Names

The majority of Korean names are 3 syllables. The family name comes before the given name instead of at the end like we're use to. Some of my students names are Kim Min Hee, Bae Dae Gun, Park Soo Jin, Lee Young Min. I call them by their given name...Min Hee, Dae Gun, Soo Jin, and Young Min. Getting use to saying and memorizing names like this was a real challenge when we first got here, but now the names sound normal to us. They often have an English name that they use during class, and some common ones are Jenny, Sally, Tom, Peter, Kevin, and Julie. While the English names are much easier to remember, I would rather them use their Korean name in class...I think they're cool.