Hi
I am Riz. I just joined Raoul's saloon a few days ago. Congratulations to me ! My this university has refused to renew my contract for the next year.My residence permit is good until 30th July 2008 and I have a few jobs in hand.I want to quote that text message that I received from this woman called Jane who is our liaison " I am sorry to tell you that the students in Foreign Language Deptt asked Dean Lee to change you and Dean Lee discussed with Dr Sun(Incharge of Foreign Affairs office) and Dr Sun told me to inform you that we cannot sign a new contract"
! My ! This is such a zigzagged way to refuse. Anyway this gave me a good laugh and I had shown that text to all my colleagues and they were equally amused.I have been teaching at this university for two years now. I think that I used to goof off and play games in the class last year and entertained 21 year old kids and they were 'happy'. This year I stopped entertaining them and started teaching.I did play language games few times but the students' motivated level was way down.
I briefly share my teaching experience with my new friends here.The university where I teach is a private one and it's got a huge campus and 35000 students.There's no such thing called Merit to enter this place.Any parents with loads of money can admit their children here so the stuff we get here to teach is just crap! majority of them have no idea if why had they chosen English as a major subject.I frequently notice the underlying activities in the classes I teach.
1-Sleeping in the class as if this is a bedroom.
2-Listen to walkman during the lesson.
3-Bringing boyfriends to the class for a little bit of physical pleasure like cuddling r kissing in the back seats.
4-Eating while the teacher passes instructions.
5-reading irrelavant books,mostly cheap crap semi-porn mags or love stories.
6-Ignoring the teacher and pretending 'not listening'.
7-Talking to other classmates loudly.
The students are our judges and specialist to inform the foreign language deptt if the teacher is 'good or 'bad'.There is a monitor and a spy in every class to report to the dean or the head teacher.Foreigners have no say but they have a right to remain silent because it's a business and our are supposed to entertain the kids in and outside the classroom.English corners are held every week to enhance their English speaking skills where we are surrounded by 200 students asking us VERY personal questions.
I would love to share more of it later my friends.It's 'interseting' to work here.
Cheers.