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I hate when a lecturer uses his own publications as course readings so that I have to cite his works. Scary stuff

in my tesol (teaching english to speakers of other languages) course, there is a new zealand girl, and she is getting frustrated with a girl who is from malaysia for not understanding things as quick as she does.

like shut the fuck up, you want to teach kids english. do you understand how hard it will be if you get frustrated with them for not understanding ??

VUW stop cancelling arts and humanities courses challenge: impossible

Fifth Classroom...

I was in a library at night.

It was just me and thirty-five adults and the occasional handful of kids.

China, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Brazil, Mexico, Columbia, Haiti, and more…

Different cultures, different educational backgrounds, different English language speaking abilities…

These were my students.

I taught them English, having to provide my students with different activities and materials in order to best work with their level of competence.

I taught them American culture not for the sake of seamless integration into America but so they would better understand the strange customs of their new home.

If they failed to secure a babysitter then I assigned a book report.

Advanced students helped lower students read and write a brief summary.

I supplied children with toys, drawing tools, and entertainment while we waited.

I did this for two years before going to grad school for TESOL…