Monday, September 26, 2011
Major English Homework
Today I gave the following homework in the "Major English" course that I teach:
1. Choose from the following passages in 1 John:
a. 2:1-6
b. 2:7-14
c. 2:15-17
d. 2:18-27
e. 2:28-3:10
f. 3:11-24
g. 4:1-6
h. 4:7-21
i. 5:1-5
j. 5:6-12
k. 5:13-21
2. Choose a subject to talk about related to theology or Christian education. Here are some examples:
a. The relationship between 확신 and faith
b. The visible Church versus the invisible Church
c. "Pastor, I don't believe in the Bible anymore." What would you say?
d. Being the hands and feet of Jesus outside of the worship service.
e. "Preach the gospel at all times. Use words when necessary." The most effective methods for telling the story of God.
f. Authority without inerrancy?
g. The future of the Church in the 21st Century.
h. Church in Korea: from mission field in Korea to sending missionaries out to other countries.
i. Where are the mission trips to the poor inside of Korea?
3. Homework for next time:
I gave you a list of words from the handout in class. I want you to write out definitions of those words in English.
It was difficult getting students to respond today, more difficult than last week. If you have ideas on why it was difficult, please feel free to post a comment on this post. I will hopefully have the syllabus finalized by the next time you come to class. Hopefully this will clarify any confusion you feel about this class. As always, feel free to e-mail me or post questions on this site.
God's Shalom!
Monday, June 13, 2011
Free-Talking Critique
Free-talking Critique
Having free-talked for a whole semester, I'd like to know what you think. Here are some questions I'd like you to consider and give me your feedback. If none of the questions interest you, feel free to add a different question and respond to that question.
1. What have you told your friends/What will you tell your friends and family about free-talking this semester?
2. If free-talking isn't required next semester, will you still sign up for free-talking?
3. What did you like about free-talking this semester?
4. What could have been a more interesting way of free-talking this semester?
5. Did you find the subjects from the textbook to be interesting things to talk about?
6. If you could have chosen the subjects independently of the book, which subjects would you have liked to talk about?
7. Do you think there should be a correlation between class and free-talking?
8. What was difficult about communicating with Brent during free-talking?
9. Would it have been helpful to receive handouts of examples of expressions you can use during free-talking?
10. What do you think is the most difficult part about having conversation in English? How is that different from Korean?
Having free-talked for a whole semester, I'd like to know what you think. Here are some questions I'd like you to consider and give me your feedback. If none of the questions interest you, feel free to add a different question and respond to that question.
1. What have you told your friends/What will you tell your friends and family about free-talking this semester?
2. If free-talking isn't required next semester, will you still sign up for free-talking?
3. What did you like about free-talking this semester?
4. What could have been a more interesting way of free-talking this semester?
5. Did you find the subjects from the textbook to be interesting things to talk about?
6. If you could have chosen the subjects independently of the book, which subjects would you have liked to talk about?
7. Do you think there should be a correlation between class and free-talking?
8. What was difficult about communicating with Brent during free-talking?
9. Would it have been helpful to receive handouts of examples of expressions you can use during free-talking?
10. What do you think is the most difficult part about having conversation in English? How is that different from Korean?
Monday, May 30, 2011
Free-Talking/Class Make-Up
Here are the subjects you may have missed in class or free-talking if your class was cancelled. Please post a comment about the subject you are missing. You may respond to the questions below or say something else that is still related to the main topic. Please also respond to others as part of your time requirement.
1. People
A. Family
B. Your first girlfriend/boyfriend
C. Your hero
D. Your favorite movie star
E. Your role-model
2. Activities
A. Your job
B. Things you do with your friends
C. The last fun thing you did
D. What you do with your friends
E. What occupies most of your time
3. Travel
A. How to board an airplane
B. Your favorite method of travel
C. How you get from your hometown to Jeju Island (or another popular spot)
D. The process of traveling to another country from South Korea
E. How to book a trip with a travel agent
4. Food
A. Your favorite Korean food
B. Your least favorite Korean food
c. Your favorite non-Korean food
D. Your least favorite non-Korean food
E. Exotic food
5. Sports
A. Your favorite athlete
B. Your least favorite athlete
c. Your favorite sport
D. Sports you play
E. What comes to mind when you think of sports
6. Destinations
A. Places you've been in South Korea
B. Places you recommend to a foreigner
C. Places you've been outside of South Korea
D. Where you want to go for your honeymoon
E. The place you want to see before you die
7. Communication
A. How you use your cell phone
B. What you use your cell phone for the most
C. Your favorite means of communication
D. Your first love letter
E. How you keep in touch with people outside of South Korea.
8. The Future
A. Your dream job
B. Where you see yourself in ten years
c. What comes to mind when you think of the future
D. What color is your future?
E. What you dread the most about the future
9. Shopping
A. Your favorite thing to shop for
B. Where you shop the most
C. Reasons for shopping
D. What you dislike shopping for the most
E. What comes to mind when you think of shopping
10. Lifestyles
A. How you exercise
B. How you manage to be healthy in all ways (i.e. spiritual, mental, social,
physical etc.)
