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K-4/5 1~2 3~4 5~6 7~8 9~11

Boy

Girl

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.