One of the reasons why I decided to enter the teaching profession is due to the fact that it is one of the worthiest professions. However, there are several reasons more that made me take this decision. Another reason and probably the most important one is that it is really rewarding to help a great deal of people of different ages to gain and construct knowledge that will help them throughout their lives. In addition, I have always enjoyed assisting people in their learning process, especially if they have difficulties learning. Finally, since teachers meet lots of students from which they might also learn not only academic or language knowledge, but values and humanitarian aspects as well, teachers grow as persons too.
In my point of view, teaching is a challenging and lifelong process as well as learning a language is. One of the reasons is because instructors have different students of different ages along their teaching careers, and it is really demanding to know how to fulfill the students’ needs and demands. Moreover, educators never stop learning how to teach. Every single day teachers experience something new and/or different in the classroom, and this makes them learn since they have to figure out how to solve the issue. Even if the teacher has tons of experience, they do not know what will happen in the classroom the following day.
Since I do not have much experience teaching, I do not feel like that I have a specific teaching style, rather I combine different styles in order to realize which one works best for me and my students. However, I think that I am more like a facilitator of knowledge to my students. I feel that it is effective because it encourages my students to take responsibility on their own learning and not just to be dependent on what I say or do. Furthermore, since they have to search for information they rely more on their classmates and this promotes collaboration. I feel that collaboration is a good way of learning due to the fact that you receive knowledge from different people and share yours as well; then, it is more likely that you learn because you have received the knowledge form different perspectives.
When we have kids as students it is more probable that they remember us because at that age they do not forget things easily and they tend to love their teachers. However, I would like to be remembered by all my students mainly as a friend, as a friend that helped them to acquire knowledge taking into account their feelings and concerns and that was always. Besides, I would like them to remember me as an active and creative teacher that always looked how to keep them motivated while learning and that was willing to provide them extra time. Finally, I wish they could say that I made them love English because I presented it in a different and non-traditional way.
The teaching profession is one of the most valuable careers because, generally speaking and regardless of the teaching subject, it prepares people to what they will be in life. Since we are in kindergarten our teachers shape us to be well educated persons. Throughout our lives and the first years of our lives, besides our parents, we spend most of our time with our teachers. Teachers’ job is not only to teach but also to be concerned with what happens to the students, whether they learn or not, and to prepare them for the future. To summarize, without teachers we would not be what we are because they provide us with the tools to succeed in what comes next in our education and lives too.
When I entered the B.A. in ELT obviously I already knew what teaching was about. However, as I read literature about theories of second language acquisition, I realized that teaching a language implies much more than just knowing a language; therefore, theorists such as Chomsky, Vygotsky, and Krashen affected the way I work as teacher. What I learned from their theories is that motivation in second/foreign language learners is crucial for students to succeed; as a result, I always keep in mind, when I plan a lesson, that I have to do activities that are appealing to my students.
Based on my personal experience and from what I have observed from my students, learning occurs when students feel motivated and work in groups. If what is being presented is interesting for them, and the way it is presented is attractive, it is more likely that they learn. Also, I have realized that when all the students are involved in the activities they learn easily; or thus, for me collaborative work promotes learning.
Students are not always at their best when they enter the classroom, and it is also our job to avoid that those problems prevent them from learning. One of the most common problems faced by language learners is not feeling motivated. Teachers need to prepare activities that increase students’ motivation, in addition to encouraging all students to actively participate in the class. Another problem is that they have difficulties learning. In order to help this kind of students, besides preparing remedial work, instructors also need to provide them extra time.
I feel that my personality is reflected in the way I teach. For instance, I enjoy being taught with a variety of activities; I love working in groups, especially playing against other classmates, I like to be explained carefully what I have to do; I love activities that require me to move from my desk and have fun, among other things, and I do the same with my students. Probably this might not work with all my students, but with most of them it has worked, even though they were of different age.
I mentioned previously that teachers, besides growing professionally, also grow personally. Students do so too. Language instructors can also teach the students values and help them develop as individuals. I think that teaching the target culture to the students is a way of helping them grow personally too. In addition, making them become aware of the differences between the target language and their native language is helpful for this purpose. On the other hand, in order to help my students develop learning I use a variety of activities that cover their needs and their learning styles. Moreover, I provide more time for clarification and explanation when needed.