C. The most stressful part of your life
D. What you do to relieve your stress
11. Achievements
A. Your list of things to do today
B. Your greatest achievement so far
C. What you don't care about achieving that most of your peers want to achieve
D. What you want to accomplish before your life is over
E. What your parents want you to achieve but that you couldn't care less about
12. Consequences
A. The best choice you made that led to the best consequences
B. Your greatest regret
C. If you could do something over again, what would it be?
D. If you could change the past...would you?
E. The worst choice you made which led to the best thing in your life
1. People
A. Family
B. Your first girlfriend/boyfriend
C. Your hero
D. Your favorite movie star
E. Your role-model
2. Activities
A. Your job
B. Things you do with your friends
C. The last fun thing you did
D. What you do with your friends
E. What occupies most of your time
3. Travel
A. How to board an airplane
B. Your favorite method of travel
C. How you get from your hometown to Jeju Island (or another popular spot)
D. The process of traveling to another country from South Korea
E. How to book a trip with a travel agent
4. Food
A. Your favorite Korean food
B. Your least favorite Korean food
c. Your favorite non-Korean food
D. Your least favorite non-Korean food
E. Exotic food
5. Sports
A. Your favorite athlete
B. Your least favorite athlete
c. Your favorite sport
D. Sports you play
E. What comes to mind when you think of sports
6. Destinations
A. Places you've been in South Korea
B. Places you recommend to a foreigner
C. Places you've been outside of South Korea
D. Where you want to go for your honeymoon
E. The place you want to see before you die
7. Communication
A. How you use your cell phone
B. What you use your cell phone for the most
C. Your favorite means of communication
D. Your first love letter
E. How you keep in touch with people outside of South Korea.
8. The Future
A. Your dream job
B. Where you see yourself in ten years
c. What comes to mind when you think of the future
D. What color is your future?
E. What you dread the most about the future
9. Shopping
A. Your favorite thing to shop for
B. Where you shop the most
C. Reasons for shopping
D. What you dislike shopping for the most
E. What comes to mind when you think of shopping
10. Lifestyles
A. How you exercise
B. How you manage to be healthy in all ways (i.e. spiritual, mental, social,
physical etc.)
C. The most stressful part of your life
D. What you do to relieve your stress
11. Achievements
A. Your list of things to do today
B. Your greatest achievement so far
C. What you don't care about achieving that most of your peers want to achieve
D. What you want to accomplish before your life is over
E. What your parents want you to achieve but that you couldn't care less about
12. Consequences
A. The best choice you made that led to the best consequences
B. Your greatest regret
C. If you could do something over again, what would it be?
D. If you could change the past...would you?
E. The worst choice you made which led to the best thing in your life
Friday, December 3, 2010
English Conversation 3 Final Exam Instructions
1. Come with your partner to the classroom at the designated time.
2. Be prepared to have a conversation about your chosen subject in a particular situation (i.e. coffee shop, meeting a friend on the street, going to the 노래방 with your favorite foreign professor etc.).
3. Talk with your partner and include the foreign teacher (aka Brent Dirks, 도영웅, 브렌트 더크스 [Quack, Quack]) in the conversation.
4. Respond appropriately to questions asked by your foreign teacher.
5. Ask your foreign teacher questions that require him to respond truthfully.
6. Don't expect to finish your script.
7. The final is over the moment the timer buzzes.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact the foreign teacher as designated on the KNU website.
2. Be prepared to have a conversation about your chosen subject in a particular situation (i.e. coffee shop, meeting a friend on the street, going to the 노래방 with your favorite foreign professor etc.).
3. Talk with your partner and include the foreign teacher (aka Brent Dirks, 도영웅, 브렌트 더크스 [Quack, Quack]) in the conversation.
4. Respond appropriately to questions asked by your foreign teacher.
5. Ask your foreign teacher questions that require him to respond truthfully.
6. Don't expect to finish your script.
7. The final is over the moment the timer buzzes.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact the foreign teacher as designated on the KNU website.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Final Exam Instructions
1. Every student will talk with me for ten minutes.
2. There will be a timer that buzzes every ten minutes to tell us your time is up.
3. I will grade you based on a grade sheet rating you on the following categories for each question:
A. Grammar (50 points)
B. Pronunciation/Intonation (50 points)
C. Content (100 points)
D. Effort (100 points)
3. Memorizing sentences will be of some help to you.
4. You should also be prepared to have a normal conversation with the teacher.
5. That means you should be thinking about questions I may ask you.
As always, if you have any questions, feel free to contact me.
