The teaching has been going well, for the most part. As
expected, the all-girl classes are easier to manage than all-guy classes. I
would say that maybe half of my students are legitimately interested in
learning English and the rest are just along for the ride. When I have them
play a game, they all seem to enjoy. But of course, this isn’t always the best
way to learn, so I have to work around it. For some classes, I use more of a
British accent, as they find it easier to understand. Thankfully, I don’t find
it too difficult fake. You just have to keep your nose up.
Recently I’ve shown up to a few classes without a clue of
what I was going to talk about, and it seemed to play out just fine. The
classes become more interesting once I’ve gotten over answering the awkward
first date questions. Although, today I had a “get to know you” with some
intelligent students at the middle school and one of them asked, “Do you
vacation for relaxation or pleasure?” Now that’s a great question!
I look forward
to picking up after the break with more comfortable expectations and a better awareness
of effective teaching methods.
I know what you mean, I had classes where my powerpoint/lesson plan was erased, then I'd have 40 silent Chinese stares watching while I improvised a lesson. It's great practice haha. I wish I could have seen you teaching with a British accent
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