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| Photo after our course |
"It happened!" I exclaimed.
Full of joy and energy after seeing thirty-five students in the class, at 8.30 a.m. Papua time and on Saturday. I smiled at them, said good morning, and walked to my office to get more papers for the activities later.
Additional English programs on the weekends have always geared me up! I started this program two years ago to help my students who progress slowly in the lessons. And because they were not compulsory, the numbers of students showed up for the class also changed every week. From my observation, students who maintained their commitment to follow this program succeeded and could help their friends.
However, this time's English class is different because it is initiated by the students residing at our school dormitory. Some of them are in my classes while some are in other teachers'. A month before, five of them came to discuss their initiative to have an English course every Saturday, and they will also be flexible with my schedule. I hid my surprise and continued to listen to and talk with them about which skill they would like to improve. Together we chose to explore more of speaking ability. I thought it wouldn't be hard since they already learned general English in the previous semester, so this time they will be given activities, additional materials, and courage to practice the conversation. I would write further about it!
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| Giving instruction before we practice the conversation |
However, this time's English class is different because it is initiated by the students residing at our school dormitory. Some of them are in my classes while some are in other teachers'. A month before, five of them came to discuss their initiative to have an English course every Saturday, and they will also be flexible with my schedule. I hid my surprise and continued to listen to and talk with them about which skill they would like to improve. Together we chose to explore more of speaking ability. I thought it wouldn't be hard since they already learned general English in the previous semester, so this time they will be given activities, additional materials, and courage to practice the conversation. I would write further about it!
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| Students practiced in pair |
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| Breakfast |
Besides this course, they also organized breakfast, which will exist every week during our class. Could you imagine how I felt? Yes, yes, yes. Contented! This was out of my expectation.
Everyone was involved in the activity, laughed out loud, and seemed to enjoy the moment. I look forward to the next weekend. I look forward to hopes!
