Strange as it may sound...

So, about my "job interview" earlier today... Firstly, I could manage to get lost in Budaörs (got on the wrong bus). Then I met my colleague(s) to be. And then a chain of funny, unexpected things happened :) I visited two classes in the moring. Then I was basically introduced to the majority of the staff. In the meanitime, I got many really tasty snacks couse in this school the teachers celebrate namedays and birthdays. So, what I got in a 15-minute long break were loads of names, apple juice, bread with some topping, tiramisu and some kind of cherry-cake. Normally I don't eat that amount of food till about 2 pm :) Then I was asked if I could go and teach in two classes :):) Ok, this was the weirdest:) A very nice German teacher came with me, introduced me to both classes and left:) Funnily enough, at the end of my second class a bunch of girls came up to me askinging whether I was their new teacher. If I was not, they want me, couse I was by far the best substitute teacher they've got:) Wow, that's a complement, is it not? I told them to write a wishlist and forward it to the head teacher. So, this is how it happened. Oh, I almost forgot to mention that I also met the dean! Just a quick handshake, nothing else, he seemed nice though. It seems, I'll start on Saturday (working day) and from next week on (after Wed) I have 3 groups :) Funny. Let's do some math... I entered the school in order to visit one group in the morning. I left the school at 1 pm having tought 2 classes and will have 2 groups in the future :) Greater than ever! And as I had predicted, no interview:)
I might even dare quote from one of my favourites (How I met your mother)
"I've just awsomed all over the place. True story...."
Stay tuned for the upcoming events of my saga!
Cheers

What would the teacher do?

Today is another big step for Orsi - probably a rather small step for the World. I'm kind of interviewing for a job in I. Gy. Gimnázium on Thursday. Kind of... I don't exactly know what will happen. OK, I go there to see 'my future' students in action in the morning and then in the 'nagyszünet' I'll get forwarded to the dean (???) and then somebody gets to decide something. :) Weird. As a matter of fact, I've never ever had a real job interview. Probably this thingy 'Job Interview' doesn't exest in the world of teaching. I got my very first job in a language school ON THE PHONE without saying a word in English. No probs, I was teaching the week after. As for my second job... I think I've asked for getting the job, but no, I clearly don't remeber any interviews. But I had an interview at ELTE DELP indeed. On the other hand, it turned out I was presumably the only person who took all the requirements (i.e. CV, cover letter, copy of my index-book, tutors who might recommend you, etc.) seriously. I still have a day to figure something out about this 'undefineble mystery', namely a teacher's job interview.

First entry

Hi, and welcome to my world :)
So, here I am 24, teaching English as a foreign language mostly in a language school, 'lessly' at ELTE University, Department of English Language Pedagogy. Last week I made a new invention - at least I thought it was my invention - the unexplored opportunities in online language teaching. About the 'not my invention' later...
There I was with 6 very devoted university students in the middle of the strike when the public transport died in our beloved hometown. Here's what I thought we might be able to do! Why don't we gather up on msn messenger and have an online session in a chatroom? Wow, how cool is that - did I think. So on Friday morning I woke up with great expectations. I started to figure out what to do. After like 10 minutes or so, ideas started to come up (stream of consciouseness as you might now) and I had a good collection of online activites in 30 minutes. Nice. So, vocabulary-wise these websites cought my attention: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/ and http://www.englishpage.com/prepositions/phrasaldictionary.html . Very impressive, very handy. Listening-wise, obviously youtube... Let me present the tasks:
1. How many accents does he mime? Name some interesting characteristics about the different accents (vocabulary, pronunciation, whatever you find interesting).
http://youtube.com/watch?v=xq9Iy1k9yRc&feature=related
2. Write down as many conditional sentences as possible that you hear in this song. (Please don’t search the lyrics on the web :)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=x25F3-sR2Yo&feature=related
3. How does Jason Mraz describe his new album? Note down as many details as possible.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=S1nd0HmXouk

So, this was it. Hope you guys out there find these useful.
About my magnifiscent plans later on, unfortunately I have to go and make actual money, not just deaming of it. This was more than enough for a very first entry.
Cheers,
Orsi