I have had the
opportunity to volunteer for the last several weeks. I had never really
volunteered as a teacher before, so I knew that this was my opportunity to do
some community service to help others with Language Bridge Program. I have
found through the experience that I really like to volunteer, so in the near
future I would love to volunteer again for those migrant workers who are really
eager to learn English language. It was very interesting, because it actually
made me feel like a better person for helping someone in the community.
On the first day
of teaching, I went to the Labors Camp at Pearl Qatar with my teaching partners,
Vanessa and Devika to meet with our students. I was really nervous thinking
that my students are older than me and I have to teach them English language.
However, we introduced ourselves to them and started to interact with them. We
asked about their jobs, friends and family. They were really happy to share
about their friends and family with us. Later on, we started playing some
educational games to know about their weakness in English language. I was
pretty surprised seeing that they were very good at speaking English and could
communicate with us easily.
After the first
week, our students used to come to CMU-Q in order to complete the rest of the
course. Teaching at CMU-Q was quite easier then teaching in their camps as we
could use the projector and other important stuffs in a classroom. We started
teaching them grammar using materials provided by our Professor Silvia. The
teaching materials were really helpful and the students were benefited by that.
Sometimes, we used to give them breaks and show various videos on youtube. They
were really friendly with us and used to share their feelings after working
whole day long. The last day of class was really amazing as we taught them
“Waving flag” song to sing on the Appreciation Party event. They were really
happy thinking that they will get certificates after completing 8 weeks long
course.
The Appreciation
party was really special for them as well as for us too. The moment when we
gave away the certificates to them was really amazing. It felt so awesome to
see them receiving their certificates. All the teachers sang the song “Waving
flag” to appreciate their 8 weeks long hard work.
Volunteering only
betters a person. Now, I know from experiences that teachers really make a
difference in people’s lives. Teaching is something that everyone should do,
and the benefits are a great part too. I feel motivated to do activities and
different events that have to do with people. I am looking forward to teaching them again
next semester.
- Tasnin Moon
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