Teaching Philosophy Statement
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Teaching Philosophy Statement
Teaching is an art that requires a lot of knowledge, skills and techniques, taught with passion and enthusiasm. It is satisfying to see my students make progress. The career gives peace of mind, while constantly posing new challenges. A good English teacher has to be able to guide the learners to succeed in using the language fluently and comfortably in both academic and real world settings, despite the learners’ types of learning, intelligences, personalities, genders and ages. However, to fulfill this high ambition, I have to (1) be competent with the language, (2) be competent with teaching, and (3) know my students. These are the prerequisites to a successful career as a teacher.
The students I have worked with can be divided into two groups: preschoolers of age three to five, and secondary school students. I teach preschoolers in a classroom with a television and other mediums such as a white board, toys, flashcards, and an Ipad with a TV-connection. I give lessons at home as a tutor to groups from one to five secondary school students. I have applied different objectives and approaches because of the diversity of my learners and teaching environments.
The goal of teaching kindergartners is to enhance their listening and speaking skills which set a strong base for reading and writing later on. The teacher has to be competent with the language, especially speaking and pronunciation. The most important aspect is to foster the children’s interest in learning English. From there, I can promote a positive attitude toward learning, and enable them to explore and develop ideas through English. According to Dr. Lust (2006), the early years are a time of great development in language, so it is important to plant the seed of learning a foreign language. Since children at this tender age tend to learn more in active, visual, global, and intuitive styles than adult learners, I have used the audio-visual learning the most frequently,...
Teaching is an art that requires a lot of knowledge, skills and techniques, taught with passion and enthusiasm. It is satisfying to see my students make progress. The career gives peace of mind, while constantly posing new challenges. A good English teacher has to be able to guide the learners to succeed in using the language fluently and comfortably in both academic and real world settings, despite the learners’ types of learning, intelligences, personalities, genders and ages. However, to fulfill this high ambition, I have to (1) be competent with the language, (2) be competent with teaching, and (3) know my students. These are the prerequisites to a successful career as a teacher.
The students I have worked with can be divided into two groups: preschoolers of age three to five, and secondary school students. I teach preschoolers in a classroom with a television and other mediums such as a white board, toys, flashcards, and an Ipad with a TV-connection. I give lessons at home as a tutor to groups from one to five secondary school students. I have applied different objectives and approaches because of the diversity of my learners and teaching environments.
The goal of teaching kindergartners is to enhance their listening and speaking skills which set a strong base for reading and writing later on. The teacher has to be competent with the language, especially speaking and pronunciation. The most important aspect is to foster the children’s interest in learning English. From there, I can promote a positive attitude toward learning, and enable them to explore and develop ideas through English. According to Dr. Lust (2006), the early years are a time of great development in language, so it is important to plant the seed of learning a foreign language. Since children at this tender age tend to learn more in active, visual, global, and intuitive styles than adult learners, I have used the audio-visual learning the most frequently,...