I wonder what it feels like to be a student of English after many years of teaching it. Well, I suppose one never stops learning a language, but for the HQU participants this may be the first time in many years to sit in a class with other ESL learners. Of course, their participation in a variety of elective classes serves a dual purpose: to upgrade their own language skills as well as to observe and learn new teaching methods from their instructors.
Thursday morning was also the first day of observations. Bella and I were so pleased with the many astute comments our colleagues made about ALC teachers and their teaching methods. We could just see all the wheels turning as teachers described what they had seen, already thinking about how some of the activities could be implemented in their classes back in China.
Participants: feel free to comment below and mention an activity or two that you might try with their your students.
I was so impressed by the using of "personalize the context(make it relevant to students)"in Grammar and Writing course by Paul who can make so boring grammar interesting. So I'll try to use this method(problem-solving) in class,hehehe...
ReplyDeleteI am very impressed by your helpful guide. I find it valuable and wothywhile learning from you and I am sure we will learn a lot from you and your collegues-my teachers in UCLA before we leave, which will help us a lot in our teaching in HQU.
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