Adult Eikaiwa

All this week I have been stressing about my adult 英会話 class that the city of Nakayama has asked me to run for two hours every other Thursday night.

Not knowing what the level of the students will be, and not know what the curriculum should be (there is no textbook), I was completely clueless. I was shooting darts in the dark, and really stressing myself out by planning for every forseeable scenario, a tall order even for an experienced teacher.

Anyway, the class was held last night. The 8 students who will be in my intermediate class (10 more will join Amy's beginner class) seemed to be of a decent level that I don't have to worry about comprehension. They were also most interested in casual and simple English 喋ること. Finally, since most of the class will be hosting Temecula exchange students at the end of March, teaching them basic English and turning them into hospitable hosts would be the clear focus of the class.

So, in my first class, I found out about the approximate level of my students, the format and methods they prefer, and a clear theme for lesson planning. I'd say that I had spent a good part of the week and much needless time stressing and worrying abou nothing, as usual.