communication
We were on our report. He was nice. He didn't need to be... I think almost everyone could handle the situation although I didn't give time during the day... I prefer to have time to do during the day, but I am also curious about the class professors had prepared for us. The manager of this course didn't not schedule this well. Most of us are demotivated and just want to finish report and demo class. Why should we do another report? We already finish one in Riverside. They can get that!

3. Class Administration and Student Counseling
Teaching tips and tricks...
I like the handshaking.
I want to hug all of my students, at least my homeroom class students... but it is not usual even in Korea. haha. I hold their hands a lot or I put my arm around their arms as a kind of joke or kind of that, but still it is hard to hug them. haha.

How much should I be open to my students?

There was a student who worked really hard. He was not the smart one but he was definitely the most diligent one in the lower level class. He was always good in class, and fortunately my teaching way matched his learning style well. Therefore, he got good scores at the final exam. He got confidence and I thought it was all good.

HOWEVER, it was not all good.

There are some students who are friends with me on facebook. He was one of them. He was one of my students but not special to me. I shouldn't love some students more in front of them, but I can have some I prefer secretly. He was not special to me at all. He was a good student but not the one I wanted to keep in touch for long time. He was always eager to get attention from teachers, and I knew why. He didn't have many friends. He had some, but not enough for the age.

Anyway, once he became a friend on facebook, he kept leaving message on every my post. He clicked all the like, and commented as much as possible. That was little creepy. I wanted to be close to my students, but not this way. He showed too much interest in me and I didn't like it. He should do that to his friends.

One day, he called me on my phone. I was stunned and scared! I didn't give my number to him but he called me through my facebook. I didn't know that someone could call me through facebook. He texted me a lot and I replied some but I got tired soon. I was not his friend. I had not been his homeroom teacher. I might be the teacher he liked but I didn't want to get news from him every month.

He even tried to chat with me whenever I was on facebook. Everytime I logged in facebook, he sent me messages. Oh... even my ex boyfriend didn't do like this! (Because he knew that I hate that kind of behavior)

Another day, he wrote on my facebook that we wanted to be an English teacher and wanted me to cheer him. I wrote him back in English. He said in Korean: Teacher, please translate it in Korean. I can't read it. How ridiculous!

After that, I stopped to text back him and replied back him. I also found out he also sent lots of text to other teachers. Other teachers were afraid of him not having friends in high school. Also, they tried to keep proper distance from him.

I stopped everything. I disconnected friends in facebook, too. However, he kept sending me message by phone or facebook. He kept sending me asking to be friend on facebook. Oh, gush....

I almost forgot him, but time to time he sent messages even while I was in USA. Also, today, I got messages from him in facebook, again! Now, he is so CREEPY and SCARY. What if he did something wrong and blamed me for that?

Nevertheless, I don't like him. Now, I dislike him for all his doings... How can I do to someone who likes me? It is creepy although he is much younger than I am and I was his teacher.

What should I do? I don't want to be involved with him anymore...T_T Am I doing wrong?

Review on Wednesday, January 8th, 2014. Rain. getting cold

1. Speaking
We talked about praise. It is important to get praise for keeping what you do. If you get any praise even it is so small, it could make people go on and on. It works for me, too. When I had hard time for being as a teacher, couple of students sent me text and it saved me.
Last year, I posted a long text on my kakaostory, and some students replied to me like "See you again, next year" or "Let's study together." Those were real big praise I could get.
Yes, I love my boys.

2. Extensive reading
It is good to have time to read a book. I was okay the first period, but second period of extensive reading, I was dozing a lot. Therefore, Heidii and the doctor stayed on the rock for a long time. I don't know why I did that. I slept a lot yesterday.-_-

3. Overseas Culmination
I was on my report. It is really difficult to get a topic. I am just thinking about writing all my experience for this program like others. However, I don't like it. ha.......... What should I do?


