I think after this post I will be basically caught up on the main things that have happened so far. Today I had my first class. It is a three hour class, so preparation takes a fair bit of time. I have eight students ranging from absolute beginner to advanced. I try to help all of them learn, but it is hard to know where to focus. The names of my students are: Atsuko, Setsuko, Hiroshi, Noriko, Michiko, Naoto, Michiyo, and one more. They all work hard, and I think it will be a good class.
Today was mostly a review day. The first class seemed to drag a bit because I was still adjusting to the class. The second class flew by. We ended the class by playing pictionary with the vocab words, which the students absolutely loved. The lesson was on the creation, so there were a lot of things that were easy to draw like trees, the sun, etc.
I think it almost might be harder tomorrow because I am focusing more in depth. I have to think of a lot more activities to use to practice the patterns we learn. I also have to catch up on my homework for Japanese 301. I got a little behind this last weekend, so I need to finish up two chapters today. I am basically done with both, but there are a few questions that I need to ask my host mother.
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