Category Archives: ESL

A collection of thoughts

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Mica

Crap! It’s already Wednesday, which means that this week is flying by. What this post will lack in cohesion (or is it coherence?), it makes up for in variety. On Students: Most of the time, teaching ESL is awesome because … Continue reading →

Posted in ESL, Korean language, travel, ukulele | 8 Comments

Let it snow!

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Mica

Big final project due tomorrow at 1pm, yikes! However, I wanted to share some snowflakes that I made this past week and weekend. I have a hard time imagining mirror images, as evidenced by the following snowflake. I tried to make … Continue reading →

Posted in ESL, running, silliness | 2 Comments

Need a little Christmas now

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Mica

Yesterday was the last day of classes for the fall semester, so Finals Period has officially begun! I have been trying to strike a balance of work (classes and grading) and some fun, particularly holiday festivities. On Tuesday, Kya and … Continue reading →

Posted in baking, classes, ESL, friends, rants | 2 Comments

Here comes the surge!

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Mica

From babysitting to this: This week is all about TA duties for the upcoming semester. Specifically, I am administering tests to international students who are arriving at the university. On one hand, it is interesting to talk to them and … Continue reading →

Posted in ESL | 1 Comment

Korean family dinner

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Mica

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there in the world, especially to mine! This morning, I ran four miles with fellow River-to-River teammate Emily: 9:22 9:04 9:02 8:56 This evening, I had a homemade Korean dinner. One of … Continue reading →

Posted in being a better Korean, ESL, food, friends, love, running | 2 Comments

Marathon outfit & summer haircut

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Mica

Oh, hey! The marathon is coming up this weekend. Do you think I should wear this outfit? No? Not so much? Is it the socks? Tonight, one of our professors hosted a pizza party to celebrate the end of the … Continue reading →

Posted in ESL, friends | 4 Comments

Celebrations

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Mica

Tuesday was the penultimate day of the semester, but it was our last day of Korean class. Our teacher brought us a ton of Korean snacks: Korean was my favorite class this semester, so I made sure to get a … Continue reading →

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Teacher gifts

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Mica

Last week, during individual conferences, one of my students gave me two presents: (우리 학생한테서 선물을 받았어요.) On the left is a decorated ballpoint pen. No, I have no idea what the Korean says. The item on the right is … Continue reading →

Posted in ESL | 4 Comments

Student feedback

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Mica

We finally got the results of our student feedback forms from last semester. Most of my students just filled out the Likert-scale questions (Strongly agree to strongly disagree), which are good for gauging my effectiveness as an instructor. (They filled … Continue reading →

Posted in classes, ESL | 9 Comments

Korean class

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Mica

Tomorrow evening (7pm-9pm, yuck!) is my final for introductory Korean. While I was reviewing the material for the exam, I was surprised to see how much I have learned over the course of the semester. Then I remembered how little … Continue reading →

Posted in being a better Korean, classes, ESL, Korean language | 4 Comments