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Post by Mr Nobody on Jul 6, 2005 9:17:13 GMT 7
Millana: Download time here is faster than my same rated stuff in Oz, on limewire for example.
I think he means what I call a flash card, George.
And that wouldn't have worked, for me, this time, since there were no computers in sight.
Luckily, I have a method to keep the lesson plans in my head. I call it my brain. I have thousands from my other teaching. In future I will eventually have plenty for TEFL.
I just need some experience.
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Post by acjade on Jul 6, 2005 9:20:37 GMT 7
Lesson plans are everywhere on the net but it's a good idea to get to know the kids and modify/create plans to suit their interests. What I find the most difficult thing in planning for my majors is lack of materials. I've begun to collect a whole load of poo from food and packaging labels, CD and DVD covers, menus, hats, measuring tapes, ping pong and tennis balls, tennis raquets, buttons, string, sexy posters, used envelopes addressed to moi and others, magnifying glasses, used lighters ..... film scripts... paints and coloured pens...
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Post by George61 on Jul 6, 2005 9:22:31 GMT 7
A memory stick, right?? Ya still gotta have something to plug it into, tho, right??
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Post by Mr Nobody on Jul 6, 2005 9:26:39 GMT 7
I call the thing I put into my camera a memory stick, but I guess so.
Yes, you need a computer. That is the big thing under the desk wired into the thing you are looking at as you read this.
I have only visited to two schools so far, but no one has shown me one yet.
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Post by Jollyjunklass on Jul 6, 2005 9:42:24 GMT 7
What I'm not getting is why do you need a memory card if you have a computer. Is he saying he used the memory card by placing it into the computer he received when he got there?
Jade I am bringing things like grocery flyers, pizza flyers and stuff like that. Can you give me a little more info. on how you use these labels, because I can grab a collection of labels if need be.
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Post by acjade on Jul 6, 2005 10:00:52 GMT 7
Yes Darlin' I'd love to. If your weight allowance allows bring western menus from a variety of restaurants and eateries/ children's illustrated fairytale books eg Cinderella, Snowwhite etc. flashcard card, supermarket flyers, all the junk mail you can get your hands on, a few decent collections of short stories and a few Taped books. The latter depends on what gig you'll be attending... children or uni or middle school. If you're exclusively teaching children then just kiddies lit. will get you through. If uni and/or middle school bring kiddie's material and adult.( In the nicest sense of course.) City and town maps. Scenic postcards. Illustrated Receipe books.
I'll send you some lesson plans using the above. Please let me know what age levels you'll be teaching.
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Post by Decurso on Jul 6, 2005 11:00:09 GMT 7
The whole point of the USSB drive is that you can carry your lessons with you.If you show up for class expecting to teach one thing and having to teach another,you can pop the drive in the schools computer and select an appropriate lesson plan.You can also store powerpoints and worksheets on there...hopefully you have a school that isn't cheap with paper.
Also,a portable hard drive saves space on your main computer.When I said download everything...I mean EVERYTHING!That's a lot...but it gives you more options in the longrun.It allows you to have lessons for all levels and purposes,which will serve you well as you move onto other jobs.
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Post by Jollyjunklass on Jul 6, 2005 11:14:49 GMT 7
Thanks Jade, It will be Uni. students. I will start gathering and I'll take the lesson plans, I have one on grocery store flyers. I also keep reading to bring mags. What type do they mean, National Geographic, House and Home, Elle?
Decurso, can't you download once you are there. And if I will be teaching Uni should I go for beginner, intermediate or advanced. Activities, serious poo, or full lesson plans?
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Post by gengrant on Jul 6, 2005 11:41:00 GMT 7
and this in time, shall come, Grasshopper. Hopefully with that experience doesn't come the cynicism that has hit me while teaching USAnian brats kids for 10+ years. Temper the experiences you gain with huge amounts of patience and wisdom, and you'll be a 'professional' in no time. personally, I'm still waiting for that day to arrive for me...until then I consider myself 'semi-pro,' waiting for my chance to get to the 'Big Dance.'
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Post by Decurso on Jul 6, 2005 14:40:14 GMT 7
"should I go for beginner, intermediate or advanced. Activities, serious poo, or full lesson plans?"
All three!Take 1 night to download literally every single lesson you can find...even ones that you think you will never use.You never know...you may suddenly find a use for something you thought was total crap when you first saw it.Plus this is not likely to be your last job,right?The material you use for one job may not be suitable for the next.Give yourself all the options you can.I teach kids of all levels,so a variety of options is very important.
You can download here provided you have a computer with internet accesss...most schools will provide this.You can also get a USSB drive much cheaper here...300 RMB is the going rate in my town.
I'd also recomend bringing a couple grammar books...it's not so important to have all the answers as it is to know where to get them.I brought "Functions in English Grammar" and "Grammar in Use"...both have been indespensable.They came with worksheets and everything.
