We have a “don’t speak Korean” rule in my classroom, but occasionally a conversation in Korean will break out without my noticing – during colouring time, for example, when I sit down for 5 minutes at my desk and unintentionally zone out a bit. Then I suddenly realise that everyone’s chatting in Korean, at which [...]
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It’s not just language that can cause communication problems in a foreign country. No, even though you’d think it would be simpler to just try to communicate through a series of hand gestures, even this can result in some confusion! Korea has a few tricky little body language differences. For most, it’s just a matter [...]
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Has anyone noticed all these annoying wee flies floating around here lately? I ask irritably, swiping the air around my head in the manner of a mad person. Alex and Terri, chatting in the latter’s classroom opposite mine, pause to raise their eyebrows accusingly as I wander in. And whose classroom are they coming from? [...]
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You Say Goodbye, I Say… Historical Snapshots It Just Makes Me Happy
