The Wings of My Dream, English

Gloria

‘What is the heart-throbbing thing for me?’ It is the question that I asked me

when I was 30 years old. My answer were English and teaching. "The starting point

of all achievement is desire." said by Napoleon Bonaparte.(15 August 1769-5 May

1821) I have aspirations to become a English teacher. I was variously experienced

since childhood about English and I have my believes about TESOL 01 module.

My language experience was successed. Since I was a 10 years old, I have learned

English at home. My favorite subject was English in school and I was pleased with

talking and listening in English. I do not afraid of talking with foreigners. So I think

my experience about English was successful.

The reasons for success about learning English experience are several things. My

mom was a English teacher in high school. She knew the importance of English, so

she tried to make me feel easy English. I learned home study 'Tun-Tun' English from

10 to 13 years old. Everyday morning I talked English with Korean teacher through

phone for 10 minutes. I read a coursebook and teacher corected me. It was a first

time to meet English. I was so interested and happy, because baby dragon character

in textbook was so cute and story was very funny. After that when I was 15 years

old, I went to Sidmouth in England for one month. I went to language school and

took is homestay. The homestay family was so kind and warm-hearted, so it helped

my English improved. At that time I first met the foreigner teachers and friends. I

disappeared fear colloquize with foreigners. I was improved my English and talked

freely to homestay family and friends.

I have learned many skills until now through TESOL. There are some believes about

TESOL 01 module. First, it is so important that we should consider their

characteristics when we teach adult learners. There are some characteristics of adult

learners. Adults need to be shown respect. Because adults are autonomous and

self-directed, they will learn according to their motivations. In other words, they are

goal-oriented. They need to know the objectives of an assignment the reason why we

are doing and how we are learning. By reason that adult learners also have life

experiences and knowledge, they are unique and have something to contriute.

And there are traditional and modern classrooms. Of courese it can be changed

according to class contents and the age of learners, I think modern classrooms are

better than traditional. Students sit center is more effective than teacher sit

center. Teacher should be a facilitator, not to be a teacher boring lecture. Students

will be more satisfied with variety activity and productive skills than with chalk and

talking focus on recepting.

There are 3 teacher types, Explainer, Involver, Enabler. We must properly mix these

types according to class contents, the age of learners, the mood of class. If we take

class too much time to expain the vocabulary meaning, learners will be loosed. If

teacher make learners work everything themselves, learners feel uncomfortable in

their classes. Based on explaining, teacher should let the students do research and

demonstrate contents with each other. It is good to prepare handout or worksheet

for students. The ratio of 3 teacher types can be changed, but Involver and Enabler

should be occupied most proportion. The reason is that it can atrractive the creative

and spontaneity of students.

There are various characteristics for effective teaching. Communicating clearly,

knowing the subject matter well, and really listening to students are very important

of all. When I was a high-school student, there was the most popular teacher that

taught to easily understand for students. We were fully satisfied with her teaching,

because she taught us very easily. Teacher must know his subject very well and have

many knowledge. And teacher should communicate with learners clearly. Good

communicating is based on listening with sympathy. Teacher should be a good listener.

The personality of teacher influence the teaching classrooms. Teacher's patience,

honest, humour, empathy, positive thinking influence on making the atmosphere of

class and effective teaching.

In conclusion, I will make full use of teaching skills. Thus far I have been exposed

English. Most teachers want to be a popular teacher from their students, but

teachers must focus on sincerity, not on popularity. The earnest teacher try to

understand learner's characteristics and to teach effectively. My dream is a English

teacher with true heart. I want to be a facilitator of learning.  Based on my success

experience until now I have been exposed in English, I will apply to skills in my job

site learned by TESOL. Effective oral and written communication abilities are a

prerequisite for a good teacher. I will consider the characteristics of adult learners,

the merits of modern classrooms, effective teaching, and harmonious teaching types

to teach in my actual field.