Last week had the busiest day since I had arrived here because I had to prepare a presentation about university observation, be a leader of TOEFL and be a reading leader. Also I had a lot of homework, so it made me nervous. However I could learn many useful things from these experiences and it changed my mind. Also this experience will affect my future.
First I learned how important practices are. On Thursday I talked about university observation with my group members in front of our classmates. Our SFCC class topic was intercultural communication. When I joined the class the day’s topic was religion. I didn’t know much information about religion, even Buddhism. Therefore sometimes I couldn’t understand words about religion, so it made me anxious. After I came back home we researched religion because only the lecture’s information was not enough for our presentation. The day of the presentation I couldn’t doing as well as practice and a public performance. I deeply regretted that I had to do more practice. I am learning how to give a successful presentation during public speaking class but I didn’t do it. I learned not only knowledge but also more practice was one key to success. Also I am not good at speaking in front of many people, even my classmates, so I have to practice more than usual. Those experiences were useful for me because I could realize what I should do and my weak points
Second I noticed how difficult it is to teach something through being the TOEFL class and reading leader. It was my first time to be a class teacher so I didn’t know how to do it but it was challenging for I had to know and understand material more than my classmates. It was hard for me but also interesting. I made an effort and spent a lot of time. TOEFL was more difficult than reading because I knew why those answers were correct but it was difficult to use English and to teach my classmates. Reading was difficult to think about games and questions about the book and to teach my classmates, but it was good practice for me. Through those wonderful experiences I could learn how difficult teaching is and how great teachers are.
I noticed practice is the most important thing to succeed. I understood just thinking before I experienced these things but actually I could have an experience. Now I know how important practice is. Also I didn’t know teachers have such a difficult job but it taught me new information. I had a fabulous experience. If I had not come here I couldn’t experience such a marvelous thing. I was tired but I had valuable experiences.