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The first week of class is over. They have been some of the longest four days of my life.
A quick summary -
I had to teach about something that I knew on the second day. I got nervous and lost my train of thought. I got really frustrated and for a few hours after class, I was in the worst of moods. I had not really connected with anyone, and pretty much decided that I had made the wrong decision in coming here.
That night we met our class and observed an instructor teach. Thursday, I taught for 20 minutes, and though I was nervous, there were some moments when I actually enjoyed myself. In our feedback session, the instructor and other trainees said they did not notice that I was nervous (fooled 'em!).
We all went out to the pub afterwards, and I realized that I had underestimated a lot of the people in my class. Everyone is interested in getting to know the other trainees, and I think that I am connecting better with them than I thought I would. They are all very open. I think most of them really do love teaching and are enjoying themselves in the classroom. I am not at this point, but I am hoping that I find that I enjoy it, too.
We all went out again last night after class, and went to a couple of bars. The sun starts coming up at 4 here, and we did not get back to the hostel until 5, so the sun was coming up. I have a journal due on Monday about my experience learning a language when the teacher does not speak English. I am also teaching on Monday for 40 minutes on the present perfect tense. I am NOT happy about that. No going out for me tonight.
A quick summary -
I had to teach about something that I knew on the second day. I got nervous and lost my train of thought. I got really frustrated and for a few hours after class, I was in the worst of moods. I had not really connected with anyone, and pretty much decided that I had made the wrong decision in coming here.
That night we met our class and observed an instructor teach. Thursday, I taught for 20 minutes, and though I was nervous, there were some moments when I actually enjoyed myself. In our feedback session, the instructor and other trainees said they did not notice that I was nervous (fooled 'em!).
We all went out to the pub afterwards, and I realized that I had underestimated a lot of the people in my class. Everyone is interested in getting to know the other trainees, and I think that I am connecting better with them than I thought I would. They are all very open. I think most of them really do love teaching and are enjoying themselves in the classroom. I am not at this point, but I am hoping that I find that I enjoy it, too.
We all went out again last night after class, and went to a couple of bars. The sun starts coming up at 4 here, and we did not get back to the hostel until 5, so the sun was coming up. I have a journal due on Monday about my experience learning a language when the teacher does not speak English. I am also teaching on Monday for 40 minutes on the present perfect tense. I am NOT happy about that. No going out for me tonight.