[Whistleblower]

Well it is Thursday and am suffering from sleep deprevation at the moment. I have about five hours sleep on a good day and then get up and commute two hours to the CELTA Venue. I could have stayed at a motel or somewhere in Seoul but I love to have my homely environment around.

Anyways, I just had my first mid-review after a week and a half of the course (or 80 hrs of teaching/studying time total). Basically, this is a chance for the CELTA students to see how to improve for the next two weeks until the end of the course. I got some normal feedback (positive and negative) but it is pretty standard and the feedback is not so soul destroying but pretty constructive (improve instructions, student eliciting etc).

This course has literally introduced technology in the classroom and the use of powerpoint and an interactive white board which don't require board markers etc (don't have that at my hagwon). I love the fact that you can print out your notes for students or erase the board in one tap with the interactive pen.

I had my first grammar lesson the other day and that went pretty well. The CELTA Trainers on my course though are from Sussex in the UK, and me being from Eastbourne, we get on pretty well.

Againk, I can't believe the amount of stuff that I am learning from this course. There is so much to take in and would like time to reflect. Must wait until the end of the course. Anyone interested in the CELTA Course in Korea, please ask and I will answer asap (which is probably at the end of my course due to time constraints).

Thanks Clive for your support and I hope to complete this challenging yet rewarding course, I was speaking to the teacher-in-trainer for the CELTA Course and she was saying the CELTA has changed since 1996 when she took it with more theories being applied in the trade etc. Fingers crossed that I find some decent employment afterwards, I am always on the lookout for a decent job in Korea.