I'm an English Teacher in South Korea AMA

[JKDS]

i laffed.

How you teach the english, if you dont know the korean?

[BooG690]

i laffed.

How you teach the english, if you dont know the korean?

This question really only applies to complete English noobs, i.e. three-year olds (yup, they start learning English that early). Small children are truly sponges and learn quickly. I taught one group of noob four-year olds and started with basics like "My name is...," "I (don't) like...," "I have..." These sentences can generally be explained non-verbally. As they continue to learn English and expand their vocabulary, teaching more complex things becomes easier.

Also, they have ~2 hours of English per day one of which is with a native English speaker. In the other hour, the Korean Teacher (who speaks English) probably explains things they don't understand with some English (though their class are SUPPOSED to be 100% English).

[a500lbgorilla]

This question really only applies to complete English noobs, i.e. three-year olds (yup, they start learning English that early). Small children are truly sponges and learn quickly. I taught one group of noob four-year olds and started with basics like "My name is...," "I (don't) like...," "I have..." These sentences can generally be explained non-verbally. As they continue to learn English and expand their vocabulary, teaching more complex things becomes easier.

Also, they have ~2 hours of English per day one of which is with a native English speaker. In the other hour, the Korean Teacher (who speaks English) probably explains things they don't understand with some English (though their class are SUPPOSED to be 100% English).

Wait, do you teach the Koreans English or do you teach English in english?

edit I've cracked the code. How much Korean do you speak?