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     Our last lesson was the  cheating  lesson then we had a break for a couple of weeks due to the midterm exams. During the  transport  lesson one of the students mentioned how he 'needed' a car, in fact, he 'needed' two cars, maybe even three. This information surprised another student from a different country. The exchange between the two students got me thinking about necessities and what our students value, and do different cultures value the same things?  The class was for two hours with international students studying a variety of different majors at a Korean university. All the students have an IELTS score of 5.5 or above. I will continue to use Bloom's   as a guide for my activities. I have 50 students spread over three classes. For this lesson on necessities, I modified, or some would more accurately say, stole ideas from a  National Geographic textbook . The class started with some warm-up questions.  Class 101. The ques...

    All students at my university must take four semesters of English classes. For the native Korean students, this consists typically of conversation classes. The textbooks used are full of the standard fare of topics (greetings, family, daily routines, etc.), which have been taught to Korean students since the 3rd grade of elementary school. In the last couple of years, we have seen an influx of international students at the university, and just like the Korean students, they have to take four semesters of English classes. These international students have a minimum CEFR level of B2, their subject classes are delivered in English, and many come from English-speaking countries. It was decided that a new English course was needed for these international students and that it was my job to design the course, happy days.      From consultations with students and other professors, we decided to embark on a more general education course that would involve task-b...