She/Her ☆ 34yo ☆ Anny_Franny on Ao3
I'm a Tired™ English-is-my-not-my-first-language fanfic writer.
I'm back on my anime/manga era, and I have 0 regrets; however, Tolkien will always be in my heart. pfp by @zu-art ♡
I've been trying to write more fic! I have four baby projects:
It's all about perspective (One Piece post Wano ZoSan): It's already on AO3! If that's your cup of tea, you can find it >here<! :D CH6 is almost done I swear!! orz if you're too curious and wanna see spoilers, my tag for the fic is >here<
Waltz for the Dead (The Untamed/Mo Dao Zu Shi): Nie Huaisang post canon! I'm waiting to finish it so I can post it, but you can see some spoilers from my tag >here<
Airplane vs The System (SVSSS): the System got bored and went after Mobei-Jun to see why he's Airplane's favorite. I'm probably gonna change the name lol, but here it is the masterpost for this au It has also a tag that you can see >here<.
SQH 12/12 Achievement(SVSSS): This craziness, which was born as a joke, and now it has even a masterpost that you can check >here<!
It might take some time for me to reply, but don't be afraid of sending me asks about these! Asks make me write faster!
Pls help me finish these fics, I haven't written this much since 2018 and for the first time I feel like I'm gonna finish a big project 😭
And if you're curious, you can find my Ao3 and Bluesky here as well!
tbh a lot of my advice boils down to “hey you know that terrible horrible looming thing you’re doing your best to avoid and distract and escape as much as possible but no matter what you do it just keeps looming and looming and ruining your life”
heyy found you on the esl tag, wondering if you could share any tips to someone who has just started teaching?
Hello, anon!!
Ngl, that's a first xD but thank you for the question!
Gonna leave the answer under read more!
About the tips, hmmm... There's a lot of ways you can approach a classroom, but I'm gonna focus on age groups because I think it's easier.
For kids, the rhythm of the class must be fast paced, they have really short attention spans, and with screen use nowadays that became even worse. Also, they benefit a lot from having a routine! Try to implement it from day one, so they know what to expect during the following classes. Another thing that I do sometimes is to write what we are going to do during class in a place they can see. For example:
Hello song
Homework check
Activity one
Game
Activity two...
Teens are a bit trickier. They are in that transition state where they want to be treated like adults, but they are still kids. They tend to like direct communication, and they cooperate better when you explain why they are doing the activity. If the group is chill, I actually explain what each activity is doing for their learning process, and how it's going to make their lives easier long term.
Also, for teens, it's better if you go with the flow of nonsense instead of trying to have an iron grip on their behavior while controlling it. Embrace the six seven, you are one teacher against a lot of kids, pick your battles wisely hsdifhuidshfiudf
Adults! Ah, I must confess that this is my weak point huidshfuidsf I'm not very good with adult groups lol But they are more similar to the kids than you would imagine! They love games, and they get really happy when you bring something whimsical to the class!
A thing to pay attention, however, is that some adults like the structure of old traditional classes and they will complain if you don't teach them by using grammar names and such. I usually explain to them that in real life no one knows this stuff, the most important thing is to know how to use it. They also get really frustrated that they don't have the vocab to express themselves as well as they do in their native language.
Most of all, I think, it's important to be kind and patient. Cliché, I know, but I'm not gonna lie to you, some days is going to be really really hard.
And remember to be kind to yourself as well. Know your limits, step away when possible, establish a time to really disconnect from your teacher duties. We have a lot of work that we end up bringing home, so it's vital that you have a time to you in which you are not responsible for anyone else.
Now, if you want to go to a more academic route, there's the TKT Cambridge book. It's centered towards English teaching, but it's helpful to give you a base knowledge on nomenclature and terms used in teaching theories! And it's something that you can find around easily with a quick search, if you know what I mean 🏴☠️
Wow this got long hsdifhuiadsf but I hope it helps. Good luck on the path of becoming a teacher!!!
