TESOL 1: Second Language Acquisition Assignment

[ T 97th WK 한선영 Rachel ]

I was very happy to think about my best teacher. I met her when I was a university student. She taught us Hotel Management. Actually I didn't majored in Hotel Management. I decided to attend the class because of English. I was a student who was really obsessed with learning English. At that moment, I tried to attend every English class as many as possible. She was one of the best teachers of my life. There are some reasons that I think like this.

First, she used to share her experiences to the students in the class. We could learn about hotel management by listening to her foundation of life experiences and knowledge. We imagined not all her life experiences but ours too. For example, it reminded me of my experience during my travel in Australia. I could put my self in a hotelier and also I could think about what I did as a guest at Crown hotel in Canberra. It was very easy to brain storm. I could easily imagine the differences between their positions. She was working at hotel area so she has a lot of things to tell. Even I didn't work at hotels, I could imagine what hotel is. She had a talent to make ordinary things special. That is the first reason that I could say that I learned lots of things from her.

Secondly, she let us learn by ourselves. It meets the goal of Autonomous and self-directed. Not every time she told us what hotel life is. She gave us some chances to manage the process by ourselves. She wanted us to put every effort that we had. All she had to do is checking the way. We made each team and decided what to do. With that kind of work I could remember what we had done specifically. As I learned, participation is a really good way to learn. I used to put my idea and try to find other experiences. Whatever I chose, I should take the responsibility. Therefore,  we did not let the project go faraway from the head.

Thirdly, She gave us the right feedback. Every time we tried something new, she taught us how to improve our project gently. She respected us as equals in experience and knowledge. Every moment we tried something new, we were checked both of our mistakes and good ways by her. She had a keen eyes to read the situation. That is the best part of her lesson. She didn't tried to be kind or nice to students. She told us the exactly right directions to go. She was a teacher who knows how to treat students equally and nicely. She didn't force us to follow her opinion. We were just coached by her.

Last reason that I prefer her teaching is she was not only our professor but also a mentor as a senior. Her class was not only intellectual but also practical. I could study as hard as I can. That is not because I wanted to get a good grade. We all knew that this lesson would be useful to us on the job. She was really worried about our future and gave us some ways searching jobs. Some of us could get internships at hotels during the lesson. She helped the students with their personal histories. She was a professor but she was very comfortable to be a close friend. If I had studied in a traditional class, I would not have remembered the messages well. I am very happy to attend Jayme's lesson because I can practice the methods right in my class. I am trying to teach my students successfully with this Tesol lesson. Thank you for reading.