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I'm from the United States. I was an English, ELL and writing teacher at a private high school for ten years. I am now a nanny and private tutor. I'm hoping to move to Korea in the next year to teach, and I would like to be able to speak Korean to some extent by the time I get there. I would like to meet friends on here who are trying to learn English and whom I can help learn English in exchange.
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Poh teacher
Korean
Jun 21, 2016
You are not a bad student at all:) You did a great job! I hope to see you soon!!!! Good luck with everything!
Poh teacher
Korean
Jun 18, 2016
Thank you so much!! I'm really enjoying working with you!! You always make me laugh a lot:D See you!!!!!!
Poh teacher
Korean
Jun 7, 2016
We did a wonderful job. I'm proud of you! I'm really really happy for your improvement. See you next weekend:)
Poh teacher
Korean
Jun 1, 2016
Thank you so much!! I enjoy teaching you and ou are improving step by step:) I feel rewarded seeing your improvement! Great!! See you:)
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  • Corrected

    Windy day

    It's really windy today . >Perfect
    I feel scared on a windy days like today. > You aren't scared on just one day that is like today, so you need to make "day" plural.
    But on the other hand , I feel a little bit excited a little bit. >There should not be a space between the word "hand" and the comma. Also, we put "a little bit" before the word it modifies, in this case "excited."
    I am going to stay at home today , >You need a period, and it needs to be right after "today."
    I hope people in Kumamoto can sleep well tonight. >If this is a general wish, you don't need the "can." If your wish is because the wind might interrupt their sleep, this is perfect.
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    April 17, 2016
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  • Commented

    I taught English for ten years, and I agree with Emily.  The books that we read in high schools here are not pleasure reads, and they are often difficult for students who grew up here to understand.  She gave you a great list of the books that are read in high schools here.  Quynh's books are also good, though not necessarily mainstream here.  Some books that I either taught or remember reading include Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut, The Crucible by Arthur Miller, A Long Day's Journey into Night by Eugene O'Neil, Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy (Do not read it.  Save yourself.), The Elephant Man by Bernard Pomerance, Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, The Iliad and the Odyssey by Homer, Medea by Euripedes, The Importance of Being Earnest and Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, Lord of the Flies by William Golding, A Tale of Two Cities or Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, and Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card.  Some schools will teach courses on the Harry Potter books, and while he is banned in some schools, John Green books are very popular, especially Looking for Alaska and The Fault in Our Stars.  Also very popular in high school English classes is Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, but it is sometimes banned and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is read instead.  Huckleberry Finn would be hard to read because it is written in the vernacular of an uneducated southern boy; it gives Americans a hard time.  To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is written in the same style (though the protaganist is a girl), but is a really good book.

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    January 2, 2016
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  • Answered
    Adding "that are" to that part of the sentence changes the meaning of the sentence and requires that you add "on" to the sentence before "Congressional." "During his tenure as Chief Justice, John Marshall ruled that the Supreme Court has the power to rule Congressional acts unconstitutional," means that the Supreme Court can look at Congress's acts, declare them unconstitutional and say they cannot be enforced. It means that the Supreme Courts gets to judge whether Congress has the right to do certain things. "During his tenure as Chief Justice, John Marshall ruled that the Supreme Court has the power to rule on Congressional acts that are unconstitutional," means that the acts have already been deemed unlawful, and the Supreme Court gets to decide after the fact either that they were unlawful, or what the punishment will be. The two sentences do not mean the same thing.
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    January 2, 2016
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  • Posted
    First Writing Lesson Practice 저는 = I, or as for me I 입니다 = am 저는 로빈 입니다. = I am Robbyn. 저는 미국 사람 입니다. = I am an American. 저는 선생님 입니다. = I am a teacher.
    January 2, 2016
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  • Corrected

    I am newbie in this place.

    >> I would say, "I am new to this site."  If you're going to write it the way that you did, you need the article "a" before "newbie."  "I am a newbie."  "A" tells us that there is one of you, and is more general than "the," which would suggest you are either the only newbie here, or the newbie of newbies.  Instead of "in this place," I would say "here."  It's a website.  It's not really a place, and you can't be physically in it.  "Here" doesn't require a tricky preposition in this sentence.


    I live in Korean.

    >>"Korean" is an adjective.  It's modifies a noun.  "Korea" is the country in which you live. 

     

    I graduate University and majored in computer science.

    >> Since your graduation has already happened, you need the past tense "graduated."  It might make more sense to say, "I graduated from University with a computer science major," or, "I graduated from University.  My major was computer science."  Either connect them with a preposition that shows how they are related, or separate them completely into two different thoughts.


    I wanna find someone to help study each other.

    >>I'm not certain if you were intentionally being casual when you used "wanna."  I would use that texting with my friends.  I would not use it in any sort of business or school writing.  Also, the "each other" needs to come before the "study," otherwise, you're suggesting you and your language partner will be studying one another, not the languages.  It should look like, "I want to find someone so that we can help each other study." "So that" is a conjunction that connects the idea that you're looking for someone with why you are looking for that person. 


    I can help you to study korean.

    >>Other than "Korean" needing to start with a capital letter, this is okay.  It could also be written as, "I can help you study Korean."  The "to" is not necessary here, and most native speakers would not use it.

    If you're speak English and study Korean, please contact me.

    >> "You're" means "you are."  There is no need for the "are" here.  I would write this as, "If you speak English are studying Korean, please contact me."  I would use "are studying" because it is the present continuous tense, and you are looking for someone who is currently in the process of studying Korean and plans to keep studying it in the near future.


    Thank you.

     

    >>Despite the fact that I made a lot of comments, this was really good.  Your message was clearly conveyed, and that is really important.  Every suggestion I made was purely about grammar.  Keep going! You're doing really well.

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    November 25, 2015
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