BUFS TTP Fall 2012

This is a group blog for instructors and trainees in the Busan University of Foreign Studies Teacher Training Program (Fall 2012).

Courses

• Classroom English
• Computer Assisted Language Learning
• Cultural Understanding
• Drama
• Extensive Reading
• Korean Culture in English
• Listening
• Multiple Skills Fluency
• Outdoor Activity
• Practicum
• Pronunciation Clinic
• Speaking
• Survival English
• Writing
  
  

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  EVO 2013 - January 14~ February 17, 2013
  Call for Participation/Session Info
  Sunday 1400UTC/11pm KST:  Kickoff Webcast

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Sacramento Survival Guide

View Full Size TTP in Sacramento Google Map

Xena's Map

TTP Alumni Community

Sacramento Weather

Jeff's U.S. Phone#
(575) 233-7383
(forwards to my Google Talk)

CSUS Website

CSUS Campus Map

CSUS Campus Tour Videos All Videos
Sacramento Schools - Middle Schools  High Schools
Middle Schools:   Kit Carson      Sutter
High Schools:    Folsom  Laguna Creek

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 Places of Interest

Accommodations

• Quality Inn Expo
• Quality Inn Expo on Google Maps

Shopping

• Arden Fair Mall    Directory   Arden Fair Mall on Black Friday
• Folsom Premium Outlets. (become a VIP)
• Macy's  
• Nordstrom  Nordstrom Rack
• Marshall's  Facebook Page  & Fan Finds
• Target
• Forever 21
• Kids - Gymboree  OshKosh B'Gosh
• Walgreen's Medicine Cabinet
• Downtown Plaza Map (K St & 8th St. Station)
• Sacramento Craigslist
  
  Shopping Research
  - Shopping.google.com
  - amazon.com

Books

• Barnes & Noble 1725 Arden Way Map
• Border's 2339 Fair Oaks Blvd Map

Coupons & Guides

• Videos from SouthernSavers.com
  Offprice Shopping (TJ Maxx/Marshalls)
  CVS Shopping
  Target Coupon Shopping
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•  Coupons   Weekly Circulars
  http://findnsave.sacbee.com/Coupons

Restaurants

• Red Lobster
• Outback
• Baja Fresh  Menu
• Applebee's   Menu
• Chili's  Menu
• Cafe Europa    Menu
• Chevy's Fresh Mex Menu  reviews
• Denny's   Menu
• Saigon Bay
• Habit Burger Menu
• Thai Fusion  Menu
• Cheesecake Factory   Menu
• Panda Express  Menu
• Buca di Beppo  menu
• Peet's Coffee  Menu

Restaurants Near Campus Yahoo Directory

• CSUS Dining
• Hoppy Brewing - Brunch Lunch Dinner Dessert Beer
• The Pita Pit Menu
• Jamba Juice 

Grocery Shopping: Yahoo Directory

• Koreana Plaza  Specials
• Safeway  Weekly Specials
• Save Mart - Specials 
• Whole Foods
• Trader Joe's
• Smile Food Market (Korean) 2948 Bradshaw Rd Map

Transportation Info

• Korean Air Baggage Info
• TSA Info (3-1-1 Rules)
• Sacramento Regional Transit
  
  • Online Trip Planner
  • System Map (Busses)
  • Light Rail System Map
  • Fares & Tickets
  
  

Travel & Airfare Search

Kayak.com - mutli-search site for flights, hotels, & car rental

Southwest.com - affordable regional airline Rapping Attendant 
Hotels.com - Accomodations Search

Sacramento Taxi Fare Finder

Taxi Fare Finder

SuperShuttle

Sacramento Guides

• WikiTravel
• Museum Guide
• SacramentoTours.net
• Hello Sacramento
• VirtualTourist
• TripAdvisor.com
• Las Vegas Free Attractions * Vegas Shows * Vegas Strip

Shoe Size Conversion

Clothing Conversion

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American Schools - Videos & Information

Sacramento Schools - Middle Schools High Schools
Middle Schools: Kit Carson Sutter  (KC Video, Sutter Video #2 )
High Schools: Folsom Laguna Creek (Folsom Faculty,  Students)

--------Trainee Videos------------
Sony's (August 2011)
EunJin's Food Tour (Summer 2011)

------------School Tour Videos------------

Welcome to Lemme Elementary School


John Morse Waldorf Method Elementary School (Sacramento)


Spring Mill Elementary



Fay Elementary School (San Diego)



Daniel Webster Middle School



Bettendorf Middle School




Back to School: Tips for entering Middle School




Manalapan High School Virtual Tour



Madison High School




Tualatin High School Freshman Orientation September 2010



Fashion & Style Tips for Teachers



How to dress on the job

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• U.S. Teacher Salaries
• Sources of Education Funding

Korean Culture in English Resources

Cultural Artifacts

• Korea.net Guide to Korean Culture
• Wikipedia Overview of Korean Culture
• Korean History
• Contemporary culture of South Korea
• Korean art
• Korean_clothing
• Korean cuisine
•  Korean martial arts
• Korean dance
• Korean architecture
• Korean pottery and porcelain
•  Religion in Korea
• Sport in South Korea
• K-pop
• Korean cinema
• Korean literature (until 1948),  South Korean literature (after 1948)
• History of science and technology in Korea
• National Treasures of Korea
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_of_Korea-related_articles_(All)
• Quizzes about Korea
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Proverbs, Sayings, & Folks Tales

• http://ezcorean.com/korean_vocabulary/korean_proverbs_set_one
• http://ingenira.hubpages.com/hub/Korean-Proverbs
• http://kkurotchenko.blogspot.kr/2010/09/korean-idioms-and-korean-proverb.html
• Korean Proverbs Quizlet FlashCards
• Korean Folk Tales (Google Doc)
• Korean Folks Tales (pdf)
• Korean Sayings (google doc)

Articles

• Korean Wave

Blog Posts

• Cultural Taboos and Native English Teachers in South Korean Public Schools
• Teaching English in Korea - A Westerner's Guide to Korean Culture, Good Manners, and Approximately Correct Social Behavior
• New Foreign English Teachers in Korean Public Schools -- One Foreign Instructor's Take On Some Major Cultural Differences
• http://koreanlanguagesandculture.blogspot.kr/2010/01/explaining-bad-korean-english.html

Discussion of Guest English Teacher Expectations

• Sample EPIK Contract (English Only)
• Sample EPIK Contract (Korean & English)