NAME : Jenna

TITLE : My English Environment.

I will tell about my second language environment.

I have the best memory about my teacher. When I was 12years old, I lived in China with my family. I attended American School in Sang Hai.

I didn't know about english at that time. I can't even read and speak. But I have to look for my classroom assigned. When I lost my way, one woman approached me and tried to help me. But we couldn't communicated at all. When she knew about i'm from Korean then spoke basic korean. I felt so impressed and authenticity about her. Fortunately, she was my teacher. She taught me step by step about english.

She usually met a student at least two times a week and wanted to listen student's life. When there were students who couldn't speak english well, she made another class.  She wanted to students interested about english.

She respected students not ignored.

That memories made me interested and happy to thought about english.

I had many experience when I attended American elementary school.

We changed the leader in class every two weeks so we gave everyone same rights. It could make shy student to brave student and a naughty boy to responsible student. We participated actively in the class.

I made a witch costume with my mother in halloween day. I can learned about American history and cultures. After finished the school, I went around houses and said "Trick of Treat!". I took lots of candies.

And also, I did variety of activities after class. I learned golf. it was very interesting to me. If I attended to Korean school, I couldn't do that ever.

In my experienced about American school, it looked modern classroom.

Students are participants easily during the class and teachers focus to students frequently.

I went back to Korea when I was middle school student.

My teacher was very strict and hard-grained character. She wanted to present only the students who knew the answer or smart person. So we should studied with the answer sheet. We had a few time to conversation with teacher. She lectured on the black board only. To study english is not for my vision only good score in my test and also we don't need to work hard because teacher told us about the questions.

I thought she was explainer teacher. She wanted easy way to teach.

Nowaday, I heard Korean's school changed to modern classrooms, but I still a doubt about that. Teachers should be keep looking about student's interest and special abilities and help them to live happy life in the future.

And I think teacher's personality is very important for students.

In my case, I am a teacher in church for 6 years. We service in English for children. They couldn't understand what minister said. So they felt board and some children are sleep. So we changed our service plan. We make a pretty poster for them so they can focus easily about the service and the last very important thing is that teachers keep smile to students so make them comfortable about english service. After awhile, they changed their mind since we changed.

Students follow our worship very well.

Teacher is very important position to students. Teacher can make students goes right way or goes wrong way. So if I were a teacher in academy, I will keep thinking which way is right way for students. I will love my students and I absolutely help them patiently.