Tuesday, February 9, 2010

TOEFL course

I just wrote a long, detailed syllabus/course calendar for my 7 week intensive TOEFL test prep course I'm teaching, complete with all our class activities and their homework assignments and practice tests and everything. I feel like such a professional instructor now, haha. Teaching is tough stuff! My admiration for teachers and what they do keeps increasing...

I think I will be able to pull this course off. I was super worried about it and didn't want to do it at first. My boss told me nothing about the class being different and an actual intensive test prep course, so I've had to figure everything out on my own and act like I am on top of everything when really I am figuring it out as I go....lot's of thinking on my toes. We are using this thick, long test prep book that is super intimidating. But, hopefully we will be able to cover the most important aspects. I am a very organized person and lve making lists and schedules and such, and so this characteristic has come in very handy prepping for this course. I have structured out every class day as well as their homework for every night..... ojalá que funcione!

I am off to the class right now. I will hand out the syllabi and explain the structure of the course, and away we go!!! cross your fingers!

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