“Class, Do You Understand?”
Written by Dr. David Shaffer An indispensable element of any lesson taught is checking understanding. How do you, as a teacher, execute this? The convention here in Korea is to … Read More
Category: Teaching & Learning
EPIK, TEE, and TaLK – and Lee Myung-bak
Written by Dr. David Shaffer In the area of English education in Korea, how epic-making has EPIK been? How talked about has TaLK been? And is TEE not … Read More
Korea’s Early English Education Policy for the New Millennium
Written and photographed by Dr. David Shaffer What changes did the advent of the new millennium have on English education polices in Korea? What effect have they had? Where is … Read More
“I Know How to Teach”
Text and photographs by Dr. David Shaffer It wasn’t so long ago that I was downtown at a restaurant-cum-tavern when a nice young lady walked up to me. She said … Read More
English Education Policy Before the Millennium
Written by Dr. David Shaffer Why do so many Koreans go to college? Why are there so many private academies (hagwon) all over the country? Does Korea do policy planning … Read More
“English Education in Korea Has Changed”
Written by Dr. David Shaffer The Peace Corps and Fulbright – two U.S. agencies that we don’t often think about in the same neuron transmission – have pursued similar goals … Read More
English Education in Korea: From Whence It Came
Written by Dr. David Shaffer What do Imperial Japan, foreign missionaries, Peace Corps volunteers, and the USAID program have in common? Teaching English as a foreign language… in Korea. Many … Read More
Leadership for the EFL Teacher?
Leadership: What Is It? Teachers’ association officers, school principals, educational institution administrators, and government agency officials…. These are the types of people we most readily associate with leadership roles in … Read More