The past few days have been spent in a classroom, but this time in English. If I thought it was going to be easier than Spanish, I was sadly mistaken. Language skills indeed. I've just finished 20 hours of a TEFL course (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) and it turns out I have to learn it before I can teach it! Hopefully once I get English grammar sorted out, Spanish will become a little less confusing. I have my fingers crossed (in Spanish of course).
I really don't know grammar, English or Spanish and I really don't like it. I love language and pronunciation but not rigid grammar structures so this course has been challenging. The teaching aspect was interesting and I realised that the Spanish teachers I've had haven't been very creative.
The most interesting part of the course was coming up with new ways to communicate and teach. There are several approaches and I instantly gravitated towards creative teaching through activities and games. It was interesting and (after I finish the online grammar section of the course) it opens up new opportunities to travel and work.
Only 20 hours of grammar to go!
I'm planning my next reconnaissance mission... more to come soon.
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