Yesterday I started my TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) certification course. I can speak a bit of a few languages, but not enough to teach English in a language that isn't English, so the idea behind this style of language instruction is to use the communicative method, speaking nothing but the language being taught.
The day started with a lesson taught in Kashmiri. Just to show what it's like to be on the other side of the classroom. I knew it was going to be difficult, but WOW. On the other hand, the style has got to be very effective, because in 35 minutes I learned a lot!
My name is Jess. Me che naav Jess.
What is your name? Tze kati che naav?
Also the numbers 1-16 (there were 16 of us in the class - my favorite number was 8, pronounced ΓΌ-uht), talking about where we live, what we do, etc.
So cool! But it confirms my suspicion that I am mostly incapable of learning a language in a totally different alphabet.
Shabaash. (Good.)
Shukriya. (Thank you.)
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It's so exciting that you're taking a TEFL class! I am jeal.ous.
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