Safe!!! Thank God! I've just endured hell. Was it really hell? Nah...It was quite okay, I guess. Considering it was my first time. What the heck am I talking about, you say? Well, actually, I've just handle a one hour English class for lecturers and staffs. No joke. Can you imagine a fresh graduate teaching experienced lecturers English?
Scary, that's what I thought when I was first told by Awer about it 2 days ago.Since I've only have experience in teaching children and college students, it's kinda a big thing for me. So yesterday I started searching for materials and prepping. As a former English Language student, I looked for materials at bbclearningenglish.com.
I found one interesting activity on listening called Vocabulary Bingo. It might take some time for me to explain, for more details of the game please visit bbclearningenglish.com. The game is quite risky because if the students or in my case, the lecturer and staffs, were able to hear all the words, game over. So I made a second activity.
Applying my past experience working as a translator, the second activity was on translation. The easiest, most enjoyable way to do it is by translating a song. A famous malay soundtrack: Ombak Rindu. And it took almost half an hour for them to finished it and I made them sing it. It was hilarious! Below is the translation for that song. You can try singing it if you'd like. Mind the grammatical errors and the awkward words choice. Hahaha.
WAVE OF MISS
To accept me as I am
Because I could not bear
Because I can't afford
Living without him by my side
God I know I'm so sinful
Only remember You when I'm sad
Though only You are able to open
The door of his heart for my love
Night take my miss
For him that is away from me
So he won't be lonely
Always feel there is love
Rain take away my tears
That flows washing my wound
So that he knows I'm suffering
May light come later
God please soften her heart
To accept me as I am
Because I could not bear
Because I can't afford
Living without him by my side
After that, I ended the class. It wasn't so hard actually. I realised that they just wanna have some fun. No formal class where I babble about grammar and stuffs. Activities where they can unleashed the child in them. So, for future classes, I might used some activities from the English camp during my diploma and have some fun along with them. Oh my! I think there's a pair of horns on my head. Muahahaha!
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