I mentioned this in November, but I didn't provide many details and now I have them. Pastor Shine is a man I met at a conference in Seoul in October. His church is Tongtan.
He and his parishioners really, really want to have some more volunteer help teaching five elementary school kids and five middle school kids conversational English. The absolute best time for this would be between 1500 and 1600 on a Saturday, and I guess the site will be the church.
Already on the job are two Nepalese who worked for several years in an English office in Nepal, so their English is good, but the Pastor is worried that they do not have a native accent. One hard and fast requirement is to be able to work with these teachers from Nepal! Their pronunciation may be roughly the same as that of Indians.
From what I know, this is a very wonderful group of Christian people who are trying to make their community grow and they are committed to having their children learn English well. Now who is willing to give this serious thought? Remember, from 1500 to 1600 on Saturdays, plus of course some preparation time to be a good teacher. Who will step up and be a volunteer to do this? - John Decker, retired BMC, hoping to return to Osan in October 2009.