August 11, 2010

• Endings and beginnings

  I've spent the last six weeks teaching on a summer school program at the college I work in part time. It's been a wonderful experience as it's reminded me of just why I enjoy teaching so much. I have had two groups, one Pre Intermediate and the other Upper Intermediate. Both groups have been a joy to teach and great fun to be with too. Sadly all good things come to an end and I saw the Pre Int. group today for the last time and I'll be saying farewell to the other group on Friday. The best thing about the experience is teaching a multi-lingual group of people of all ages and backgrounds; I have two Catholic nuns from Sri Lanka in one group sitting next to, and getting on very well, a Muslim woman from Iran! It's been so refreshing to work with people who are motivated and willing to take part in their own learning process - you would assume that as the courses are not free that you could guarantee that students would be motivated, but not so!

  I'm really going to miss them all but what fun it has been!

  Once this is all over I have about two weeks before I start back at the college on the standard teaching program. I am thrilled that the College has offered me more classes this year than last. It seems I'm being rewarded for my work with an especially difficult mixed ability group last teaching year - but then you know that already having moaned about them previously!! I've been offered classes at a much higher level than previously and this is wonderful but also a little bit scary as there is a very real chance that the people I am teaching will have a much better knowledge of English grammar than I have!

  Still, I'm going into the new academic year with something interesting ahead of me.

   

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