2010년 5월 18일 화요일

Discussion Topic 1 :Is TETE good?


*English teachers in Korea are seriously stressed by feeling lack of their qualification (confidence) as an English teacher. They are now asked to teach English through English with more effective teaching methods. Consequently, many English teachers right after passing the teacher exam hope to go back to school in order to train themselves further (e.g. in the graduate program, or TESOL certificate program).

***TEAM OPINIONS

AGAINST TETE

1. Students who can't understand what teacher is saying can have problems in English classes. It is good for students to be taught by Korean.
2. TETE can be applied to only high-level students. For lower level students, when teaching Grammar and Reading, teachers should use Korean and When teaching Listening and Speaking, teachers should use English.
3. English teacher cannot be always right, so they may use wrong English and students can learn wrong English from them.

FOR TETE
1. Students should have the opportunity to experience English in classes. Students learn English more and they can develop their English skills through listening to English teachers who speaks English in classes.
2. By using English in English classes in Korea, Koreans will not need to go abroad to experience English.
3. Koreans should learn real English, not English for exams in Korea.

***CLASS OPINIONS

AGAINST TETE
1. Koreans understand grammar well when explained in Korean.
2. Teacher can give students too much burden on English.
3. Students have different levels of English.
4. Teachers can input wrong information to students
5. Studnets need to prepare for KSAT and TETE is not appropriate for this.

FOR TETE
1. Extended exposure to Engish Speaking environment.
2. Young learners can learn English more in English speaking environment.
3. Unconscious learning can be good
4. Learning too different modeo of English at a time.
5. Better understanding can be done in the language.

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