Here in canada out classrooms look similar, I miss the smart boards everyone loved to calibrate the smart board xD and most schools in my area (greater Toronto) have art all over them
+Blindchaos5373 the schools I have gone to in the state of Virginia are rectangle rooms painted white but they have big projection screen and chalk and white boards
You were a great teacher. I think bringing extra pens was a very good idea. Yes students should think of it, but usually they all forget it. I think it's a better idea to help them out, than to be overly strict, so that everyone can participate.
Lol same! I took two years of Spanish and forgot everything immediately after the final. Then again my teacher never spoke Spanish in class, or even required us to speak Spanish.
+S.A Impavido When learning a foreign language it's always like that, you understand most of what people speak even if you can't make proper sentences and speak them yourself :) When I first started learning English I was like that too and even though now I understand 99% of what I hear I can't speak as clearly as Simon here, for exemple.
This is so cool! I never broke down the reason for these types of games in my language classes. It's interesting seeing it from the teacher's point of view!
That's a lot of questions: 1)Public 2)No restrictions that I know of 3)Yes, I can make them at my will 4)40 per class, divided into 20 5)4-5 classes per day 6)I'm the only non-Korean teacher 7)I prefer public 8)Yes, Martina Eng teacher like me too. Yeah!
I don't think I could ever be an english (or any other language) teacher; I would be too tempted to speak/ translate everything in Korean (or the students' native language) so they understand better when I explain things... I'll stick to teaching my little brother how to do algebra ^^ lol... you seemed like a fun teacher Simon, the student must've liked you a lot.
You get paid between $1,900 - 2,400+ but it depends on your education background (ie: are you a certified teacher, do you have a major in English, etc) and how long you teach in the same school, and where you work. (hagwon vs public school vs university) BUT, they pay for your rent and that's where you save money. Renting in Korea is CRAZZZY expensive.
The footage is from two different days. I ran out of space the first day, so I had to upload and reshoot for a second day. But good for you for spotting the continuity error!
Simon, this has to be one of the best keynote presentations I've seen. What an awesome job, I know it must have taken ages to prep too. World's better because of ppl like you. Hope your students realized it
I am SERIOUSLY considering moving to Korea after I graduate college. I'm dead serious. I'm hoping to transfer to a four year school and get my teaching certificate and BA in modern linguistics (they have a full program dedicated to learning Korean and applying basics of Korean culture within the language)! I WANNA DOO DEEEEEEEEZ!!!! GOD, LET IT HAPPEN, JUSEYO XD
Johanna Caba You using UK English? You mean college as in "high school," right? At first, I thought you meant you'd go to uni then go to another uni at Korea xD.
OnlineNamesAreStrange nope lol just regular US English. College is used in our vernacular to refer to community colleges and universities. High school is just high school.
Johanna Caba So...you're gonna get a Bachelors from a US University...then ANOTHER Bachelors from a Korean University? Idk why you just won't transfer...
Noooooooo lol I said I'm transfering from a community college to a four year school to get my teaching certificate and major in modern languages and linguistics, focusing on Korean and that I'd like to go to South Korea to teach.
+Johanna Caba (European here.) I sorta know the difference between college and uni, but can you do a major after college? Because... you said something about a BA and then about a major (MA?) and I just got confused. I'm sorry to bother you with such a question, I'm just somewhat interested in the U.S. educational system. :) And I wish you all the best with your dream! When you're super syked about what you're doing all you need is to learn Korean and work hard, but I'm sure you'll have fun at it and that will help you be really good at what you're doing. :)
macs>windows visuals? wtf? youve never heard of a 4k or a 5k monitor? windows>mac :3 always and @david guy around 1 minute theres a thing saying macs are greater than pcs
Hi, My students have around 30 classes a week, I think. 6 a day, sometimes seven. Every class is 45 minutes. Only one of their English classes is with me every week, and I teach half of them alone while the co-teacher deals with the other half in a different room. And, finally, yes, I have a teaching license/certificate. I'd write more thoroughly but there's a character limit. Email me if you want to know more...
