The Terminal

I had my first class this week. I am teaching a class called, Culture and Communication. I was very nervous as I prepared for the hour and 15 minute class. I had powerpoints, videos and notes all at the ready. As I was unsure of how all the technology was going to work, I got to my classroom way too early. The room was still in use.

But as I got in and tried to get the data projector to work, I was glad I got there early. The data projector never did work :-( but after three people came and offered help, I was able to get the DVD player working. This was critical, as I had budgeted time for both the powerpoints and the dvd's.

I used the scene from the Terminal, with Tom Hanks, where he is interviewed by the chielf immigration officer at JFK to illustrate the challenge of understanding and being understood. It is a hilarious scene with the character played by Hanks saying, "Yes" to all the questions asked of him, even questions not looking for a yes or no.

That went well, as did the rest of the class. But I discovered a HUGE problem. Half the calss have the text that I read and half have a newer edition that is significantly different. As I had mapped out homework assignments based on the pages in the book, it is going to be a challenge to rectify, to be sure.

Pray that I can mae thi work over the next months.

Trent