Book of the Week

I should probably call this entry the Book of the Break.  I studied this book everywhere I went over the winter vacation.  Actually, I　have been reading this book and another book called The Essentials of English Language Teaching.

This is not a book I recommend to anyone who does not teach English as a second language for a living. It would be deathly boring.  I do teach EFL　for a living and the ideas in this book have given me some new insight and a concrete guide that I am sure will result in more productive lessons for both my adult and children's lessons.  A lot of the concepts in this book were, of course, familiar to me, but when they are laid down methodically and clearly some wandering pieces to the big jig-saw puzzle started to find their way home...  I　need time to try to make the theories work but I can honestly say...I see the light!

New Topics

いよいよはじまります！明日からレッスンです。レッスンの準備も雪かけも大変でしたけど準備が出来ました。明日から新琴似校は音楽のトピックに沿って英語の勉強楽しくします！！！初めてのトピックと自分も音楽が大好きなので楽しみです。篠路は僕の大好きなスポーツのトピックで英語の勉強します。今月は終わらないで欲しい☆彡

It's been a long time since the kids have been here.  The reason I took such a long break was to go back to Hawaii, but I didn't go.  I was planning to go, but some things came up and I had to put it off.

Anyway, this month is bursting with new material and great energy.  We are going to study English following a musical theme in the Shinkotoni school and in Shinoro we will be studying English through sports.  I love both of these topics　so I am really having fun planning and making the lessons for this month especially.  See you next week (this week?)

Enthusiastically,

Pat

Happy New Year!

I hope 2012 will be a great year for everyone.  I am very much looking forward to all the challenges and joys that life in 2012 will surely bring. I hope that we not only survive it, but survive it all with dignity.  

I am determined to become a better teacher.  I have spent the break studying; reflecting on successes and failures in an effort to make a better learning experience for all the students at English Island.

来年も宜しくお願いいたします。

新年明けましておめでとうございます！