Yvette Denise Murdoch, Author at EFL Magazine

December 2019, Teachers Stories12/12/2019

We-ism: Consensus and Unity Spirit

We-ism is a critical cultural concept of Korea, and much of the rest of Asia, promoting group consensus and activity, over the assertion of…

An EFL Teacher's Guide, July 2019, Student's Perspective, Teachers Stories, Where I Teach08/07/2019

Understanding Noonchi (Nunchi) Culture for Teachers in Korea

By Yvette Denise Murdoch

by Yvette Murdoch and Cheryl (Farzana)Hyland For many generations, Koreans have placed great emphasis on age and social status. This has arisen from the…

How to Teach, November 2018, Teachers Stories09/11/2018

Why Learn Students’ Names?

By Yvette Denise Murdoch

By Yvette Denise Murdoch In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, conflict between families brings Juliet to call upon Romeo to forsake his Montague name so…

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