I started observing classes today. So far I have observed 6 classes (between two different schools). The classes are a lot different then my TEFL course... but many of the basic principles still apply. Since these classes are all children.... we play a lot of games.....I think today is the first time I have seen dodgeball used to teach English... and played in a mall classroom, but it worked.
The other foreign teachers here are really nice. I am getting to pick up a lot of games from them..... while observing them for the next few days.
For one of the classes I observed today we got to take a field trip to the supermarket below the school ( I was lucky, field trips don't happen often). It was a lot of fun.... and actually helped me out a good bit, since almost everything is completely labeled in Chinese and we wanted to get students to say thing English word for things we were able to pick up random shit and bit like.... whats this? But damn did we cause a scene.... the fact that I still have not seen another foreigner walking the street and I get stared at everywhere anyway.... when two foreigners walk in a super market with 13 Chinese kids.... people really look and some freak out.. and some start asking you (or the kids) questions. Luckily we also had two Chinese teacher with us and Adam ( the other teacher) can speak Chinese pretty well. The little trip was a lot of fun. One of the teachers took a bunch of pictures..... I will see if I can get them from her.
LOL!
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of 'freaking out'? What were they asking the kids?
You need to find a chinese tutor.
I have a Chinese tutor... I just haven't started lessons yet. So ya... I have no clue what they were asking the kids.... the two Chinese teachers that were with us usually handled it.
ReplyDeleteMostly they were just like stopping and pointing... or following us around... or running up to the kids and asking them stuff (probably "wtf is going on?" or "who are the foreigners")