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Of interest to teachers around the world - and to those who are thinking about a teaching career overseas.
April 2001
Publisher: Sunbridge Institute of English
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1. A Note from the Publisher
2. Teach in Zhenzhou, China!
3. Tips for Teachers: Cross-teaching.
4. British English vs American English?
5. Lesson Plan – Use the newspaper
6. Behavior of the Month - The Snob!
7. Classified Ads
8. Teaching Positions
9. Subscription Management
10. Contact Information
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1. A Note from the Publisher
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We have been approached by a school group in the city of Zhengzhou, China who need English teachers for their 2000 students. Besides free accommodation, they'll give you FREE Chinese lessons! More details in # 2 below.
Spend a year - learn a new culture - learn the language spoken by one quarter of the world's population. Details follow...
"Nee How!" (Good morning in Mandarin)
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2. Teach in China!
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This private school group in Zhenzhou, China has asked us to find English teachers for them. Here is what they say:
"We are located in Zhengzhou, capital city of Henan province. There are 3 separate campuses of our school close to each other, from Kindergarten to senior high school and next semester there will be 2000 students altogether. As a private education company, we are the largest and most famous one in central China.
We provide foreign teachers with free accommodation, which is a two-bedroom unit for two foreign teachers to share, with all the electronic appliances and furniture, computer, telephone, internet, cable TV, bathroom, equipped kitchen.
Foreign teacher's salary is 3000 yuan per month. Normally the local salary is 800-1500 yuan. Every month you only need spend 100 yuan for meals in the school canteen. We also provide our foreign teachers regular free Chinese lessons!
When you come here, you need to buy the air ticket by yourself, but if you will teach over 1 year here, the company will pay you a one way air ticket."
If you are interested in teaching in China, please contact us at <[email protected]> and we'll put you in touch with the school authorities.
PS: We'll soon have a new China page up on our web site. It's presently 'Under Construction!"
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3.Tips for Teachers: Cross-teaching
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What other subjects do your students learn from other teachers? Math, History, Geography? Science? Talk to the other teachers and find out what topics they will be covering next week. Maybe you can include some vocabulary work in your classes that would be helpful in other subjects, such as Science vocabulary. If the students are learning the other subjects in English, you can use the idea - in grammar lessons.
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4. British English vs American English?
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Two peoples separated by a common language?
Some schools teach British English - others teach American English. When you teach, it is important to let your students know that sometimes words have different meanings, different spellings, different pronunciation. It does not mean that one is wrong and the other is right. Whenever I come across a word that I know is different in the other system, I take a moment and explain it to them. Here are some differences:
British American
Anti-clockwise Counter-clockwise
Autumn Fall
Bill (restaurant) Check
Biscuit Cookie
Bonnet (of a car) Hood
Boot (of a car) Trunk
Bum (backside, posterior) Bum (tramp, vagrant, hobo)
Centre Center
Chips Fries, French fries
Cinema Movie theater, movies
Clothes peg Clothespin
Crisps Chips
Current account Checking account
Dual carriageway Four lane highway
Gents Men's room
Hold up (traffic jam) Hold up (robbery at gun-point)
Icing sugar Confectioner's sugar
Jumble sale Rummage/Yard sale
Knickers Underwear, panties
Lift Elevator
Lift (car) Ride
Loo Toilet, restroom
Lorry Truck
Luggage Baggage
Manual (car) Stick shift
Motorway Freeway
Overtake Pass
Packed lunch Brownbag lunch
Pavement Sidewalk
Petrol Gas
Queue Line
Railway Railroad
Reception (hotel) Front desk
Return ticket Round-trip ticket
Reverse (car) Back up
Reverse (charges) Call collect
Roundabout Traffic circle
Rubber (eraser) Rubber (condom)
Take-away To-go, take-out
Tap Faucet
Theatre Theater
Tights Pantyhose
Trolley Cart
Trousers Pants, slacks
Wash up (to do the dishes) Wash up (to clean oneself)
Windscreen Windshield
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5. Lesson Plan – Use the Newspaper!
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Almost every city in the world has one or more English newspapers. These can be great sources of lesson plans for teachers. They are full of articles on a wide range of topics. One lesson plan idea is to pick an article appropriate to the level of your students. Make a copy and 'white-out' some of the verbs. Make a 'menu' of the verbs that you can then put at the top of the sheet. The object for your students is to select the right verb to fill in the blanks. Great practice in understanding the meaning of verbs!
This same exercise works well with adjectives, pronouns, prepositions, prepositional phrases and other parts of the sentence.
You can also apply this same exercise to almost any reading material you have!
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6. Behavior of the Month - The Snob!
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We recently mentioned a great web site that provides information (FREE) on how to handle 117 different behaviors. Here is one of them: THE SNOB
I. BEHAVIOR:
Specific attitudes and actions of this child at home and/or at school.
1.Acts as if he/she were better than everyone else, including the teacher.
2.Has a little clique of friends.
3.Thinks he/she can make a special set of rules for him/herself.
4.Cruel and inconsiderate to peers, inside and outside the clique.
5.May do what he/she wants to in class, regardless of lesson being given.
6.Often tries to seize control of class.
7.Very critical of others, including parents, teachers, and peers.
8.May be an attractive child, be from a wealthy home, or have exceptional academic ability and record of achievement.
9.Looks down on people who don’t live in the "right" neighborhood, belong to the "right" clubs, dress the "right" way, or have the "right" values.
II. EFFECTS:
How behavior affects teachers, classmates, and parents in the school
learning environment and the home family situation.
