Sometimes I can get a little frustrated with the kids here. They seem to respond better without a Japanese teacher present and I can’t understand why. If I were them I would feel more confident about speaking up with a JTE in the room because if I made a mistake they could translate for me. However a students here don’t work like that and when it’s just the ALT in the room, they take full advantage and go crazy!
Take class 1-7 for example. They are all part of the international high school course and next year they will specialize in either English or Chinese. Because of this, I don’t understand why they are my hardest class. They hardly ever volunteer answers and even when I’m asking for simple feedback (nod your head if you understand) I am met with blank faces.
I was a little nervous of my afternoon class with them today after my JTE informed me I would be teaching the class alone!
An hour later and I left on a high as the class had gone really well. They listened, understood and practiced the activity and some people even volunteered to do a demonstration!! I don’t understand why they are so different when I teach them by myself?!!?
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