DAY 1: INTRODUCTIONS
Turns out there are two sessions for the training groups! My roommate and I were in different ones so my first start off with a 3 hour session of learning the basic structure of ChungDahm and what types of materials we would be covering with our classes. It was rather vague even with the slides prepared for us. We were also given Samsung Tablets for the use of teaching and preparing for the classroom. This proved to be difficult for many people whom were unfamiliar with the galaxy platform. Luckily for me, my phone is an S3 so that gave me a head start! Also it turned out the my group (myself and two guys) were being trained to teach different materials from EVERYONE else in the training group which forced us to work together whereas other people got to choose whom to practice with. Thankfully we really get along and are able to joke around plenty with each other. We also are going to be working at the same branch under our current trainer. I should buy a lotto ticket cause this is all working out beautifully! Back to day one, after we had 3 hours with our trainers and were given our homework, we went back to the main floor to have a quick training session that I honestly forgot about. Probably the technical side of working with the galaxy? Then were hopped off to the medical center to have a whirlwind of tests It was really interesting to see everyone in cute robe outfits and walking around a little confused in slippers following the pretty and polite korean nurses. I was one of the first to finish and by then I was starving. It was around 1-2 pm and we hadn't eaten since we couldn't eat 6-8 hours before the tests. A big group of us went off and got a mixture of Korean food: kimbap, cheese ramen, and rice cakes. It was good food and great company. Everyone was overjoyed to have food back in their systems. With that we set off to find our own way back to the hotel, some people split off to go back to the training center. I was exhausted so I took a nap but I soon met back up with my small group to get food and practice presenting while giving each other feedback. Overall day one was pretty easy if a bit vague on what was expected of us. DAY 2: DAY OF DOOM for some We set off through the organised chaos called the subway system and got to the training center with 5 minutes to spare (about a 40min transit time). We spent the 3 hours mocking and getting lots of helpful feedback and I felt like having our trainer mock for us part way through really helped. We were able to set a benchmark of where our volume and enthusiasm was suppose to be and how we were to go about eliciting information and discussion from the students. Overall I saw a huge jump just in the 3 hours even though there was a long way to go. Our practicing each page also prepped us on the flow and we had time to think through how we would do it. We were sent off with more homework and the added task to personalize the slides by adding 'media cards'. This made preparing for class more fun since we got to add ourselves in the presenting as well as the student management. I didn't mention it but we got to act out as problem students in a class as our fellow trainees mocked. Lots of fun even though you feel bad for making your teammate stumble. Here I thought I was consciousless. By this point, my team had inside jokes about leather pants which made for laughter in the class. We learned how to play with the class to get students to talk more. I personally got so much feedback it was overwhelming but their filming us helped for me to be able to look back on it. We left feeling pretty good but some other people didn't get as much cheering and were kind of torn down by their trainer. Apparently their mocks just weren't good whether it be due to lack of prep (or incorrect) or nerves. HOWEVER, it got better for most of them once they realised what they needed to work on! I am at the end of day 3
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AuthorHello! I am Erika, English teacher in Hanoi. I had started my journey as a teacher in Korea but will continue until the kids drain all the life force in me. This is a blog to keep my friends and family informed as to what I am up to. I expect all of you to visit me. |