Nowadays, I often go Lzone. I try to go there three or four times a week. I just chose there because it is a little close to BUFS and I like to meet new people. Although it is hard for me bring up some topic to talk, I like the idea that hanging around and talking to each others. I should study more about vocabulary but I don't feel like doing it. Sometimes I fee I am stupid because I know what I should do but I don't. Today, I felt so tired and rested for 2 hours in blanket. Then I surfed the internet for a while and now I am writing this. How lazy!

After this program, then I may have to look for hagwons to study more. Lzone is little far from my place. Is there any good places I can learn English more?

Review on Tuesday, January 7th, 2014. Sunny

1. Classroom Resources and Material Development
Got lecture on classroom resources and material, and how to develop them. It was similar to what I had studied for the test. I, like other teachers, read H.Douglas Brown's books like Teaching by principles and Principles of Language Learning and Teaching. Also, I read other books about teaching methodologies but I don't remember the titles of books.

It is rather horrible to remind all the books I had to read. It was interesting and sometimes fun to read those books. However, when it was related with the BIG test, it became nightmare...

Still, I have some books I should read or I haven't finished yet, but I don't know when I start to read all of them. haha.

Anyway, it was good to review this. Thinking of next semester... I hope I have much time to prepare it.

2. Practicum Presentation
Okay, I got a frame for the presentation. The problem is... I'm not sure whether it will work or not. Just try. I don't care about score....................... it is lie. I care score a lot.-_-

3. Teaching Culture in English Classroom
I don't know why this class is called like above. Rob taught us about logical thinking. Is it a kind of culture thing? It could be if it is talking about the way of thinking in other countries...
It is fun to know all the theories or terms till Rob said there would be a test. It will be on Thursday...
-_- I am not good at arguments. I always get confused whenever I make arguments or find some(I don't understand him pretty often... Although I thought I understood his explanation, but I got confused again....). I don't like this class.T-T

Review on Monday, January 6th, 2014, Sunny

I took a walk on the way to BUFS. I felt good. I should take a walk often like this.

1. Writing
Running dictation... It was interesting and somewhat fun but hard and difficult!! Brad, you could have given us some easy work! I am not good at memorizing sentences for short time! I am 29 almost and it means my short-term memories don't work well as they used to do! Also, I am terrible at memorizing nowadays. I am forgetful a lot when I don't like to remember something... Jeff must be laughing at this writing(Are you?). I used to memorize little better in short time when I was in high school but not any more...-_- Anyway, I had to check the sentences for several times before reciting them to the group.

Interestingly, I have never been told that I was smart. Instead of that, teachers always told me that I was so patient and I had a real 'heavy butt'. That meant that once I sat to study, I stayed there for long time and finished my work. This explained a lot. I should put my best effort on whatever I want to get or I should fail. Why? Tricks and tips don't work well for me. The good thing is I usually enjoy what I should do(not paper work!)

How can I use this in my class? I will use this the class after big test or end of semester for refreshment. Or, I may use this as a way to make students memorize the textbook. kkk

P.s. I love the story about a husband and a wife.

2.  Classroom Strategies and Techniques
I like the movie "the untouchable". It does not follow the typical Hollywood movies. (Which tense should I use here???? past? or simple present?) For the opposite reason, I hate the ending of "The Devil Wears Prada". The entire story line is screwed up because of the ending. Why should she choose the stupid boyfriend?-_-++ I know lots of Hollywood movies focus on the love for FAMILY and FRIENDS. However, to me, the boyfriend is so, very, undeniably selfish. Why? If he was in her shoes, he would certainly do the same thing to her and say "I have no choice. You should understand me." And then, he might find another girl who seemed to understand him better because they worked in the same field.

Denis made us do dictowatch which we already had done before we went to USA. Still, it was pretty hard and difficult.... Today was a hard day for two classes... It was fortunate that we had time for watching a movie.

For my students, what kind of movie clip should I prepare? It could be a very difficult question for me.

3. Practicum Presentation
Dr.Schwab was absent. We took our time to prepare(?) the presentation. I finally decided what to do for the presentation.




One of my friend failed again to pass the exam for public school. I felt so sorry for her. I know what she felt... Also I am curious about the result for other friends. Are they preparing the next round(?) of the text? I hope they do...