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Post by Jollyjunklass on Jul 6, 2005 19:38:50 GMT 7
Great...thanks. I'll pick up the books. I wonder if they are in China, they are expensive as hell here.
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Post by Lotus Eater on Jul 7, 2005 22:56:45 GMT 7
If the books are imported they are expensive here, if they are rip-offs of English books, then they are as cheap as! You are panicking - preparation is fine - panicking is not! Relax. I do things the other way here - I use the packets of stuff I buy here and ask the students to translate or re-translate the English, the same with the Chinglish signs. All magazines are useful - whatever students read back home is what they are interested in here. They have Chinese versions of Elle etc. I used local ones when I was looking at the marketing tricks advertisers use - same tricks different country. USAnians can bring in way more than Aussies. Normal luggage allowance is 22 kg for boot luggage, 7 for cabin. I sweet-talked JAL into 27 for boot, and didn't let anyone weigh the cabin luggage - swung it around on one finger - still broken! I had tonnes of books in my boot luggage - some for resources the rest for me to read!!
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Post by Jollyjunklass on Jul 7, 2005 23:56:26 GMT 7
Thanks Lotus, appreciate that. I will try to relax, sucks I can't help it. I'll be okay once I get a feel for it all.
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Post by Mr Nobody on Jul 8, 2005 7:06:25 GMT 7
Well, on my last flight to China, it is a nice 35 kg, but it was China Southern. Previously, I had been only allowed 25 although I have several times talked them into over thirty. Now you can just have it. Must have been a recent upgrade. Good news for us.
In Nov, I have lots of freinds coming for a conference in HK. I am trying to think how to get them to ship over innordinate amounts of stuff for me. Heh.
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Post by acjade on Jul 8, 2005 7:24:13 GMT 7
I have every gram of my son's baggage packed. He's arriving at the end of next semester. Yippee... sniff...sniff yipee..ee.
Move to scene at airport. Mother standing, nervously twisiting hankerchief in hands. FAO, adopted son and family waiting anxiously. Passengers disembark. Mother jumps the barrier and embraces son. 'Where is it?' she cries. 'I told you to put it in your jacket pocket.' ' I was robbed in Shanghai.' Mother collapses on son's shoulder sobbing hysterically.
Move to high rise apartment in Shanghai. 'Wegemite? Shen ma?' ' Ni chi.' 'Hola hola..... HOLY POO!!'
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Post by Lotus Eater on Jul 8, 2005 7:37:25 GMT 7
. Move to high rise apartment in Shanghai. 'Wegemite? Shen ma?' ' Ni chi.' 'Hola hola..... HOLY POO!!' It's the westerneres who can't cope with the refined and elegant taste of vegemite. My Chinese friends LOVE it! I have given away several of the 'travel tubes' of it to them - after tasting. But to Canadians, Americans and Europeans - palate is way too uneducated. Rest easy knowing that it will go to an appreciative home - and probably be the subject of the next trade talks between China and Australia.
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Post by Mr Nobody on Jul 8, 2005 8:03:59 GMT 7
The girlie took one bite then gave it back to me, with a moue.
Still batting Ozzies 20,000,000, foreigners nil here.
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Post by acjade on Jul 8, 2005 8:07:47 GMT 7
I'll tell that one to When and How. I gave him some vegemite on toast. He puked. I told him he'd have to get used to it. Ozzies eat this every day. With cheese.' Poor kid. I love vegemite on toast with tomatoes. Also vegemite and freshly picked parsley from the herb garden is yummy too.
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Post by acjade on Jul 8, 2005 8:10:45 GMT 7
[quote author=deborann board=library thread=1114936461 post=1120783045 Rest easy knowing that it will go to an appreciative home - and probably be the subject of the next trade talks between China and Australia.[/quote]
Vegemite is no longer an Australian company. The yanks got it some time ago.
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Post by George61 on Jul 8, 2005 8:15:45 GMT 7
Toast and Vegemite with fresh tomatoes is the food of GOD!
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Post by acjade on Jul 8, 2005 8:19:32 GMT 7
Toast and Vegemite with fresh tomatoes is the food of GOD! Damn that chicken, George. I just took a mouthful of coffee. I think I'm gonna have to keep a pack of wet wipes beside the moniter.
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Post by George61 on Jul 8, 2005 8:21:19 GMT 7
Gotcha!..Hey, aren't I doing well? Millana last night, and now you! Big Points to me!!
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Post by acjade on Jul 8, 2005 8:29:53 GMT 7
Yes indeedie, Nice One. Your shout.
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Post by George61 on Jul 8, 2005 8:54:53 GMT 7
bartender!!.......Fosters for the lady!
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Post by acjade on Jul 8, 2005 9:03:52 GMT 7
Fosters? After the last twenty-four hours I need a medicinal gin and tonic. Make it a double.
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