2. There will be a timer that buzzes every ten minutes to tell us your time is up.
3. I will grade you based on a grade sheet rating you on the following categories for each question:
A. Grammar (50 points)
B. Pronunciation/Intonation (50 points)
C. Content (100 points)
D. Effort (100 points)
3. Memorizing sentences will be of some help to you.
4. You should also be prepared to have a normal conversation with the teacher.
5. That means you should be thinking about questions I may ask you.
As always, if you have any questions, feel free to contact me.
Ocean's Eleven Character Hierarchy
Ocean’s Eleven Summary
This may be the most difficult movie we see this semester. It may also be the most exciting movie we see this semester. Perhaps the most difficult part is that there are so many characters in the movie. There is also a lot about American culture in this movie that may make it difficult for students of another culture to understand.
It may be helpful to adapt this movie to Korean culture, particularly as far as the roles of the characters are concerned. Here is a brief hierarchy of the characters.
1. Daniel Ocean is the leader. If this were a company, we might compare him to a CEO or director of an office.
2. Rusty is second in command. In the context of a company, we could call him the team leader who works under Daniel Ocean. However, Rusty sometimes takes initiative, like when he tells Daniel Ocean that he’s off of the job after a picture of him is published in the newspaper.
3. Ruben, the Malloy Brothers, Livingstone, Bashion, Yen, Saul and Linus all work under Daniel and Rusty. However, Ruben has enough experience that he uses his age and experience to boss some of the younger characters around when necessary. Even though these guys are “under” Rusty and Daniel their role is no less significant.
4. Terry Benedict has a different kind of role, since he is the owner of the casinos that the team plans on robbing, even though we only see one robbery in this film.
5. Tess’ role in the casino is that of a curator though it is somewhat mysterious in light of the fact that Daniel is trying to win her back while she is in a relationship with Terry Benedict.
This may be the most difficult movie we see this semester. It may also be the most exciting movie we see this semester. Perhaps the most difficult part is that there are so many characters in the movie. There is also a lot about American culture in this movie that may make it difficult for students of another culture to understand.
It may be helpful to adapt this movie to Korean culture, particularly as far as the roles of the characters are concerned. Here is a brief hierarchy of the characters.
1. Daniel Ocean is the leader. If this were a company, we might compare him to a CEO or director of an office.
2. Rusty is second in command. In the context of a company, we could call him the team leader who works under Daniel Ocean. However, Rusty sometimes takes initiative, like when he tells Daniel Ocean that he’s off of the job after a picture of him is published in the newspaper.
3. Ruben, the Malloy Brothers, Livingstone, Bashion, Yen, Saul and Linus all work under Daniel and Rusty. However, Ruben has enough experience that he uses his age and experience to boss some of the younger characters around when necessary. Even though these guys are “under” Rusty and Daniel their role is no less significant.
4. Terry Benedict has a different kind of role, since he is the owner of the casinos that the team plans on robbing, even though we only see one robbery in this film.
5. Tess’ role in the casino is that of a curator though it is somewhat mysterious in light of the fact that Daniel is trying to win her back while she is in a relationship with Terry Benedict.
Ocean's Eleven Character Sketch
1. Daniel Ocean: Leader
2. Rusty: Second in Command
3. Ruben: First person to be consulted by Daniel and Rusty about robbing casinos.
4. The Malloy Brothers: Real brothers who race a real pickup and a remote control one.
5. Livingstone: Former FBI agent who is the dispatcher during the robbery.
6. Bashion: Electronic genius who seems to be from the UK.
7. Yen: Chinese man who is the most flexible and who works from inside the vault.
8. Saul: “Grandfather” whom Rusty meets at the dog race to ask him to be a part of the team to rob the casino.
9. Linus: first seen by Daniel Ocean to pickpocket someone on the subway train.
10. Terry Benedict: Owner of the three casinos who is also living with Tess, Daniel’s former wife.
11. Tess: Daniel’s ex-wife who eventually returns to Daniel after she sees that Daniel loves her more than Terry does.
2. Rusty: Second in Command
3. Ruben: First person to be consulted by Daniel and Rusty about robbing casinos.
4. The Malloy Brothers: Real brothers who race a real pickup and a remote control one.
5. Livingstone: Former FBI agent who is the dispatcher during the robbery.
6. Bashion: Electronic genius who seems to be from the UK.
7. Yen: Chinese man who is the most flexible and who works from inside the vault.
8. Saul: “Grandfather” whom Rusty meets at the dog race to ask him to be a part of the team to rob the casino.
9. Linus: first seen by Daniel Ocean to pickpocket someone on the subway train.
10. Terry Benedict: Owner of the three casinos who is also living with Tess, Daniel’s former wife.
11. Tess: Daniel’s ex-wife who eventually returns to Daniel after she sees that Daniel loves her more than Terry does.
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