Published by the Gwangju International Center since 2001
We often think of Korea’s neo-Confucianism of Joseon Dynasty times as a singular concept, but in actuality, it was more of an umbrella term for the differing schools of thought that existed simultaneously as well as those that developed sequentially during Joseon times. One of these schools of neo-Confucian thought was that of the Nosa School, developed in the Jeolla area by Ki Jeong-jin.
“A better strategy is to be ‘a foreigner who speaks Korean pretty well.’”
“Trainees are in a unique position as teachers to re-assume the role of student – an excellent opportunity to use experiential learning to help them reconsider alternative perspectives.”
“I decided to focus on just three important elements: choosing a topic, planning, and audience experience.”
“It is definitely the most genuine and wholehearted language exchange program you could ever wish to experience.”
“They will make you a monster on the reading section of the TOPIK.”
“Find ways to excel with your abilities, improve your skills, and remember that we will be students forever, so let’s choose our methods of learning early.”
Everyone likes stories! We listened to stories from our mother as soon as we were old enough to hear. We followed attentively as we were read storybook stories (over and over) at bedtime. The main form of teaching for millennia has been via stories told by village elders to the children. If people like stories so much and if learning, including first-language learning, takes place through stories, how effective would they be in teaching a second language such as English? To answer this question, we look to Jessica Magnusson.
