Hello, just a brief summary of my first day at a small private Hagwan, several years ago. I had never taught before, and arrived at my school the morning after arriving in Korea. For me, it was like the “twilight zone’ episode when the guy wakes up in a place and everyone speaks a different language and no one can understand him. Of course, it is not that bad, as I was walked to school by my Westerner roommate. Also, for many people I met, their first days in Korea seemed somewhat easier than mine. For me, I had no idea how to teach ESL, what to except in the class, or how the kids would behave.
I was introduced to some co-teachers at the school, the owner’s wife and a few students, then literally placed into a class. I may have had a few books handed to me before hand. I recommend getting some info on teaching ESL basics first. It was not that hard once you get used to it. But for me, at that time, I had no real clue what I was doing. Simple things like, ‘listen and repeat’, or speak loud and slow, were not apparent to me. Neither were the 12 loud young students sitting at the rectangle table. My first class was not the greatest, but it did get a lot easier and better.
More to come on this!
From Jacob
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