We are officially done with our first week of classes! I'm already enjoying teaching way more than I originally anticipated. Here's a break down of my students...
Junior 1s are the youngest students on campus, about the US equivalent of 7th graders (but they look much younger). They know little to zero English and are absolutely adorable. For my students, I am probably the first foreigner they have ever seen. As a result, they go nuts when I walk into the room.
Junior 2s are similar to Junior 1s, but with an extra year of OYY experience. They are a bit more subdued, but still very sweet. I only see my Junior 2 students once a week (I see the Junior 1s twice a week), so it will take longer to build relationships with this group.
The third level I teach is Senior 1. Senior 1 students are the youngest students in the high school program. Their English is decent and they are only just beginning to feel the pressure of the Gaokao. As these students are older and more mature, they have the most friend potential for me. I had them write self introductions for me, so I can get to know them and assess their English levels. It has been such a pleasure reading their responses... except for the boy who wrote, "I come from the moon and don't enjoy doing anything fun." Clever.
One of the tasks as a foreign English teacher is assigning English names for your students. I held the English name giving ceremony for my Junior 1 students on Friday. I called them up, one-by-one, and presented to them a name card with their new English name. They all waited in anticipation to be called to the front, and then each graciously accepted the name card with both hands. Then, the fun part- I brought my camera and took pictures of the students with their new name cards so I can attempt to remember all 150 of them. They LOVED the pictures and were absolutely hysterical. I'm not sure who had more fun- the students or me.
Next Monday is Teacher's Day. We will have an opening ceremony at the school where I will give a speech in front of the entire school community- close to 3,000 people.
Junior 1s are the youngest students on campus, about the US equivalent of 7th graders (but they look much younger). They know little to zero English and are absolutely adorable. For my students, I am probably the first foreigner they have ever seen. As a result, they go nuts when I walk into the room.
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| One of my Junior 1 classes |
The third level I teach is Senior 1. Senior 1 students are the youngest students in the high school program. Their English is decent and they are only just beginning to feel the pressure of the Gaokao. As these students are older and more mature, they have the most friend potential for me. I had them write self introductions for me, so I can get to know them and assess their English levels. It has been such a pleasure reading their responses... except for the boy who wrote, "I come from the moon and don't enjoy doing anything fun." Clever.
One of the tasks as a foreign English teacher is assigning English names for your students. I held the English name giving ceremony for my Junior 1 students on Friday. I called them up, one-by-one, and presented to them a name card with their new English name. They all waited in anticipation to be called to the front, and then each graciously accepted the name card with both hands. Then, the fun part- I brought my camera and took pictures of the students with their new name cards so I can attempt to remember all 150 of them. They LOVED the pictures and were absolutely hysterical. I'm not sure who had more fun- the students or me.
Next Monday is Teacher's Day. We will have an opening ceremony at the school where I will give a speech in front of the entire school community- close to 3,000 people.
150!! Good luck with that, Signe. I wish you had the moodle "name quiz" to help you. So glad to see evidence of how well you're doing.
ReplyDeleteoh my gosh, those kids are super adorable!! and nice running route too, that looks great.
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