Training status: Complete!

Left-Right : Ben, Me, Andrew, Tim

Training Week
Sorry I haven`t had time to go online, but training this week has been super-intense!!

Hours were 11am-8pm, but we had so much homework (mostly lesson planning), I wasn`t getting it done until midnight all week :(

On Tuesday they really threw us in the deep end with our first real lesson.. with genuine Japanese students!

The students were invited for a free lesson from the newbies.We taught in our slippers- a very strange feeling indeed..

All week we`ve been practising different adult and kids lessons; the kids' are certainly very energetic!

Today was the climax with a full, assessed lesson. I felt it was very strong, and was praised for my student care giving individual praise, prompting them when they get stuck, smiling, eye contact, and clear instructions.
I need to work on the structure, better roleplaying, practice, ideas, paper management etc..

Not been too much excitement this week, but we certainly found time to dine out a couple of times and of course we hit the Karaoke! My first song being 'Who Do You Think You Are' by the Spice Girls :D

Next Week
This weekend is free, sightseeing is definitely on the to-do list!!

Monday 14日: Being picked up at Ikebukuro station and being taken to the City Hall for my Foreign ID card registration and to open a bank account. I shall move into my apartment in Toyotamanaka!

Tuesday 15日: First day of work! Hours:1-9pm. I shall present my gift of fudges to the school and meet the staff and students! I will spend the be shadowing classes by Marilyn.

Wedn 16日: Shadowing again.

Thursday 17日: My first official lessons start... eek! I have come very far this week, so I'm fairly confident.. as long as my nerves don't get to me!

Please don't be worried if I don't update for a while, going to be busy, but next update will *hopefully* be Monday night when I'm in my new town :D I am very excited to meet the staff and settle in!!