Introductions

Yes, umbrellas all summer long... right at my eye level.  I remember that well.

Welcome everyone!

Welcome everyone, great to see so many new faces!

Welcome Chaps and Chappettes!

May your job hunting be fruitful... unless it happens to coincide with a job I'm going for 

 

WELCOME TO THE SALOON!

Welcome, Emily!   Smart of you to take your time finding the right gig.

NATO and Invictus: Good luck with the CELTA.  Hope you'll share here- I want to take it some time this year. 

From a newbie to newbie: WELCOME, ONE AND AAALL! hehehe

Con: I'll be sure to sound off soon as the fit hits the shan. Seven days to doomsday. hahaha

Actually, I don't expect to hear a word from you for the next month, until it's all over- I'm the workload is unreal.  But an embittered, burntout recap when it's over would be cool.

Actually, I don't expect to hear a word from you for the next month, until it's all over- I'm the workload is unreal.  But an embittered, burntout recap when it's over would be cool.

I hear that myself but I'm skeptical. The majority of complainers tend to be the slackers with zero time management skills. Either way, a recap is forthcoming!

I did my course in March, though that isn't clear from my post - bit concerning that I will be teaching others how to communicate when I can't even do it myself!  

The CELTA I did was quite intense but I really enjoyed it which meant the intensity of focus didn't bother me. Hopefully it goes the same way for you Invictus and you Con when you do it. Oh and Invictus this is coming from someone with poor time management skills and a habit of leaving things too late (I work better under pressure...or something like that!).

Also, I meant to say hi to Emily and everybody else since my earlier post.

Thanks, NATO. Just finished day 2 and I have a 40-minute lesson tomorrow. They gave me the outline, so I just need to use some creativity and flesh it out. So far it's easy, though I don't have much time, mostly 'cause the course is 9-5pm, so I gotta run home, prepare for the next day and by the time I've done my personal stuff it's time for bed in fact I'm so busy I don't even have time to waste with punctuation.

I'm skeptical. The majority of complainers tend to be the slackers with zero time management skills. Either way, a recap is forthcoming!

I'm gonna have SOOOO much fun throwing this quote in your face all month. 

Break a leg.  Knowledge and training can't be seized by bankrupcy court or lifted out of your wallet.

I'm skeptical. The majority of complainers tend to be the slackers with zero time management skills. Either way, a recap is forthcoming!

I'm gonna have SOOOO much fun throwing this quote in your face all month.  

Break a leg.  Knowledge and training can't be seized by bankrupcy court or lifted out of your wallet.

Now, now, play nice Con. He may recant or adjust his position when the caca hits the spinning machine oscillating

Quote from: Invictus on June 02, 2010, 02:38:07 PM

I'm skeptical. The majority of complainers tend to be the slackers with zero time management skills. Either way, a recap is forthcoming!

I'm gonna have SOOOO much fun throwing this quote in your face all month.  

Well... lol you're gonna have to hold off on that, at least for now. Day 3 and we're doing the 40-min lesson which was basically pre-planned for us. The only thing is that since the course is 9-5, and with the commute, there tends to be relatively little time to prepare for whatever is up the next day. But I think the first week should remain manageable. Today we're interviewing one student and writing up a 750-1000 word sheet on things like his motivation for learning, what type of learner he is, what errors he typically make and how to correct them (I plan on suggesting "baseball bat or blunt object"), etc.

Dunno. Could it be I am a genius? My mother says I am... I'll keep yous guys updated.

Dunno. Could it be I am a genius? My mother says I am... I'll keep yous guys updated.

I think she may have said you are special, that's why you took the special bus    



Seriously, when writing something that long, look out for repetion of ideas or unnecessary words. Chinese students have a penchant for this;

I drive a truck, I am a truck driver

or

The rain that came down, would not stop falling for hours

Amen to your farewell to the UK education system Emily - I'm in my final month, coming to Beijing in August to teach in Haidian District.



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Welcome aboard!   The Saloon is well-represented in Beijing, so you'll hit the ground running.

Invictus:  Could you start a new thread about your CELTA misadventures?  It's incredibly useful info:  several members, myself included wish to do this in the future.

Plus it's totally  here in the Introduction thread.