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• Extra Resources          • Class Materials to Bring to Korea
Generally a classroom will have little in the way of teaching resources because it is used by all teachers in the school for a variety of classes. Instead you will find that the staffroom is a giant clutter of books, resources and general confusion. Kindergarten play materials may be scattered and books not in any specific location. You may find that one or more of the Korean teaching staff actually hide a few resources in their own desk areas so they get first use of them. Keep your eyes open for what would supplement your own lesson topics and if Gina the Korean teacher is holding the box of plastic hamburger making materials, politely request your order for it at 1pm etc. Maybe set up a whiteboard of equipment needed for certain lessons.

It really can be a bit of a ?seek and grab? time, and first in first served. Think ahead and make something for your students to do. Keep a book of all the photocopy sheets you design, these will certainly be able to be used again. Protect any crayon and pens issued at times the director is feeling generous. I can assure you there will be times you run out of all your crayons and you are left scrambling around the staffroom collecting the bits and pieces of red crayons so you can do your lesson on colors while actually being able to give your students a red crayon each.

Generally the class materials and art consumables available to you will be according to random buying by the school director rather than to a planned budget.

Think of looking after, and protecting any issue you have been allocated. If you wish to buy something, ask about a possible reimbursement if you give them the receipt. This often works for buying picture books, as a Director does need help in these areas to get the best books for foreign children such as Doctor Zeus. An excellent store for English books and materials is Kim and Johnston. Ask the director for the nearest location, as you might not be able to easily find them on the upper floors of office buildings. I am aware of the main store at Gangnam located upstairs, close to the ?TGIF? and ?Marche? restaurants.

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You will find that you are expected to use a lot of tapes and CDs to supplement textbooks. It is a good idea to try and negotiate use of other complimentary activities that will promote more of a more genuine flow of conversation amongst the students instead of tapes. It can be really boring sitting chanting to a tape, but the Korean students are often well used to it being part of the program.

Usually there is one or 2 tape decks provided for you to use, complete with music and 'chanting' sentences for you to follow with a text book such the Tiny Talk or Lets Go textbook series. The Korean teachers will often follow these series of tapes very carefully.
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We recommend that you also bring other resources to Korea as additions to the school?s language program. This might include things such as:
  • Photographs of family, home, friends, pets, holidays etc.
  • Pictures of clothing, people, food, housing, sports, transport, towns, animals, etc. cut out from magazines.
  • Simple art materials i.e. colour pencils, crayons, colour paper, felt pens, stickers, self stampers eg. smiley faces etc. (a small class set to begin your teaching with).
  • Take about 10-12 pencils, pencil sharpeners and variety of erasers to lend to students if they have not brought their own to classes. A pencil case is always handy to have.
  • Thin marker pens for writing on photocopy sheets and a thicker one for sheets in the classroom. (It is not always easy to find the local stationery shop).
  • Posters, maps, information booklets, etc. about your country for self-introduction and to show where you are from. Visit your local visitors centre and ask if they have any local material written in Korean.
  • Soft toys or hand puppets and simple songbooks of famous nursery rhymes and chants.
  • A simplified grammar textbook with exercises (and for your own use).
  • If you play a musical instrument take it with you or at least your music books.
  • Computer disks, CD?s, music tapes and CD etc. that are relevant to teaching children.
  • If you have older students the following may be useful as well. A variety of grammar books, worksheets, discussion articles, English magazines i.e. of hobbies and interests, cars or bikes etc BEWARE do not take any articles covering relationships, drugs, war etc KEEP IT SIMPLE!

As most schools have photocopying facilities, you will be able to keep your original set of resources for yourself.

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