Week 6

This is the sixth week for my 20 Percent Project.  In this week we still working on the main phrases of Arabic- which is the most thing that we are looking to work on. 
This week we reviewed what I have taught Mariela last week.  It took a longer time! After we done with reviewing, I taught her some new phrases. 
For me, teaching Arabic became more serious than it was before.  My short journey in teaching made me know how teachers feel when students don't do their work or when students come to class not prepared.  Now I feel more responsible, because I want Mariela to be able to speak Arabic and because I want to succeed in my project by having a perfect work done.
After a long time, and after I have taught Mariela many phrases, thinking of new ones to teach become harder. But teaching become more serious, beside that my techniques and ways in teaching become better.

Week 5

This is the fifth week since I have started to work on my 20 Percent Project. In this week we still working on the main phrases. and we will continue on that till the end of October based on what we have planed for. In this week, I found some problems with Mariela to make her learn how to pronounce the words. Maybe she didn't really want to work after a long school day. And what really made me mad that she didn't study the things that I taught her last time. But she told me about her reasons and I excused her. So I thought about a solution for that and I will keep looking for solutions to make everything work well and get it done as I like. So I thought that while she doesn't have the ability to study at her house, I am going to work more on making her memorize as much phrases as she can during the lesson, and hopefully that will help her to memories them. And also I can practice with her during school. So when she practice a lot, that will help her to learn faster.
I don't really like to be a teacher, and teaching is something hard such like a language. Especially when I have to repeat everything so many times, and the one I am teaching keep saying the wrong thing. I have tried that before, but I was teaching the English instead of the Arabic. I love smart students who learn fast- such like me. Hopefully, Mariela will be a smart kid who can learn fast and won't make me upset because of teaching her.

Week 4

In the fourth week, me and Mariela still working on my project. We met on Tuesday, and we continued working on the main phrases in Arabic. The good thing about Mariela is that she is learning fast and she is trying her best to say the words in the correct accent. We have worked for an hour, it was really fun and an interesting hour.
First, we made a review for the things that I taught her last time, and happily she still remember them. After that, we start with a new things. Such like: Hi, bye, how are you? , I'm fine thank you , good morning , good evening , what's your name ? my name is.., where are you from ? I am from... , what grade you are ? I am in grade... , etc.
So now we are not sure if that we are going to meet twice a week or only once! But even though, once might be enough. But if we have the ability to work on it more than that, that would be much better.
I am worry if Mariela will get bored of that, or she won't be willing to work on learning Arabic any longer. I will try to use ways that help to make learning fun so she will keep willing to learn.

Week 3

This is the third week. On Monday, I met Naima in the class and she told me that she doesn't have her phone and that's why she didn't come. But still we didn't work in that day. Therefore, I got an idea which is talking to one of my friends who is really interesting in learning Arabic. I asked her about if she still wants to learn Arabic. And if so, I will talk to Naima about if she still can't work. And depending on that, I will decide whether I will work with both of them or work with only the new girl and Naima will work by herself on another project that she decide. So that I will teach Arabic but to another girl. I guess that this will be the solution to save my project.
This new girl is Mariela. She is very nice girl and she wants to help me on my project and she is willing to learn Arabic, therefore she is going to be my new student.
On Tuesday, we met after school and we put a new timeline for the project, depending on what she wants to learn. We worked for about an hour on some of the basic phrases. And that was her entry to the Arabic.
My new timeline will be like this:

• The first thing to do is teaching Mariela how to write her name!
• During October and November, we will work on the eight parts of speech.
• During December we will work on the letters and numbers. At the same time Mariela would like to learn about the Arabic traditions, so we will work on that too.
• During January and February, we will work on writing. It will take two months because writing in Arabic is really hard, especially that Arabic is very tough language so it will take more time.
• In March, we will work on the pronunciation. Especially that the Arabic is different from other languages, so it’s important to know how to pronounce the words correctly. And the best thing that Mariela is the one who wants that.
• During April, we will be working on other words.

Mariela is a good student and a good listener! She said that she liked the Arabic and she is really excited to learn it through out the year. We will meet twice a week except if something will happen so that will make us work only once.. but we still have enough time.
The first lesson was really fun and we both had a nice time.