Teaching Philosophy
"My most important goal as a language teacher is to assist students in becoming truly able to use English to communicate. My hope is that all of my students will accomplish whatever their aspirations may be. I thoroughly enjoy being able to be a part of the process of helping students gain the language skills needed to achieve their dreams.
I take a student-centered approach that is focused on the ongoing acquisition of real-life communication skills relevant to students' personal and professional goals. I work hard to create a warm and comfortable classroom environment in which students can practice English as much as possible and gain confidence in their own abilities, as well as enjoy the learning process with their peers. I use a variety of instructional practices and incorporate a wide range of activities and materials in order to both interest and motivate students. I also believe it is very important to address and include the social and cultural aspects of language into students' learning experiences to help students deepen their understanding of their own cultures and the cultures of others."
Teaching Philosophy
"What I do with my class is based on what I believe. I believe that everyone has unlimited potential of doing things. When it comes to learning and studying, I believe that motivation hard-working and positive thinking bring achievement.
At the beginning of each quarter, I ask my students to hypnotize themselves by saying, "Yes, I can." I always look at things that they can do instead of things that they cannot. Teachers are supposed to help build up students' confidence by turning their negativity into positivity. Once we are all in the circle of trust, we can have a wonderful learning environment which assists our language learners inside and outside of the classrooms."
Teaching Philosophy
"There's any where from 500 million to 1.8 billion English speakers in the world today. When my students learn English, they can share their stories with the rest of the world. I believe each and every student is unique and has something to share. I want my students to find out what their stories are, learn to express themselves and achieve their goals. I help my students by guiding them through "real life" English language situations and giving them enough practice to feel confident to go out into the English speaking world to be successful."
Teaching Philosophy
"I operate under the belief that teaching involves instilling a sense of independence and pride in the mind of a learner. Because of this, I make sure to involve and encourage real language and discussion with my students, answering any question that they may have."
Teaching Philosophy
"As students accustom themselves to the American way of life and education system, the most challenging for them is having the self-confidence and ability to display their English skills. My teaching philosophy does not simply focus only on what students learn from books or in the class but from life experiences and interaction in and out of the classroom. I strive to work closely with my students in order to help them develop learning skills that will build more self-confidence and awareness of their goals in English and life. By helping my students, a teacher-student relationship bond is created. Through this relationship, student and teacher are able to effective communicate with each other and there is aopen line of communication going both ways. Communication is the key to the success of connecting with the students and their cultural background.
I encourage my students to use their personal experiences and relate it to their learning experience. By doing so, students are able to learn and share cultural information. A part of learning is having the ability to demonstrate the skill learned. With classroom activities such as peer work, conversation groups, and game-like activities students become actively engaged in their learning. These types of activities give students the opportunity to display their skills and understanding not only to the teacher but to the class as well. Allowing my students to learn at a pace or style that better fits them enables them to develop their English skills where they are not overwhelmed or lost. Lastly, a goal for all my students is to "HAVE FUN" while they are learning English. If they have fun, they will enjoy their time and make new friends in the process. A teacher's job is to not only teach, but inspire students to seek challenges and create their own identity."
Teaching Philosophy
"I love helping students better understand contextual language differences...how much we put in words vs. how much we read from environmental cues, as these directly affect content, grammar structure, and pronunciation in the language to be acquired."
Teaching Philosophy
"I believe that every individual student is unique and is in need of a unique, secure, and individualized environment for achieving his or her goals. We should all celebrate our differences."
