Comments on: ESL Students: The Usual Suspects http://matadorabroad.com/esl-students-the-usual-suspects/ study abroad programs Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:37:07 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Shreya http://matadorabroad.com/esl-students-the-usual-suspects/comment-page-1/#comment-1951 Shreya Sat, 23 May 2009 14:40:35 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=458#comment-1951 How about bored uninterested high school students who're being forced to do an extra ESL class by their economics teacher because their writing isn't up to scratch? Also, how about this bunch when they're nearly your age and just last year, you were their senior in the same school? No, I suppose that's not the scenario we're talking about here, but that's the extent of my ESL/writing skills teaching experience. Gaah. It was hard work to bring some of them around, but worth it. I'll never forget the experience, at any rate :D How about bored uninterested high school students who’re being forced to do an extra ESL class by their economics teacher because their writing isn’t up to scratch? Also, how about this bunch when they’re nearly your age and just last year, you were their senior in the same school? No, I suppose that’s not the scenario we’re talking about here, but that’s the extent of my ESL/writing skills teaching experience. Gaah. It was hard work to bring some of them around, but worth it. I’ll never forget the experience, at any rate :D

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]]> By: joshywashington http://matadorabroad.com/esl-students-the-usual-suspects/comment-page-1/#comment-1941 joshywashington Fri, 22 May 2009 16:52:49 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=458#comment-1941 in Vietnam I had a class of 5-9 year old who knew only random pop cultural references...my best strategy was acting like a clown, watching Nemo and the hokey pokey. in Vietnam I had a class of 5-9 year old who knew only random pop cultural references…my best strategy was acting like a clown, watching Nemo and the hokey pokey.

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]]> By: Sarah http://matadorabroad.com/esl-students-the-usual-suspects/comment-page-1/#comment-1932 Sarah Thu, 21 May 2009 22:20:30 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=458#comment-1932 Hey Turner! It goes! My students are all 17-18 year old girls at this all women's university, and they're for the most wonderful. I could do a whole different post about the types of learners you find in a class of fifteen teenaged girls....this post was based off of Mexico for the most part, since I haven't taught at a language school in Japan. C'mon, give me some more types! I know you can do it! Hey Turner!

It goes! My students are all 17-18 year old girls at this all women’s university, and they’re for the most wonderful. I could do a whole different post about the types of learners you find in a class of fifteen teenaged girls….this post was based off of Mexico for the most part, since I haven’t taught at a language school in Japan. C’mon, give me some more types! I know you can do it!

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]]> By: Turner http://matadorabroad.com/esl-students-the-usual-suspects/comment-page-1/#comment-1926 Turner Thu, 21 May 2009 15:03:57 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=458#comment-1926 Oh, com'n Sarah, you know there are more types than that in Japan: - The Office Ladies and moms who love to gossip with each other in the middle of class - The retired salaryman types, who, IMHO, are the best students - The 17-18 year olds who are good enough with the language to be in an adult class, but to shy to say anything once they arrive etc, etc. How goes it over there? Oh, com’n Sarah, you know there are more types than that in Japan:

- The Office Ladies and moms who love to gossip with each other in the middle of class
- The retired salaryman types, who, IMHO, are the best students
- The 17-18 year olds who are good enough with the language to be in an adult class, but to shy to say anything once they arrive

etc, etc.

How goes it over there?

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