At the end of my year at teacher's college, we had to do an internship wherever in the world we wanted. I chose a high school in Saint Pierre et Miquelon...French islands off the coast of Newfoundland. I wanted to find out how foreign languages were taught in another system and, of course, to improve my French.
As my five week internship came to an end, an opening for an English teacher at a middle school became available. I applied. At first it looked like there might be problems due to my Canadian nationality and I gave up hope. And then it turned around. I found myself accepted for the job beginning 4 days after the end school.
Today was my first day of teaching. Two classes in grade 8, one grade 7 and one grade 6 (these are the Canadian equivalents to the French system). The day went well, particularly grade 6. My teacher education has prepared me for kindergarten-grade 6, so it'll be a bit of a trial by fire for me, teaching the grade 7 and 8 classes!
If you have any suggestions for teaching ESL to French students let me know! As the month goes on, I will post more about what goes well and what doesn't.
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