Week 12 Journal..

1.Do you think "teaching English Through English" is necessary in public school english class? Give us your opinion and supporting reasons.

Teaching English through English??
I think this is a good way in which a teacher teaches English to students, because it is just the English that we learn. Let me put it this way. People say you should look up an English-English dictionary when you face an English word which you do not know well, not an English-Korean dictionary. It is bacause we can not grasp the delicate meaning of the word through an English-Korean. For this reason, I think teaching English through English can deliver the word meaning the most.


2. Which English teachers do you think is better for our students, native speakers of English, or Korean English teachers? Why?

I think it does not matter whether your English teacher should be native speakers of English, or Korean English teachers. I think it is the ability to teach English that counts, not where you are from. I guess it is our misson to improve yourself to be a better teacher, regardless of your nationality.


3.How do you think will our English class be changed in the future? How do you ( as 사범대생) prepare for future English education in Korea?

I think talking in English in class would be the mainstream in the future. As I said above, it is because I suppose it is a good way that teaching and learning in English is the most efficient method. For me to be fitted into this way, I guess I should research how to teach English efficiently. For example, learning leading methods in foreign country or taking class like TESOL.