Celebrating Thanksgiving
ETA Lindsay Smith’s favorite activity over the past month was a Thanksgiving celebration she and her counterpart, Ibu Imawati Alan, held with the students in their X KPR 1 class. The week before, Lindsay and Ima told the students a little bit about Thanksgiving and asked them to bring a snack or some fruit to share.. Read More.
SMK 1 Holds English Singing Competition for International Education Week
For International Education Week, the students at SMK 1 Beringin competed for the best English song performance. Over thirty students competed in the event, where spectators listened to everything from Celine Dion to Creed. The students were assessed based upon four categories: voice, English pronunciation, stage performance, and song dynamics. The event was organized by.. Read More.
Mata Is To Eyes As Hidung Is To Nose
The ETA role is normally centered around high school students, but sometimes ETAs find themselves engaging in meaningful interactions with the older and younger people in their areas. This month, ETA Sophia Lockwood was able to hold her first Community Engagement Project (CEP) which is a children’s club. The purpose of Sophia’s club is to sprinkle.. Read More.
English Club’s Sweet Treat
The 11th-grade students in ETA Nicholas Navin’s English club often ask him to bring in snacks and food to club time. In trying to figure out a way for how snacks could somehow be incorporated into learning English during club, Nicholas found himself buying out all of the marshmallows at the local grocery store on one.. Read More.
Teaching two subjects in one
Teaching a language allows educators to get creative with the content and materials used to teach a new topic. Payakumbuh’s ETA Daniel Knoll used the Descriptive Texts topic to interweave some American history into the lesson. For the practice activity of the lesson, students were given a brochure and a short descriptive text about Valley Forge,.. Read More.
Around the World!
November was a very busy month that emphasized cultural exchange. ETA Angela Zhu prepared for International Education Week, where students learned about various opportunities in scholarship meetings, engaged in-class activities about various countries, and wrote pen-pal letters to students in America. Over the first few weeks, students in 10th grade at SMAN 1 Tana Toraja worked.. Read More.
Having fun with verbal ‘tug-of-war’!
Tenth graders at MAN 2 Malang were able to practice expressing their opinions and their future plans through playing verbal ‘tug-of-war’ and writing speeches. For the verbal ‘tug-of-war’ activity, ETA Shanze “Aisha” Tahir and her English co-teachers would write a statement on the board that would be placed in the middle of a line. Then, students.. Read More.
English at the Podomulyo Pondok
This month, ETA Emma Muth began teaching Pondok students at the mosque in her neighborhood. This project was started by last year’s ETA, and Emma was keen to continue this exciting project. The all-girls class is homeschooled at the Pondok and many live there full time. So far, students have reviewed classroom commands and numbers… Read More.
When I say “study” you say “abroad”!
November was a whirlwind of a month for ETA Lucy Srour. It was a month filled with many bright smiles appreciating both the big moments and small moments, like when Lucy discovered you can make a birthday cake out of a rice cooker. Some of the bigger moments of November came during International Education Week… Read More.
Too Many Cooks in The Kitchen
Somehow autumn has passed Cerme without a single pumpkin spice latte in sight. Notwithstanding, November has been full of joy and fulfillment for ETA Gabriel “Gabe” Umland, but has also been bittersweet as he wraps up his first semester of teaching. As one of the last lesson plans for four of Gabe’s 12 classes, students.. Read More.