Thank you for posting this video! My husband ( who is Korean) and I are planning to do tutoring in our home here in Korea. We are certainly beginners and do not have much experience. All the information we can gather at this point is very helpful. Thank you again!
that's friggin genius! when you started I had no idea what was the goal of this game and I honestly thought it was stupid, based on the questions. but when you finally explained what's the idea- to make them talk for half an hour... damn, you are a genius! I'll deff try that with my students! thanks for the idea :)
wow i'm amazed by the fact that you do everything in english, i live in the netherlands and our teacher speaks a lot of english though she still explains a lot in dutch
I know this video is from YEARS ago...but this is BRILLIANT. I'm studying to become a german teacher (teaching other english speakers German language) and this is something I TOTALLY want to do with my students in the future!
I don't exactly want to be a teacher in Korea (it seems really scary) but it seems like a stepping stone for living in Korea. On a funny note, when the girls speak English, they sound like my Korean friend. lawl.
:( I wanna be friends with Simon and Martina. They have a lot of things in common with me, but I might come off as a creepy fan. But I love a lot of their videos and have always been interested in Japanese/Korean cultures. >_> and anime, video games, etc...
This is so cool haha. It's great how advanced they are in english, considering how it takes us halfway through highschool to be able to listen to instructions given in a foreign language. Plus the game was a great idea because it's not awkward, and they actually have a goal to work towards. I wish our language classes were more like this XD.
It's true. You have to explain each step properly for students to get it. It works much better, makes them less confused, and more confident about what they're doing. I know it helps when I'm learning a new language.
I remember being in 8th grade and the teacher actually did nothing in class, I only had one professor who taught me vocabulary. Then in high school the class was centered around literature and answering simple questions. I'm from Puerto Rico and our mother tongue is Spanish so the only way I learned was through talking with friends that lived in the US and knew English. I'm really amazed at this video If only other English teachers learned to do this kind of stuff. Props to you Simon!
This is a great video ! Please make more of these. Im now on my way to becoming an English teacher and want to teach in Korea. These help so much with the 'bag of tricks' method. This will help me know what angle to tackle lessons and get students into learning English, Many Thanks.
Simon "today, we are going to have a fun game~~!!!" Kids : (sigh).......wa... wa.... waaaa (soulless response, in Korean expression) then waaa~~~~ ;) hehe they are so cute!
Wow! you are so smart to have thought of this game! AWESOME lesson planning! they are speaking and reading english, they are having fun, and you spend less time in the front of the class talking and can interact with the students more. You were/are an awesome teacher! :)
Woah! I watched this video months before I found Simon and Martina's channel when I was deciding if I wanted to become an ESL teacher. Now I am a huge fan of theirs and had this big deja vu moment when watching this!
This is possibly the best school game I have ever seen... Useful for teaching languages like you have done and it beats so many crap "ice breaking" games. =/
it depends. the education quality and characteristics in schools all vary in different cities. depends on if you live closer to the capital seoul, if you live in big cities or surburbans or not. that school in the vid is pretty fancy for a public school, but if it's in the capital city, then it's pretty standard
To be honest, you both are full of passion on teaching. in my memory, some of my oral english teachers in high school were not. They just let us to study by ourselves. Probably most of the asian students are quiet. But the main reason is the education system does not concern about the oral communication. We do not have a test of oral English. What a pity
Yo! This is awesome! I actually teach Vietnamese here in Houston and I could actually use this to help the kids with their upcoming midterm! I've always done that thing where the kids come up to the board and I say the word in English and they have to write it in Vietnamese.. but I've done that every Sunday for like the past 4 months. I'm SURE they're tired by now.. this is a great alternative! Please comment below for more game ideas like this if you guys have any! Very appreciated!
My English teacher here in the US was more old fashion but by God she was a great teacher. Really expanded my understanding for Literature and themes in stories. Well it was gifted honors, but we did see movies sometimes so it was alright. :D
i think it's awesome how you have those english dictonaries (assuming they are) ready at each table for the students in case they forgot a word and need to look it up :)
I wish my English lessons were this fun back went I went to school...and the props in that classroom ae amazing! I've never seen anything this new and technologic in our schools in Italy >.>
Weeell, I'm a huge fan of both SHINee and U-Kiss, so I can't agree with you completely XD But I do agree that people should look beyond them and find other amazing artists like Jisun and Tablo (why does no one know who they are??). I'm glad I found someone who shares my thoughts!!
