I haven't told you about my schedule yet. I've been teaching three classes for two weeks now: A1 (beginners), B1 and B2 (advanced students). I'm sharing the beginners' class with a Korean colleague. Until now I had two courses a week, 1-4.30 pm; from next week I'll be teaching this intensive class with 16 students three times. The rather reserved students are starting to open themselves and as in China it's the girls being more active than their male mates which are sitting around quite serious and silent.
My extensive classes are being held each evening from 7 til 9.30 pm, b1 on b2 in turns. That means, on some days I'm off til the evening. I also teach on Saturday mornings and some people feel sorry for me teaching "that much" - but that's absolutely okay and actually what I came here for! And my class (9.30-12 pm) is very nice.
Many of my higher level students have already been to Europe. Some studied in Germany or went to school for several years. They are very open and most of them speak German very well. Even some of them who haven't been to Germany, only with a noticable accent. The ones without an accent (mostly younger, very talkative and influenced by slang) have problems with grammar instead.
Teaching is very comfortable. The conditions are ideal and principally everything is well-organized. Mainly the students in advanced levels are highly motivated. Step by step I've been learning their names and hopefully I will be able soon to call them by thier first names. "Mr. Lee" and "Mrs. Kim" is much easier and by now I know who is who - it's just that there are up to three or four Kims and Lees in each class ;o)
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