Yuka: OJC in Taiwan

My name is Yuka. I’m twenty years old. I live in Hyogo prefecture, so it takes two hours to go to OJC. This summer, I went to Taiwan to teach English to children. This is one of the fieldwork programs at OJC. So from now, I want to write about my life in Taiwan.

We have two programs in Taiwan, YMCA kindergarten program and YMCA elementary school program. In the morning, we go to the kindergarten, and learn how to establish an effective English class. Children are very cute. They talk to us in Chinese, but I can’t speak Chinese. So it was difficult to communicate with them, but I tried to communicate with them by using gestures and smile. After the kindergarten, we go to the private school. There are many elementary school students who can speak English very well. I enjoyed talking with them. After a week, we have demo-teaching. I had already learned how to teach English for children at OJC. So it was a good chance to do my original lesson. However, I have no experience to teach English for advanced learners like elementary school students in Taiwan. So, it was difficult for me to teach them. Through this program, I learned how difficult establish an effective English class. I have many things to study or improve to be a teacher. However, it was a good chance to think about my future. If you are interested in OJC’s school programs, please tell me what kinds of programs are you interested in.