tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396360.post111742746948134028..comments2023-07-22T23:33:58.038+09:00Comments on EFL in Japan: Motivation from link on "EFL Geek"5330http://www.blogger.com/profile/11752690938113124517noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396360.post-1118042762161092322005-06-06T16:26:00.000+09:002005-06-06T16:26:00.000+09:00This must be an exciting place to teach. Trilingua...This must be an exciting place to teach. Trilingual learners. <BR/><BR/>Your comments are great insights into another teaching culture. It reminds me that gum is not a problem here. Most students don't use gum at all, but in class is a big no-no. It certainly was an issue for us as students in the US. Not so much at university, but up through high school it sure was. <BR/><BR/>It's also interesting that you are in class before the bell rings. I almost always am. I start some music and get the day's materials in there at least. Most university level teachers are in about 10 minutes after the bell rings.5330https://www.blogger.com/profile/11752690938113124517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396360.post-1117574249659436922005-06-01T06:17:00.000+09:002005-06-01T06:17:00.000+09:00Well, I teach at a bilingual (Franco-Brazilian) se...Well, I teach at a bilingual (Franco-Brazilian) secondary school in Sao Paulo, Brazil and the rules for the students are pretty much the same here. For students, I would add that chewing gum should be thrown in the wastepaper basket before entering the room. Younger students usually do not sit down until I greet them and tell them to do so so they have some time to cool down and focus before we start class.<BR/><BR/>As for teachers in general, they should be in class a few minutes before the bell rings. <BR/>I do not use any Portuguese or French with my high school classes, not even in the corridor or at break time and in class, I try to make my students speak most of the time. Writing is usually done at home or at the computer lab.Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07649394106690803075noreply@blogger.com