This year I'm teaching EFL to adults who are fresh(wo)men. I didn't know what to expect because most of them haven't attended any school for decades, so I was quite nervous and lost on the first day.
The only thing that was clear to me was that it had to be one hundred percent English in a friendly and safe atmosphere. Although they looked quite scared, I could teach without using any Spanish or Catalan.
It should be noted that after mimicking and smiling and drawing on the board for two hours, my energy was completely out. However, it was worth it because... do you know what? One of my students, my eighty-seven-year-old student, told me in the end: "For me this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn English and I'm glad to be your pupil."
Moral? 'Living' rather than 'surviving' I should have said.
Hi little sister! I'm glad to see you by the blogosphere.... I'm sure that this old woman of your class will learn a lot and probably she also will be one of your best students of always. This case is an great example for all of us.
ReplyDeleteWell, excuse my mistakes in english but I just would like to give you my welcome and I hope that you'll post often. Keep me posted.
Me voy a corriendo a cocinar la pasta, que estaréis a punto de llegar... chao!
Thanks a lot. You do really well!!
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