I haven't written much for this blog, as I haven't had much to say. Despite all the information I've been given, there's still a lot that I don't know. Things have been getting clearer in the past few days, as I've finally established communication with who I presume will be my main contact at PetrSU, Tatiana. I assume I'll learn a lot more at the pre-departure orientation in Washington in a few weeks. Including how to teach English, presumably.
Anyways, Tatiana, in the two emails I've gotten from her, certainly seems nice and was able to answer some of my most burning questions. Apparently I'll be starting off as an assistant to a teacher of English at the university, and if all goes well I'll likely take on some of my own lectures/classes. The students at the university range from beginner to advanced proficiency, and most are either studying law, business, or tourism. All three specialties of mine, fortunately. I'm particularly looking forward to giving a lecture on the various "World's Largest [insert random item]s" I've seen. A chair as big as a house, I tell you!
She also said she'd like it if I conducted a course on phonetics, as she explained that is an area where there are "big problems." I naturally have no idea what phonetics are, so that should be no problem. Are phonetics the same as phonics? Because I'm hooked on those. Any help is appreciated. Basically, she said the most important thing will be that I participate in conversational practice, which shouldn't be too difficult because I, like, talk English good. Kinda.
Perhaps most importantly, she said there shouldn't be any problem finding an apartment near the university, and gave me a website where I can check listings. To paraphrase my good friend Tony, that's grrrrrreat! I think I'd go mildly insane if I were forced to live in a dorm again. And for those of you wise guys out there thinking, "what do you mean, go mildly insane," that's a relative statement.
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