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CThomas · Joined: 21 Oct 2009 Posts: 380 Location: HCMC, Vietnam

Doctors make about 1600 here before tea money, according to the Google

Andy123 · Joined: 24 Sep 2009 Posts: 206

Snollygoster, that has to be one of the best "tips" for teachers I have seen in a long time. I hope some people use it.

Teachers that think they must have a TA are scary. I have never had a class I could not control or teach. I have even taught in a high school for felons. God bless their souls : (

There are many, many fine TAs out there but I have had several unfortunate incidences with TAs causing more trouble than the students. Go figure.

snollygoster · Joined: 04 Jun 2009 Posts: 478

I didn't see any of the stuff Mark talks about on that recorded link at WizIq- I saw only a power point presentation- Strange!
Anyway- cest La Vie

snollygoster · Joined: 04 Jun 2009 Posts: 478

If the recording on WizIq continues to be troublesome, pm me and I will send you the original Power Point.

mark_in_saigon · Joined: 20 Sep 2009 Posts: 837

Yeah, the first slide was okay, I think, then about numbers 2 - 5 were double voiced, with about a 2 second delay between versions. I think it was slide 5 where the girl in the background is shown rustling around in bed. I was kinda hoping to get a better view of her, but it was just that one incident. Not that I was getting all excited about it, I just found it very interesting to have that in the background in a program of this nature. I did feel that while his advice was good, he certainly could have presented it in far less time. He seemed to be teaching primarily to non native speakers, and so perhaps he paced himself accordingly. All the people who he interacted with were from countries where English is not the first language.

I'm With Stupid · Joined: 03 Sep 2010 Posts: 432

snollygoster · Joined: 04 Jun 2009 Posts: 478

If you can't work out how to teach kids in a manner that engages them, then don't do it. You will give yourself a nervous break-down, and you will perpetuate the perception amongst Viet kids that foreign teachers are either failures or clowns who are there for their entertainment, and to their parents, you are a welcome baby sitter for a few hours -an outlet where their kids can "watch the funny monkey."
Take the "funny" business of teaching kids seriously-and if you need a TA to interpret for you- you sure shouldn't be there.
Use TPR, mime, actions, follow me activities, flash card games. Yes thet dirty word GAMES- Even "colour the pictures" has merit if its targeted at the language you are teaching. Be creative. If your input has academic merit, its warranted.
Repeat repeat repeat repeat- did I say repeat? Silly voices-change pitch-get them to imitate you. This is NOT rocket science, BUT you have to think how to deliver it so its NOT just another dancing clown act.