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This semester is going to go by fast especially with the IEP classes (only 8 weeks of classes).

I have no routine yet, just running around trying to keep my head screwed on. I now spend so much time at ULL. I havent spent this much time since I was taking Dr Anderson’s Beowulf course.
My students seem to be nice. Though I know they are trying to weasel out of assignments. Its funny the difference between Community College and University. I havent taught at the University in a year and its striking.

University Students, for the most part, realize this is different than high school. I didnt get that from the CC students. I was also teaching 90 and 92, so maybe that is part of it. Another nice difference is the age of the students. Though I was able to teach a few older students at CC. Most especially the New Iberia classes were in their late teen years. It is refreshing to have students answering questions like adults instead of only repeating what others have said.

360 will be interesting. The book we are using is Everything is an Argument. We “debated” last night the idea of who brings meaning to a TEXT – written, spoken, or visual. Is it the author or the audience? They actually defended their beliefs and understood what I was saying (within reason). Actually nice to allow the class to teach itself.
Ill try to post more later.

I am going to be teaching a lot this semester, but what’s that I hear? You want to know how last semester went.

Well . . .

The session went well. I didnt push as hard as I should have, but with one student, its hard to punish if the student didnt do the work on time or at all.  A lot of changing the lessons to match the student’s needs.

I am teaching for both the IEP (Intensive English Program) and the English Department at UL. It will be interesting. Here is my schedule:

MWF

8-8:50am – English 101

9am-1pm – IEP (Level 4 and 5) (5 days a week, MTWTF)
1:30 – 3pm English 101 (Only MW)

Tuesday

IEP then

6-9pm English 360

It will be interesting to jump from students who do not know English to students who should know English.

wilbur

I am currently teaching at UL as part of the Intensive English Program. I am actually only teaching one student.

She has a serious problem with articles and tenses but for the most part, she writes better than the students I taught in my Remedial Courses. Go figure.

I will let you know how everything goes.

Wilbur