To conclude, I believe that the teaching profession is not as other professions, it is much more important and demanding. Individuals that want to be teachers need to have some qualities or characteristics such as patience and tolerance in order to succeed and help their students to succeed as well. Additionally, language instructors need to be willing to update themselves about new methods and strategies in order to give their students the most of them.
In my point of view, teaching is a challenging and lifelong process as well as learning a language is. One of the reasons is because instructors have different students of different ages along their teaching careers, and it is really demanding to know how to fulfill the students’ needs and demands. Moreover, educators never stop learning how to teach. Every single day teachers experience something new and/or different in the classroom, and this makes them learn since they have to figure out how to solve the issue. Even if the teacher has tons of experience, they do not know what will happen in the classroom the following day.
Since I do not have much experience teaching, I do not feel like that I have a specific teaching style, rather I combine different styles in order to realize which one works best for me and my students. However, I think that I am more like a facilitator of knowledge to my students. I feel that it is effective because it encourages my students to take responsibility on their own learning and not just to be dependent on what I say or do. Furthermore, since they have to search for information they rely more on their classmates and this promotes collaboration. I feel that collaboration is a good way of learning due to the fact that you receive knowledge from different people and share yours as well; then, it is more likely that you learn because you have received the knowledge form different perspectives.
When we have kids as students it is more probable that they remember us because at that age they do not forget things easily and they tend to love their teachers. However, I would like to be remembered by all my students mainly as a friend, as a friend that helped them to acquire knowledge taking into account their feelings and concerns and that was always. Besides, I would like them to remember me as an active and creative teacher that always looked how to keep them motivated while learning and that was willing to provide them extra time. Finally, I wish they could say that I made them love English because I presented it in a different and non-traditional way.
The teaching profession is one of the most valuable careers because, generally speaking and regardless of the teaching subject, it prepares people to what they will be in life. Since we are in kindergarten our teachers shape us to be well educated persons. Throughout our lives and the first years of our lives, besides our parents, we spend most of our time with our teachers. Teachers’ job is not only to teach but also to be concerned with what happens to the students, whether they learn or not, and to prepare them for the future. To summarize, without teachers we would not be what we are because they provide us with the tools to succeed in what comes next in our education and lives too.
When I entered the B.A. in ELT obviously I already knew what teaching was about. However, as I read literature about theories of second language acquisition, I realized that teaching a language implies much more than just knowing a language; therefore, theorists such as Chomsky, Vygotsky, and Krashen affected the way I work as teacher. What I learned from their theories is that motivation in second/foreign language learners is crucial for students to succeed; as a result, I always keep in mind, when I plan a lesson, that I have to do activities that are appealing to my students.
Based on my personal experience and from what I have observed from my students, learning occurs when students feel motivated and work in groups. If what is being presented is interesting for them, and the way it is presented is attractive, it is more likely that they learn. Also, I have realized that when all the students are involved in the activities they learn easily; or thus, for me collaborative work promotes learning.
Students are not always at their best when they enter the classroom, and it is also our job to avoid that those problems prevent them from learning. One of the most common problems faced by language learners is not feeling motivated. Teachers need to prepare activities that increase students’ motivation, in addition to encouraging all students to actively participate in the class. Another problem is that they have difficulties learning. In order to help this kind of students, besides preparing remedial work, instructors also need to provide them extra time.
I feel that my personality is reflected in the way I teach. For instance, I enjoy being taught with a variety of activities; I love working in groups, especially playing against other classmates, I like to be explained carefully what I have to do; I love activities that require me to move from my desk and have fun, among other things, and I do the same with my students. Probably this might not work with all my students, but with most of them it has worked, even though they were of different age.
I mentioned previously that teachers, besides growing professionally, also grow personally. Students do so too. Language instructors can also teach the students values and help them develop as individuals. I think that teaching the target culture to the students is a way of helping them grow personally too. In addition, making them become aware of the differences between the target language and their native language is helpful for this purpose. On the other hand, in order to help my students develop learning I use a variety of activities that cover their needs and their learning styles. Moreover, I provide more time for clarification and explanation when needed.
To conclude, I believe that the teaching profession is not as other professions, it is much more important and demanding. Individuals that want to be teachers need to have some qualities or characteristics such as patience and tolerance in order to succeed and help their students to succeed as well. Additionally, language instructors need to be willing to update themselves about new methods and strategies in order to give their students the most of them.
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