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This morning at the bright and early hour of 2.10am I had my EPIK interview.

It went OK, but I am a little bit disappointed! I’m not entirely sure I managed to a lot of my points across, and I think I rambled a little bit which is probably very very bad since my hiring depends on my ability to clearly express myself in English. D’oh

It’s not that I didn’t have any answers; simply that I could have been more concise with them.

I was quite tired since I didn’t sleep and had had a busy day. (Christening, followed by a friend’s BBQ), so that is my defence, nevertheless I still think I could have sensibly prepared myself a bit more beforehand. I’ve obviously researched so much and am dedicated to the job and moving to SK, however it’s how well I showed that on the spot, in an interview at 2am that I found difficult!

My interviewer did however praise my lesson plan and application, so hopefully they will go easy on me & give me a placement!

Fingers crossed, I’ll find out in a few days whether I’ve got it.

Steven

What’s a good hit-counter for Tumblr? Because my current one says my blog has had 15,000 hits which seems a bit far off..! 

Finally completed my application for working in Seoul (the state government has an additional application procedure).

I had to send them a lesson plan! I decided to to the topic on the environment, drawing heavily on this website: Postcards From The Future.

I thought it’d combine pictures of London, with practice of the future tense and topical vocab on the environment! Hope they like it and hope that the environment & climate change aren’t taboo subjects… eek! (You never know!)

Anyway, fingers crossed I get an interview!

Over & out!

PS I found this useful website for TEFL’ers & teachers generally! Teach Kids News! It has a Canadian bent, but that’s not a bad thing :)

After frantically getting together my references and devising my own “teaching philosophy” (necessary for the final stage of the EPIK application) I’ve submitted the first bits and pieces to try and secure an interview! All very exciting. Not sure how long it’ll take to hear back about whether I get an interview but hopefully it’ll be sooner rather than later, though secretly I’d rather it was after the bulk of my exams! (So this time in 2/3 weeks).

PS: Only had one exam so far, but it went well! Wish me luck for the rest, and wish me luck on getting an interview, as well! Can’t be taking things for granted, now!

I bought my first proper camera yesterday: a Nikon D3100! It’s a fab little beginner’s DSLR. 

Since I’m planning on the adventure of a lifetime I figured I should make sure I’m able to document it properly!

There’s the first, admittedly rather naff, picture I’ve taken on it! It’s really simple to use which is the main reason I bought it - it has a great ‘Guide’ mode that takes you though all the settings. I’ve not even had it 24 hours and I’m already feeling really confident when I use it! Will be sure to upload more practice pics when I get a chance to properly use it, after revision.

In other news, I had a good ol chat with EPIK people this morning. Feeling really excited and a lot more confident about how I’ll bear up in Korea, over 1000 TEFL people will be beginning August, and they ensure you all get to know one-another, especially during two week orientation period meaning the teachers get a great support network. Hopefully I’ll get a job with them!

Over & out!

I’ve begun applying for EPIK, the Korean state school programme. I’m a little worried because I could well get posted out in the sticks, but it’s worth a shot, I guess. Apparently placements are first come first serve, so hopefully I’ve not left it too late.