Jeongsu
Firstly, I still haven't done the video review with the grade 1s yet, and after Yeongshin, I have quite high hopes for them. I've learnt that apparently 14 years old is the most sensitive age for most children, so I'm hoping that the response will be higher than that of the grade 2 and 3 classes, although I can already feel that the response will be disappointing. In the grade one class, the girls are quite confident in their English abilities, and I believe that they will be quite fast learners if nurtured correctly. The boys on the other hand, I believe a few of them have potential, though the majority probably don't really care that much. Their interest may not be sparked by talking to people unlike the girls, so perhaps I should get them started playing English computer games. Definitely something to consider for future lessons.
As for the grade 2s and 3s, I'm still not quite sure how to handle them. The level is quite vastly different from the highest to the lowest in both classes, therefore limiting what I am able to do with the class as a whole.
Possible ideas for future activities include:
Research papers
Computer games
More "Describe a picture"
More reading comprehension activities
I will probably use the book given to me by Mr Park for Monday's lesson, and attempt to photocopy a few pages of that before we start.
Yeongshin
Hmm, how should I describe the situation at Yeongshin...
Well, on Tuesday with the grade 3s, I took them through Cheat for a bit of a break. The first two classes were quite noisy, though the last two were quite ok, except for perhaps one or two students who made things extremely difficult. I think I'll need to get into more difficult subjects fairly soon, as I can't do games with them forever. Next week I'll do the video response, and see how the level is. I should probably stop judging level and start creating appropriate materials to actually teach the class something, though the testing itself sometimes can teach quite a lot.
The grade 1-2s are quite a handful. I'm still not quite sure how to treat them, especially because the classes are so much bigger. Perhaps I can take them thorough some more of the Jeongsu activities, such as the word scramble and the fables. Either way I'll have to think about it and make a decision before Friday, though this week I should have plenty of time because of the supposed lack of private tuition, although I have a sinking feeling that it will resume sooner than expected.
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