journal 6: 30%

Friday  March 28

How well can I express my opinion or feeling in English? If in Korean, I would talk about everything in detail all day and night long.

 

When it comes to speaking in English, it is quite different. It is no more than thirty percent that I can express my opinion or feeling in English confidently and deeply. I was not in mute state, though. but 30% is far from the level of satisfaction. Just like a famous Korean song lyric, actually my laughing is not a genuine laughing at all!

journal 5: Eight Trainees

Thursday  March 27

             My classmates and I were eager to write   a drama script in Michelle's drama class. Michelle gave us a task to perform a 5-minute-drama next week. As a first step, we were racking our brains to make the best script.

            I belong to class 2 with eight  trainees. I am so grateful to have such nice classmates like them. They are humorous, cheerful and sincere. Moreover, they are full of happy, positive energy. With such wonderful companions, time flies so fast in this classroom. I don't have to be afraid of making a mistake in speaking English and don't care even though I make scores of mistakes. So I am learning English better by trial and error. Thank you, guys!

      Anyway, all of us like Michelle's drama class so much. It is probably because we can express ourselves as much, laugh out loud as much and learn new things with her.

journal 4: A fly on the wall

Wednesday  March 26
   

     It was Jeff's CALL class. Mr. Jeff Lebow is  a really really wonderful fly on the wall. Thanks to him, my classmates and I can talk about any topic without a big trouble, even though we face dozens of new and confusing expressions.   Today we discussed "stress" and learned much more about it.

    The first time when he stepped into my classroom on 4th March, all of the classmates couldn't hide our joy. We just wondered why  nobody told, in advance, us that the TTP professors were all good-looking and handsome?All of  them look like  a  movie  star. Hum. This kind of surprise is always welcomed!  What's more, Jeff is very kind and considerate of not only his students but also trees and children!   

journal 3 : Pattern for "I am" poems

   Tuesday.  March 25

      Dr. Bob Schwab always tells us interesting and moving stories from his sufficient experiences and knowledge with his soft voice. And  I still remember what he told us at the opening ceremony. It was " From now on you will have an incredible journey"  Oh, quite a beautiful opening comment, I thought.

     This is my poem written for practicing pattern for " I am" poems in Bob's class. 

                    Pattern for " I am" poem

I am a committed but lonely English teacher.

I wonder why my students are sleeping in my class.

I hear some girls snorting.

I see other girls reading katalk.

I want them to wake up and pay attention to me.

I am a committed but lonely English teacher.

 

I pretend not to see their doze and distraction.

I feel lonely.

I touch only a piece of white chalk nervously.

I worry about their points of the final exam in a few days.

I cry out a few words more loudly enough to wake them up.

I am a committed but lonely English teacher.

 

I understand they are too tired with overloaded works.

I say  emptily " English is the most important subject for your college entrance."

I dream that all of them will get a high score in the exam.

I try hard to explain English grammar rules.

I hope that all of them will quickly awaken and understand what I am teaching.

I am a committed but lonely English teacher.

 

FROZEN - Let It Go Sing-along | Official Disney HD

 lovely, lovely song

Journal 2 ; ER

  Monday  March 24th

    











    During ER (Extensive Reading) Class, I was reading Sherlock Holmes:The Blue Diamond next to The Three Masketeers. 
    Noel Woodward helped me throw away the obsession that students, including me, had to read a higher level book. From an easy book!! Noel always opens his class with an amazingly humorous monodrama. Surprisingly most of the monodramas are written by Noel, acted by Noel and presented by Noel.

     Today's started in whisper with " Mong is a Korean student studying in the USA...." and then ended with "... His Chinese girl friend cried out at the airport " DDONG GO MONG!! (=Don't Go, Mong!)" My classmates and I couldn't help laughing heartily.

Journal 1 : Dixit

< Dixit > Friday  March 21

Dixit was a fun game, which Brad taught us how to play during fifth period. All of my classmates could forget the burden of TTP for a short time. The fastest rabbit in each group was April and Jumi respectively. Saying a " Not too obvious, Not too ambiguous" clue is the key to winning in Dixit.  
(Three weeks have passed.)




rules of Dixit



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quiz1

greetings

Hello,
Good news: I don't have classes tomorrow thanks to the school anniversary!
Have a good time, guys.