MY FIRST FEW WEEKS AT MY PLACEMENT
After such a long wait, I
finally have a placement, yay! It's only four hours a week for now, but at
least I have a shot at graduating after all. My mentor had planned for me
to just observe in week one, but thanks to the bad weather conditions,
that didn't happen. I was praying for a snowfall in Cardiff, but I now
officially hate the snow. Come week two and the students at the community
centre have to practise for their speaking and listening exams. This has proved
to be a blessing in disguise for me because it means extra teaching hours. I
have been asked by my mentor to help out some weak students and this definitely
counts towards my teaching hours. Maybe there’s hope for me afterall.
I've finally been assigned my own class, but it's not as easy as I
thought it would be. I have to draw up a scheme of work and the proprietress
has also asked that I submit every lesson plan to her. I wish I knew what she
needs them for. I also need to come up with lots of activities if don't
want to bore my students within the first few weeks. I’m always ready for a
challenge so I think I’ll be fine. I will keep you guys posted on my progress.
I do hope that a miracle happens and I get more hours, otherwise, I might have
to keep teaching way after everyone else has graduated. I'll just try to keep
being positive. Positive energy they say works wonders.