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Best wishes during your midterm week!

Following, you will see what you should be prepared to answer on the midterm:

• What must you do when emailing anyone you do not know?
• Names of the first 10 units.  Provide an example for each unit.
• Small talk: be able to start/finish and also provide other questions and answers during a “small talk” conversation
• Name 3 websites which can help your English.  Explain what each of the websites do.
• How do you improve your English (or any language) the best?  (Hint: 3 words)
  • Provide 3 examples of how you improve your English.
• What are Brandon’s class rules?
• What is the grade composition made up of?
• What does ‘R’ stand for in the acronym ‘ER’?  What does Brandon think should be the definition of ‘R’ in the acronym?  What are possible words that the ‘E’ represents in the same acronym and may help South Korea moving forward (English, Education, Experience, Ethics, Environment, Economy, Efficiency, Effectiveness)
  • Give an example of how Relationships may help you in your life or how they have helped others in their lives.
• Tell me about 3 other students in the class in significant detail
  • Tell me the English and Korean names of 7 others in your class

This is the first installment of a series of interviews with experts in English education aimed at offering tips, trends and information related to English learning and teaching in Korea. – Ed.

In 1995, Kim Dae-kyun began teaching English reading classes in Shillim-dong in southern Seoul to earn money for studying abroad.

His decision to temporarily dabble in English education however, changed his life, and he is now regarded as one of the top TOEIC instructors in Korea.

“Since the introduction in 2006 of New TOEIC, questions have become more difficult, so students should arm themselves with real competence to get a high score,” Kim said. » Continue reading “[EYE ON ENGLISH (1)] No shortcuts in mastering TOEIC”

This is the second installment of a series of interviews with experts in English education aimed at offering tips, trends and information related to English learning and teaching in Korea. – Ed.

Yoo Su-youn, who teaches TOEIC classes at YBM e4u Language Institute in Jongno, downtown Seoul, is a star lecturer. Her classes are fully booked each month, her personal essay collection is a bestseller at local bookstores, and her annual income reaches about 2 billion won ($15 million).

The continued popularity of TOEIC, or the Test of English for International Communication, is driving her success, but Yoo said many people do not understand what the test means. » Continue reading “[EYE ON ENGLISH (2)] ‘Don’t ignore TOEIC goal’”