Lol Im completely amazed at how awesome that classroom looks. my high school was really old and most of the desks, textbooks, and supplies were outdated and it wasnt until i graduated that they started introducing tablets to the school. those tablets wont last i know for sure because there will always be a group of smartass students who will try to steal them.
We in Germany do basically the same, with a few exceptions (like organizational stuff, so the weaker students are able to understand them important things as well)
I came across this video by accident, but I am glad I found this. Next week, I'll be trying this with my Korean students. Can't wait!!! #MinimalLecturing #MaximumPerformance
@aussie107953 its not a private school. if youre guessing by their uniforms, in korean, all schools imply a uniform dress code after elementary school.
Hi Simon and Martina! I myself am a language teacher. I am teaching Malay language in Singapore. I think the approach Simon is using here is the constructivist approach? The idea is good too. Using the battleship game to teach English language is a creative idea. Thanks for sharing guys!
I can't believe this is a classroom for a public school. I wonder what private schools look like then.
Yeah here in the U.S. The classrooms are white boxes with boards at the fromt
Bianca Pabello they probably have laptops and personal servants for each child and lunches that consist of caviar and the souls of poor people
Here in canada out classrooms look similar, I miss the smart boards everyone loved to calibrate the smart board xD and most schools in my area (greater Toronto) have art all over them
My private school is basically a white board, desk, chairs, a clock, and one side of the classroom just has a large window.
+Blindchaos5373 the schools I have gone to in the state of Virginia are rectangle rooms painted white but they have big projection screen and chalk and white boards
this classroom is better equitted than my whole school
tru
that girl woke up when he said lollipop
You were a great teacher.
I think bringing extra pens was a very good idea. Yes students should think of it, but usually they all forget it.
I think it's a better idea to help them out, than to be overly strict, so that everyone can participate.
It's crazy how advanced their English is. I took Spanish for a year and forgot everything by the day after the final lol
Lol same! I took two years of Spanish and forgot everything immediately after the final. Then again my teacher never spoke Spanish in class, or even required us to speak Spanish.
MrPolyalert their English SAT test is harder than the English SAT test in America
Holy crap that classroom is beautiful
holy shit simon you are GOOD my god YOU PLANNED EVERYTHING MASTERMINDS
Anyone else think it's weird to see Simon like this? Or just me?
+cat not katniss I think it's weird, too
I'm a uni student, but everytime the teacher give out sweets for the winner, the whole class will be super excited haha
How did they understand this I was even confused lol
+S.A Impavido When learning a foreign language it's always like that, you understand most of what people speak even if you can't make proper sentences and speak them yourself :) When I first started learning English I was like that too and even though now I understand 99% of what I hear I can't speak as clearly as Simon here, for exemple.
When I attended school in France, I generally understood things even though I couldn't speak French very well at all
There's always that one student that falls asleep in class
Thomas Han they dont live life, like 15 hours studying...
I was that student lmao
That girl sleeping tho
I like how she woke up seconds before Simon said the word lolipop
God bless her🙏
Lol
holy shit that classroom is so nice.
This is so cool! I never broke down the reason for these types of games in my language classes. It's interesting seeing it from the teacher's point of view!
honestly i was getting kinda confused during the instructions xD but it does look kinda fun
Simon you are a great teacher!!
That's a lot of questions:
1)Public
2)No restrictions that I know of
3)Yes, I can make them at my will
4)40 per class, divided into 20
5)4-5 classes per day
6)I'm the only non-Korean teacher
7)I prefer public
8)Yes, Martina Eng teacher like me too.
Yeah!
I don't think I could ever be an english (or any other language) teacher; I would be too tempted to speak/ translate everything in Korean (or the students' native language) so they understand better when I explain things... I'll stick to teaching my little brother how to do algebra ^^ lol... you seemed like a fun teacher Simon, the student must've liked you a lot.
The richest neighbourhoods are Apujang and Gangnam area, and we teach in a city called Bucheon.
