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K-4/5 1~2 3~4 5~6 7~8 9~11
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Korean StudentsTotal 24 students in Luverne
English vs KoreanWords Order
English Korean
S + V + C S + C + V
S + V + O S + O + V
S + V + O + C S + O + C + V
Koreans need processing time to rearrange the words in the sentences.
Accent & Pronunciation
Korean words has almost no accent
Korean has no V(F) and TH sound
Students may use wrong accents or
will pronounce very flatly.
Students may pronounce Pader for
Father and Sink for Think.
Yes/ No answering
Question form Answer Meaning
Positive Yes Yes
” No No
Negative Yes No
” No Yes
*Try not to use negative questions
to avoid confusions.
TERMINOLOGY
MATH, BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY
English terms are strange for them
ENGLISH INSTRUCTIONS in TESTS are difficult
To understand at the first stage
Means to communicateSPEAKING• SPEAK very SLOWLY• Emphasize the KEY WORDS• WRITE down and let one READ
HEARING• Be patient WAITING until one answers• LET the student WRITE down the word (accent or pronunciation may differ)
*Assign a best friend to help/ shadow one
TEST/ EXAM
For the first 6 months,
it is desirable to
send the students to ESL classwith their exam papers
When they have exams.
Let them use English-Korean dictionary.