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Are college tuitions fees /
language school costs reasonable? Is it worth the money? |
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Would you consider
studying abroad? |
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Why is it sometimes
very difficult to speak another language? |
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What are the qualities
of a good student? |
| LEARNING
ENGLISH |
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What are some good
ways to learn English? |
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How long should
you keep the same teacher? |
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Would you rather
have an American Korean (with perfect English) or a native
English speaker with no Korean language knowledge)? |
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Who has the best
accent (understandability / nicest sound / most desirable to
have) Yanks / Canuks / Brits / Aussies / Irish (tell 'em that
people find the Irish accent sexy) |
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In real life situations
what the most difficult situation: Slang / Speed / Impatience
/ ... |
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What are the qualities
of a good teacher? |
| SCHOOL |
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Are most schools
coeducational in your country? |
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Are women encouraged
to pursue education? |
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Did you have difficulty
with school work / what about at uni? |
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What was your favorite
class in high school? Why do you like it? |
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Do you think your
teachers give too much homework? |
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How much is too
much homework? How should the homework load be managed? |
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How much free time
does a high school student in your country have? |
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Are there any subjects/classes
you wanted to study but they weren't available at your school/college? |
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What do you think
of home-schooling? Do parents home-school their children in
your country? |
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Do you know anyone
who was home-schooled? |
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Do you know anyone
who does not know how to read or write? |
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Which high schools
and colleges are the best in your country? |
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Which high schools
and colleges are not so good in your country? |
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Do you think your
school was a good one? Why/why not? |
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Are foreign languages part
of the curriculum? If so, which languages? |
| OTHER
SKILLS LEARNT AT SCHOOL |
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else is learned? |
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social skills /
how to get along with others / avoid bully |
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how to think for
yourself |
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how to follow a
schedule |
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how to organize
your time |
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how to speak with
confidence |
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how to get independent
from your family |
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how to respect /deal
with authority |
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learn critical thought
(not in Korea though! - rote learning) |
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What social group
were you in?
- jock / cheer-leader / sports freak
- geek / nerd
- goody-two-shoes
- freak / goth / quiet one
- clown
- bully |
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Did you learn outside
skills / sports / extra-curricular stuff |
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Is there anything
you regret doing at school / not doing? (e.g. working too hard
/ not having enough fun / not dating enough / being a mean
bully / ...) |
| UNIVERSITY |
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What was your major? |
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Are there good colleges
in your country? |
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Do you think it
is easier to learn as a child or as an adult? |
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Do you think that
most parents influence what university their child will attend?
- Who selects the college you will attend
- you
or your parents? |
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What are some important
factors in determining which college to attend? |
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Is it difficult
for people without a college education to get good jobs where
you live? Does education guarantee a good job? |
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Once you graduate
from a university should you stop learning? |
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What are some ways
a person can continue to learn? |
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Which is more important,
the essential skills in life you've learned to develop on your
own or the artificial structure in college about the "real" life? |
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We should not just
prepare for life, but live it. Do you agree? |
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What kind of world
do you think this would be if people never went to school? |
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Why do you think
people become teachers? |
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Do you think teachers
are paid enough? |
