Students sleeping in class have been a big and an ongoing problem. Jean has tried walking around the classroom, gently tapping students on the shoulder to awaken them, but some are so very tired they just put their heads down on their desks and are pretty much "out for the count". So, in one of the photos posted here, you can see Rod actively lecturing and writing on the whiteboard, and yet two students in the front row are asleep.
Another challenge is the varying levels of English among the students. It is not always easy to tell just how little they are comprehending in a lecture. Reading English is better for them but listening to native speakers or audio recordings and answering questions is very challenging. And standing up to speak is very difficult. One photo shows one of our students with his laptop on his desk--it has Rod's technical notes in English on one side and translated into Chinese on the other side of his screen. That helps him understand the notes but doesn't help him expand his English skills as much.
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