Monday, January 19, 2009

An English Class for La Huacana Teachers


Mike has 15 students. They are all teachers for the secondary school. It is quiet a challenge teaching English to Spanish students when you have a limited vocabulary yourself. As you can see, hand motioning and body gesturing come into play. I was going to delete this picture but then I saw the humor in it. The silly things we have done to communicate!

To learn English, people have to take very expensive classes in a larger city. Few can afford this. Having an English teacher is a privilege for this community.
My kids have reported how loud the classroom setting is. The adult classes aren't much different. Mexico culture is loud no matter where you are.

1 comment:

Kathi said...

I'm sure Mike loves teaching these wonderful people. I love teaching the same subject once in awhile in the public school. Leave me a comment soon. Hugs, Kathi ps hope you are feeling better