Thursday, July 29, 2010

I took two Chinese guys and two Korean guys camping a couple weekends ago. I believe it was the first time for all of them. The guys loved fishing, so the plan was to catch our food, although we brought some back-up supplies. But the trip was also good exercise for their English, since English was the common language the five of us spoke. I gave them a guide to identifying fish and knowing the criteria to keep them. They used this guide to discuss, sometimes argue, which fish they caught. It was a blast overall, with a bonus of learning for them and me. I think I will incorporate nature guides in lesson plans and, if possible, some sort of outdoor field trip, most likely not camping but maybe the zoo.

2 comments:

  1. Derek,

    That sounds like a lot of fun! I may borrow this idea (maybe in a different form, I'm not a fisherman) sometime. Maybe grocery shopping! (You know me and food, lol).

    Glad you had such a great time. Keep us posted on the next adventure.

    Erica

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  2. I don't even know all different types of fish in Korean, but it sounds fun! Recognizing ediable ones seems the highest priority for them.

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