Report from a Korean Facilitator
Pangaea creates multilingual community sites, which are in frequent
contact exchanging news. After last week's activity session between
Seoul and Yoyogi, one facilitator in Seoul made a comment that I'd
like to share with everyone.
Below is a summary...
"I learned English knowing that it's a way for people to communicate. However, I discovered that just using English to communicate is not enough to break the language and culture barrier. In our webcam activities with Japan, we didn't use any English words or speak any English. We were instead able to exchange our thoughts using only pictures through the games we played. I think it's great that we're teaching the children that learning English is not the only means of communicating with foreigners.
Returning home on the train after Pangaea, I was pretty tired. But, I'll be looking forward to our next session for the next month with joy and anticipation. I'm becoming more and more of a Pangaea fan! ^^"
Below is a summary...
"I learned English knowing that it's a way for people to communicate. However, I discovered that just using English to communicate is not enough to break the language and culture barrier. In our webcam activities with Japan, we didn't use any English words or speak any English. We were instead able to exchange our thoughts using only pictures through the games we played. I think it's great that we're teaching the children that learning English is not the only means of communicating with foreigners.
Returning home on the train after Pangaea, I was pretty tired. But, I'll be looking forward to our next session for the next month with joy and anticipation. I'm becoming more and more of a Pangaea fan! ^^"
Posted by: yumi | 1. Activity Report
