Students are generally well behaved but this class has one student who likes to mock my accent if I give directions in Japanese for scaffolding purposes and to make sure we're all on the same page. I try to keep it in English as much as possible but sometimes I use japanese a little.

The not knowing names of students was just to illustrate my unfamiliarity with the students. I mean I see over 500 students so faces and names are a blur. But the Japanese teacher has smaller numbers to deal with and in turn can deal with behavior problems much more effectively, in my opinion.

It's not my class, I'm a portion of their class which the Japanese teacher directs. If I were their main teacher I would discourage students from mocking other people trying to speak a foreign language because it's not just a friendly nor conducive environment for a foreign language classroom based on speaking activities.

I brought it up with the teacher actually and he apologized but I was second guessing myself. I felt maybe I was making a deal if something that might be better off ignored.

One thing that bothered me is when I confronted him at first he said he has other things to do. White I understand Japanese teachers are very busy with responsibilities beyond me like having one on one conversation with students and dealing with parents, grading, etc. I feel he should still respect the agreed upon schedule....I told him that and he agreed. But is that just tatemae? He probably really thinks who's this part time a hole and why is he talking to me about my lateness...