1.Classmates feel both inferior and intimidated.
2.Classmates may go along with the snob’s antics in order to be included in the clique.
3.Some students are angered.
4.Teacher feels he/she is not reaching the snob because of this student’s superior air.
5.Teacher may experience a wide range of emotions—from feelings of inferiority to hostility.
6.Caring in the classroom is lessened.
7.Cooperation decreases.
8.Teacher must take time away from instruction to deal with this behavior.
III. ACTIONS:
Identify causes of misbehavior.
Pinpoint student needs being revealed.
Employ specific methods, procedures, and techniques at
school and at home for getting the child to modify or change his/her
behavior.
Primary causes of misbehavior:
Power: Through negative use of power, the snob controls people or puts them down.
Self-Confidence: A person with low self-esteem may conceal his/her real self by being a snob. A person who does this is very insecure.
Primary needs being revealed:
Sexuality: This student may find it difficult to relate to peers or to find a girlfriend or boyfriend, and may be using snobbish behavior to cover up these inabilities.
Escape from Pain: By pretending to be something he/she is not, this student may be escaping a great deal of pain arising from problems at home, relationships with peers or adults, or poor academic achievement.
Secondary needs being revealed:
Affiliation: The snob is attempting to strengthen associations with people through-this behavior.
Status: The snob feels that this behavior makes him/her "somebody."
1.The snob almost always does one thing that opens the door for constructive teaching: He/she tries to appeal to your snobbishness. This student will assume that you, of course, feel a certain way about something too. When he/she opens the door, don’t agree. Rather, say, "No, I don’t—and here’s why."
2.When the student is being snobbish, be "earthy." If he/she says, "You know Mr. Smith, the Congressman, don’t you?" say, "No, I don’t. Tell me about him." Then press for more information.
3.Remember, the snob only pretends to know. He/she gets by, not by telling, but by being a snob and pretending.
4.This is one of those times when you must expose before you can heal. Put the student on the spot the minute he/she acts phony. To do so, just keep pressing for more information. Don’t allow yourself to avoid this step, or the sham will be perpetuated.
5.Following each incident, pick the student up and put him/her back together with a meaningful lesson about being a good human being.
6.Tell the snob privately exactly what he/she is doing to the other kids.
7.Explain to the student how quickly he/she could become an "outsider" if this behavior continues.
8.Explain his/her responsibility to people. In the process, tell the student he/she is OK.
9.If the student tries to get out of class work, explain that he/she must meet academic requirements. Other activities or outside involvement will not be an excuse for failing to do his/her work.
IV. MISTAKES:
Common misjudgments and errors in managing the child which may perpetuate or intensify the problem.
1.Catering to this student.
2.Compromising with him/her.
3.Giving him/her too much praise.
4.Being overly critical.
5.Failing to confront the student.
6.Forgetting that there may be a victim of this student’s behavior who needs caring and reaffirmation.
7.Giving up on this student because we think there is no way to change him/her.
Having a problem with a particular student? Go to <http://www.disciplinehelp.com>
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7. Classified Ads
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TEACH IN KOREA - Through our contact agency in Seoul, we can place you in one of the many teaching positions that are open across this interesting country - from Inchon to Pusan. Consider teaching for a year or two in Korea! Overseas teaching experience always looks great on a resume! As more and more companies market their products globally, they like to hire people with experience working with other cultures.
For complete information on teaching in Korea, see our web site:
<http://www.teachesl.org/Korea.htm>
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<http://www.teachesl.org/weap.htm>
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Let us know and we will be happy to have CSM send you some information. (Prof. Taylor is also on the faculty at CSM).
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8. Teaching Positions - March 27, 2001
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Where in the world interests you? Here are some ESL openings as of March 27, 2001:
Angola (1), Argentina (1), Australia (12), Belgium (2), Brazil (6), Brunei
Darussalam (2), Canada (3), Chile (2), China (63), Colombia (2), Costa Rica
(1), Czech Republic (9), Ecuador (2), Egypt (1), Estonia (5), Finland (2),
France (7), Germany (22), Greece (2), Honduras (2), Hong Kong SAR, PRC (11),
Hungary (1), India (1), Indonesia (11), Ireland (3), Israel (2), Italy (21),
Japan (71), Korea, South (60), Kuwait (2), Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (1), Macau
(1), Malaysia (1), Mexico (17), Morocco (3), New Zealand (2), Oman (1),
Pakistan (2), Poland (18), Portugal (3), Qatar (1), Romania (1), Russian
Federation (3), Saudi Arabia (16), Singapore (12), Slovakia (3), Spain (52),
Switzerland (3), Taiwan (37), Thailand (62), Turkey (11), United Arab
Emirates (3), United Kingdom (85), United States (57), Vietnam (2), Zimbabwe
(1), Worldwide (8), Eastern Europe (1), Central Europe (1), Volunteer (5).
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10. Contact Information
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Sunbridge Institute of English
115 Front St. East, Suite 160
Toronto, ON Canada M5A 4S6
Tel/Fax: 800-282-6299
Email: [email protected]
Web site: http://www.teachesl.org
In the US, contact us at:
Sunbridge Institute of English
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Bow No. 155
Plano, TX 75075-8806
Tel/Fax: 800-282-6299
Email: [email protected]
In Asia Pacific, contact us at:
Sunbridge Institute of English
302/120 W. P. Central Condominium
Latphrao Soi 1
Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900 Thailand
Tel: (66-1) 854-7846
Fax: (662) 513-1110
Email: [email protected]
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