Hello!
It's me again and I have a new blog. ^^
Unlike my previous blog, Teacher's Note
is a blog about teaching, my husband and other teachers' adventures
and concerns, and my job as an ESL teacher.
In the introduction part, I mentioned
that although I finished Bachelor's Degree in Education, my only
classroom teaching experience was my ten-month apprenticeship period
(on-campus and off-campus teaching). Since 2007, I have been teaching
basic conversational and business English to Korean students on the
phone. I really miss teaching in a traditional way, with me
discussing the lesson in front, using traditional and non-traditional
instructional materials, making sure that the classroom situation is
conducive for learning. Whenever my friends narrate their good and
not-so-good teaching experiences, I've always felt envious of them.
How I wished I could go back teaching, because I feel that, in
Tagalog “kinakalawang na ako”. In this job, the things I've
learned from our professors are still applicable. I teach. I need to
have a strategy to do it more effectively. I have to make sure that
students learn from me. I need to evaluate their performance. And
also, I need not only to teach them with basic English communication
skills but also to inculcate values in them.
My husband, on the other hand, is a
full-time teacher. He teaches computer subjects in a public school
here in Makati. He's one of the people who give me updates with the
latest trend in teaching.
As you might notice, I'm surrounded
with on-line and classroom teachers. My younger sister is an
elementary school teacher. My husband's best friend is also teaching
computer subjects in a public school in Pasay City. I have friends
and former classmates who are teaching in private and public schools.
In my succeeding entries, I will tell
something about:
Why I took Bachelor of Secondary
Education, major in Social Studies (not English).
How my husband and I met and how he
became a teacher.
How I landed an ESL job although my
English skill is inadequate, I know.
How my sister shifted from being an
on-line ESL teacher to being a classroom teacher.
Teaching tips.
How to pass the LET and more.
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