Vincent
Banned
ESL Teaching
I teach English to kids at a nightschool in Taiwan.
Its a fantastic job, scares the shit out of me most every day, but getting up there is a rush. Standing infront of twenty young teenagers without a lesson plan and the possibility of being watched on video by parents or the boss downstairs is something that I try and drive out of my mind.
The older the students are, the harder it is. They (in my mind) percieve it as stranger when I don't say anything, or the awkwardness of it. Little kids are easier, but still, with either, between classes, I find it difficult to know what to do and what to say.
Talking with Taiwanese teachers between class is a real chore, never easy. There is the cultural barrier to contend with too, which makes misunderstanding easier, while there is possibly more to talk about. It's hard when they speak in Chinese and I can't understand what they are saying. I know for a fact that they talk about me behind my back.
I teach English to kids at a nightschool in Taiwan.
Its a fantastic job, scares the shit out of me most every day, but getting up there is a rush. Standing infront of twenty young teenagers without a lesson plan and the possibility of being watched on video by parents or the boss downstairs is something that I try and drive out of my mind.
The older the students are, the harder it is. They (in my mind) percieve it as stranger when I don't say anything, or the awkwardness of it. Little kids are easier, but still, with either, between classes, I find it difficult to know what to do and what to say.
Talking with Taiwanese teachers between class is a real chore, never easy. There is the cultural barrier to contend with too, which makes misunderstanding easier, while there is possibly more to talk about. It's hard when they speak in Chinese and I can't understand what they are saying. I know for a fact that they talk about me behind my back.