You get paid between $1,900 - 2,400+ but it depends on your education background (ie: are you a certified teacher, do you have a major in English, etc) and how long you teach in the same school, and where you work. (hagwon vs public school vs university) BUT, they pay for your rent and that's where you save money. Renting in Korea is CRAZZZY expensive.
The footage is from two different days. I ran out of space the first day, so I had to upload and reshoot for a second day.
But good for you for spotting the continuity error!
Simon, this has to be one of the best keynote presentations I've seen. What an awesome job, I know it must have taken ages to prep too. World's better because of ppl like you. Hope your students realized it
this is so cuuuute and cool to see Simon teach and work at this job! He looks like a really fun and good teacher!
I am SERIOUSLY considering moving to Korea after I graduate college. I'm dead serious. I'm hoping to transfer to a four year school and get my teaching certificate and BA in modern linguistics (they have a full program dedicated to learning Korean and applying basics of Korean culture within the language)!
I WANNA DOO DEEEEEEEEZ!!!!
GOD, LET IT HAPPEN, JUSEYO XD
Johanna Caba
You using UK English? You mean college as in "high school," right?
At first, I thought you meant you'd go to uni then go to another uni at Korea xD.
OnlineNamesAreStrange nope lol just regular US English. College is used in our vernacular to refer to community colleges and universities. High school is just high school.
Johanna Caba
So...you're gonna get a Bachelors from a US University...then ANOTHER Bachelors from a Korean University?
Idk why you just won't transfer...
Noooooooo lol I said I'm transfering from a community college to a four year school to get my teaching certificate and major in modern languages and linguistics, focusing on Korean and that I'd like to go to South Korea to teach.
+Johanna Caba (European here.) I sorta know the difference between college and uni, but can you do a major after college? Because... you said something about a BA and then about a major (MA?) and I just got confused. I'm sorry to bother you with such a question, I'm just somewhat interested in the U.S. educational system. :) And I wish you all the best with your dream! When you're super syked about what you're doing all you need is to learn Korean and work hard, but I'm sure you'll have fun at it and that will help you be really good at what you're doing. :)
Simon before he turned into the Man Bun Hipster Gentry of Williamburg Brooklyn.
Macs are better than Windows in visuals
Windows are better in gaming and powerful-ness
***** he said to always use macs (from my memory)
macs>windows visuals? wtf? youve never heard of a 4k or a 5k monitor? windows>mac :3 always and @david guy around 1 minute theres a thing saying macs are greater than pcs
Anthony Touw I meant design. Apple is always "the good looking company." Plus, Microsoft Office on Mac actually has more better designs than Win
Ant_TonyLOL KID oh, my bad XD ~ but meh :P i honestly just hate macs
Anthony Touw *high five* I thinks it because of the Apple fanboys
I'm so jelly of your classroom.
I wish my classroom looked like that at school haha. My class is literally a white box with a white board, and it has garbage everywhere. Ew.
MCRxGerard1 u can start cleaning...that would be a good start.
ErosTKB Why should I do the janitor's job for him?
MCRxGerard1 Because you're a a well raised decent human being?
Craxler Yeah, but I'm not getting paid to clean a classroom of other people's messes.
and thats why we dont progress in this part of the world...every little action counts...anyway. GL xD
Hi,
My students have around 30 classes a week, I think. 6 a day, sometimes seven. Every class is 45 minutes. Only one of their English classes is with me every week, and I teach half of them alone while the co-teacher deals with the other half in a different room. And, finally, yes, I have a teaching license/certificate. I'd write more thoroughly but there's a character limit. Email me if you want to know more...
Thank you for posting this video! My husband ( who is Korean) and I are planning to do tutoring in our home here in Korea. We are certainly beginners and do not have much experience. All the information we can gather at this point is very helpful. Thank you again!
You seem like an awesome teacher.
that's friggin genius! when you started I had no idea what was the goal of this game and I honestly thought it was stupid, based on the questions. but when you finally explained what's the idea- to make them talk for half an hour... damn, you are a genius! I'll deff try that with my students! thanks for the idea :)
I see you using Harry Potter: The Deathly Hallows for your wall. I approve your taste in books!
wow i'm amazed by the fact that you do everything in english, i live in the netherlands and our teacher speaks a lot of english though she still explains a lot in dutch
I know this video is from YEARS ago...but this is BRILLIANT. I'm studying to become a german teacher (teaching other english speakers German language) and this is something I TOTALLY want to do with my students in the future!
