I made a spectacular personal discovery a month ago. And I say “personal” only because when I search the topic online it appears as though everyone else, from print media to the blogosphere, is in-the-know. I missed the press release, obviously.
But no matter, because this is the type of announcement that is, unlike most other [...]
Archive for March, 2009
Word for Word pt. 5
Posted in South Korea, Word for Word, tagged English Academy, Engrish, ESL, Hagwon, Luigi, Rockhopper Penguin, South Korea, teaching ESL, translation on March 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Lest you think my students are only capable of techno-brutalized Engrish sentences, I thought I should make mention of a few instances where the electronic translator, well, worked…kind of.
Ex #1
Usually, after working through a new reading passage with my students, I request that they create sentences using their newly acquired vocabulary. Try as I might [...]
On Aging (and latent notions of heroism)
Posted in Miscellaneous, South Korea, tagged Aging, Alan Bradley, Bathhouse, Cohen Brothers, Donatello, ESL, Growing Old, Hagwon, Jjimjilbang, Korea, Korean Bath, Lance Armstrong, neurosis, Ninja Turtles, South Korea, Steven Spielberg, teaching ESL, underachievement on March 1, 2009 | 8 Comments »
“Your late twenties are all about coming to terms with your own mediocrity.” So said my minutely older friend a few months ago, before resigning his body to the lulling heat of the green-tea bath, sliding out of sight beneath the water’s shimmering, yellow-green surface. I wanted to object, to muster a bold retort. I [...]
