| the old pond / frog jumps in / plop! – Matsuo |
When it comes to Teaching English as a Foreign Language, the PPP is what you NeNeNeed. It is an instructional model designed to increase the amount of time students spend speaking compared to you, the teacher.
After a while we ran into a group of about fifty elementary schoolers who were also hiking. We could hear them long before we saw them. They were eager to catch a glimpse of the ‘foreigner’ as we passed by. I made sure to high-five them all!
The first thought that pops into my head when I think of a host is a viral swarm of protein crushing the life out of a tiny organism just before apoptosis.
I can kind of relate to my freshman. They are in a new place, with a new group of people. They have to eat beef noodles.
When Marco Polo left Italy for China in the year 1271 with his father and uncle he had no idea what he was in store for. Along a similar vein, two weeks ago every Peace Corps Trainee received their site placement for the next two years. It is the place where they will teach and eat…
Our students were bright and had a wide range of English skills. They could read good. One had previously published an organic chemistry article in an American journal of science. Another was my 7 year old host brother.