That random shout by Simon though "Hey,English!" XD
Simon is an amazing teacher! I love how he gives us pointers just in case we want to be teachers too. Way to go Simon!
I love the part where he blesses the girl who is asleep in class. It was very sweet.
I don't exactly want to be a teacher in Korea (it seems really scary) but it seems like a stepping stone for living in Korea. On a funny note, when the girls speak English, they sound like my Korean friend. lawl.
***** Not all Hagwons are that way, but some can be pretty nasty like your experience.
***** really? why were you working 12 hours?!?! O.o
Great job with this video. It gives us a peek of what a korean classroom is like...eventhough this one looks REALLY nice. Wow.
learning english in primary school was exactly like that. except the board. My school was cheap.
:( I wanna be friends with Simon and Martina. They have a lot of things in common with me, but I might come off as a creepy fan. But I love a lot of their videos and have always been interested in Japanese/Korean cultures. >_> and anime, video games, etc...
This is so freaking cool. Y'all are seriously my heroes.
This is so cool haha. It's great how advanced they are in english, considering how it takes us halfway through highschool to be able to listen to instructions given in a foreign language. Plus the game was a great idea because it's not awkward, and they actually have a goal to work towards. I wish our language classes were more like this XD.
That's such a nice classroom!!!
It's true. You have to explain each step properly for students to get it. It works much better, makes them less confused, and more confident about what they're doing. I know it helps when I'm learning a new language.
This is great!!
I'm going to do it with my students!! :D
I remember being in 8th grade and the teacher actually did nothing in class, I only had one professor who taught me vocabulary. Then in high school the class was centered around literature and answering simple questions. I'm from Puerto Rico and our mother tongue is Spanish so the only way I learned was through talking with friends that lived in the US and knew English. I'm really amazed at this video If only other English teachers learned to do this kind of stuff. Props to you Simon!
This is a great video ! Please make more of these. Im now on my way to becoming an English teacher and want to teach in Korea. These help so much with the 'bag of tricks' method. This will help me know what angle to tackle lessons and get students into learning English, Many Thanks.
Simon "today, we are going to have a fun game~~!!!" Kids : (sigh).......wa... wa.... waaaa (soulless response, in Korean expression) then waaa~~~~ ;) hehe they are so cute!
Wow! you are so smart to have thought of this game! AWESOME lesson planning! they are speaking and reading english, they are having fun, and you spend less time in the front of the class talking and can interact with the students more. You were/are an awesome teacher! :)
Woah! I watched this video months before I found Simon and Martina's channel when I was deciding if I wanted to become an ESL teacher. Now I am a huge fan of theirs and had this big deja vu moment when watching this!
thank you Simon. The game is really good and the kids looked like they had good fun practicing their English. That is a really cool classroom
wow this is gold! i loved your class. Korea needs more nice teachers like you!
hes a great teacher, one of the best ive ever seen
That is a really cool idea! I can see this being used in many different teaching applications. Groovy, yo!
how would you deal with a student asleep in your classroom?
My mom worked for a school that used smartboards. Those are awesome!!
almost every school in America has those
Oh my goodness, that is the nicest classroom I have ever seen in my life. Seriously.
This is possibly the best school game I have ever seen... Useful for teaching languages like you have done and it beats so many crap "ice breaking" games. =/
Thanks for this, I'll probably use a lesson like this in the future! I'd love to hear more of your ideas.
You are an excellent teacher!!!
Is it bad that I don't understand...how do you win?
it depends. the education quality and characteristics in schools all vary in different cities. depends on if you live closer to the capital seoul, if you live in big cities or surburbans or not. that school in the vid is pretty fancy for a public school, but if it's in the capital city, then it's pretty standard
Is that a copy of deathly hallows that i see on the table?
Haha love that, I like how you incorporate pop culture into the game because so many teenagers are so immersed in it.
