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Article: How do you say 'gooey brownies'?(THE HOME FORUM)(teaching english in South Korea)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- June 11, 2008
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Byline: Jill Thomas
I promised my class of 11-year-old Koreans that I would bake them a treat for memorizing how to introduce themselves.
They can now say in English: "Hello, my name is ... (they fill in their Korean name), but you can call me ... (American name). I am ... years old. I come from Yang Ju, South Korea. I like ... ('computer games' is the most popular response. Others include 'basketball,' 'pizza,' 'my family,' and 'to read a book'). It's very nice to meet you."
Baking American treats was something I had anticipated doing for students when I came to South Korea to teach English as a second language (ESL), so it came as a surprise ...