Making New English Speaking Friends

Friend Making Tips Introduce yourself with a “firm” handshake and smile. – “Nice to meet you. My name is Chun Sam.” Remember you do not need to bow or show respect to people older than you in western culture. There is only a hanbok in Korea! Try to keep eye contact and open body language when you speak to your new friend.

Good Conversation Topics Sports Hobbies Weather Family Media - films, books, magazines, etc. Travel Hometown Job – but not salary Music Celebrities Appearance- I like you hair/shoes/jacket.

Bad Conversation Topics Salary - how much do you make? Politics - wait to you get to know the person better Boyfriend/Girlfriend Religion – What religion are you? Age- How old are you? Martial status- Are you married? When will you get married? Why are you not married? Stereotypes ( 고정관념 )- Can you use chopsticks? Do you like spicy food? Appearance- ‘You have a small face/ high nose’

Practice with a friend- one on one Pretend your friend is from a different country and introduce yourself to them. – Firm handshake – Smile – Use open body language – Ask who, what, when, where, why, how questions End the conversation- ‘I enjoyed talking to you but I must be going now.’ (shake hands again) Try keeping the conversation going as long as you can!

Approaching a group of people Get in groups of 4. Pretend one of you is interested in approaching the group for the first time. ‘Excuse me (smile). Do you mind if I sit with you?’ Introduce yourself and shake hands with everyone at the table one by one. ‘Hi my name is _____. Nice to meet you. What is your name?’ Tip: Try to remember everyone’s name Ask people at the table who, what, when, where, why questions. People at the table should ask the new person questions as well. When you are ready to leave- (smile and shake hands with everyone). ‘Excuse me. I have to go but it was nice meeting all of you.’

What do you call this person?

When to use the word “foreign”? This word means “not belong” and has a negative feeling to it. Example- There is a foreign object in my ear. The x-ray shows a foreign object inserted in the stomach.

Common Mistakes “Foreigner” is a word that describes someone who does not belong. Calling someone a foreigner can make people feel bad.

Remember that we are all the same. Instead of using the word foreigner you can just say man, woman, kid or person, French woman, Brazilian man. Set an example for others and help correct your friends too!

Go to the website or attend another meeting listed in this PPT. Sign up and make a profile- picture, short introduction and RSVP ( 예약 ) if you attend a meetup.com event Attend a “meetup” and make two new English speaking (Non-Korean) friends. (This is not an interview/do not tell anyone this is “homework”) Take a group picture (or videos) with your new friends and talk about your experience in a presentation (3 minutes per student) for class. (No PowerPoint text) Do not use the word foreigner in your speech. Every student must make different friends- we should be seeing pictures of different people. Do not attend with your friends from this class! Turn in a one paragraph paper (using the correct format) talking about your experience at the meetup and include pictures. (Times New Roman, Double Spaced, Indented Paragraphs, Wide Margins, Name/ID/class in top right corner) Make new English Speaking Friends.

Grading for Writing (5%) Capitalization ____/10 Structure/Format ______/10 12 point, Times New Roman, double-spaced, name/class in the top right corner, indented paragraphs, wide margins, words And/Because sentences ______/10 Sentences should not be started with And/Because as discussed in class. Spelling/Usage/Grammar ______/20 Number of spelling, grammar mistakes and wrong word usages.

Recommended Meetups Sunday Bilingual Toastmasters (3-5PM Gangnam) – Chunsam used to attend this meetup. The people here will be nice to you if you say you are Chunsam’s student!

Recommended Meetups Korea International Volunteers – Help people and make new friends! One Circle Community Meditation -Learn about meditation in English World of Wisdom -Listen to a lecture about philosophy in a friendly environment

Recommended Meetups Runsploring Seoul – Go for a run in one of Seoul’s beautiful parks and make new friends! Itaewon Toastmasters -Practice public speaking a leadership in English

Recommended Meetups Awesome Talk International Café! Go to a café and talk to your new friends! Say you are Chunsam’s student and the owner will be very kind to you! Seoul Toastmasters at Jongro TOZ Practice English public speaking skills. SOMOS Learn about Latin American cultures and make friends.

Other Options Yeouido Toastmasters Learn public speaking and leadership skills in English. Yeouido Station, exit 3, HP Building 20th floor (7.30pm every Friday), Seoul, Korea

Other Options The Seoul English Party (Friday or Saturday) Language Exchange in Hongdae or Gangnam

Other Options English Church Service (Sunday) Hwa Gye Sa Buddhism Talk (Sunday Program-Free)

Goals For This Project Have a ‘new cultural experience’- experience is the best teacher! Practice social/people skills Be an ambassador and represent Korea! Use English in a ‘real world’ environment (don’t bring books or dictionaries)

More Tips Do not go to the meetup the night before your presentation- sometimes events are cancelled at the last minute. Try to remember and call people by their names- ‘the sweetest word in any language is someone’s name.’ In emergency situation call Chunsam

(Up to four points +4) Attend regular meetups (starting now 4 times = +4) and write a one paragraph, half page journal entry summarizing your experience each time you attend. Print pictures and attach them to your journal. Be sure to include the date and time of each meetup. (By June 8 th /9th) Extra Credit

Example Picture