To be honest, you both are full of passion on teaching. in my memory, some of my oral english teachers in high school were not. They just let us to study by ourselves. Probably most of the asian students are quiet. But the main reason is the education system does not concern about the oral communication. We do not have a test of oral English. What a pity
This is what I want to do when I grow up! Thank you for motivating me even more!
I think this is amazing. Thank you for showing us how your classes used to go! I always wondered.
He reminded me a lot of my old English teacher in this video. He was one of the few decent teachers we had.
Yo! This is awesome! I actually teach Vietnamese here in Houston and I could actually use this to help the kids with their upcoming midterm! I've always done that thing where the kids come up to the board and I say the word in English and they have to write it in Vietnamese.. but I've done that every Sunday for like the past 4 months. I'm SURE they're tired by now.. this is a great alternative! Please comment below for more game ideas like this if you guys have any! Very appreciated!
Did Simon say "Do you listen to Super Junior?" If he did then YES, YES i do listen to Super Junior.
My English teacher here in the US was more old fashion but by God she was a great teacher. Really expanded my understanding for Literature and themes in stories. Well it was gifted honors, but we did see movies sometimes so it was alright. :D
quite an inspiring way to teach english, with very creative way of battleship game, loved it :)
three-big thumbs up!
This was one of my first EYK videos when I was thinking about being an English teacher in Korea. Still a great lesson plan!
so creative. turning the concept of the battleship game into an interactive learning game. GOOD TEACHER
i think it's awesome how you have those english dictonaries (assuming they are) ready at each table for the students in case they forgot a word and need to look it up :)
im SOOO!!! going to use this lesson when im an English teacher !!! thanks simon
"whoaa whooaaa WHOA" lmao xD
Your students looks soo amazed.
And one of them i think had his mouth open the whole time.
Wow ! We don't have this at my private high school in France... Korean middle school looks so cool.
korean schools are always nice as usual (:
hahah when i went to korean school in korea this summer ,
they swore like crazy , oh my goooodness .
Watching this is 2019 :) Can't wait to try this in my ESOL classroom. Thanks, Simon!
It's really cute when they seem to enjoy it lol. It's the best way to learn a language when you have fun!
The student that was looked surprised was so adorable~~~!
i would love to be your student(x
oh my god! crystal castles! I am seriously in love with you guys now
That was a fantastic teaching technique! Bravo!
I wish my English lessons were this fun back went I went to school...and the props in that classroom ae amazing! I've never seen anything this new and technologic in our schools in Italy >.>
I found this very interesting because I plan to teach English over in SK as well. The Battleship game was a pretty cool idea :)
Weeell, I'm a huge fan of both SHINee and U-Kiss, so I can't agree with you completely XD But I do agree that people should look beyond them and find other amazing artists like Jisun and Tablo (why does no one know who they are??). I'm glad I found someone who shares my thoughts!!
Holy crap that classroom is nice!
Lol Im completely amazed at how awesome that classroom looks. my high school was really old and most of the desks, textbooks, and supplies were outdated and it wasnt until i graduated that they started introducing tablets to the school. those tablets wont last i know for sure because there will always be a group of smartass students who will try to steal them.
We in Germany do basically the same, with a few exceptions (like organizational stuff, so the weaker students are able to understand them important things as well)
I came across this video by accident, but I am glad I found this. Next week, I'll be trying this with my Korean students. Can't wait!!! #MinimalLecturing #MaximumPerformance
@aussie107953 its not a private school. if youre guessing by their uniforms, in korean, all schools imply a uniform dress code after elementary school.
Simon seems like a very good teacher. :D
It is very inspiring actually.
Hi Simon and Martina! I myself am a language teacher. I am teaching Malay language in Singapore. I think the approach Simon is using here is the constructivist approach? The idea is good too. Using the battleship game to teach English language is a creative idea. Thanks for sharing guys!
cool classroom. seems like a very elite school you are teaching in. What program do you use to make those videos? doesnt it take all day to make it??
Yep :D On a K-pop Music Monday about Lee Hi, Simon mentioned that he used to teach her class English! Funny isn't it?
This is a nice classroom