It's 11th December,
2025.
It's just few days
left till I become 37. I feel like I am still in 20s.
I had no idea, I
became a English teacher, I had chance to look up my studying blog 10 years
ago. All my Tesol course materials and my thoughts were there. I surprised that
I forgot this precious blog all these years. Making excuse, simply I was
busying for my PhD in Australia. Totally unforgettable times, my nose was
bleeding many times and end up lying in hospital bed. Anyway, I realized that I
had studied lots of theories, methods and tools at Busan University of Foreign
Studies in Korea. To put up my teaching experiences and studies, I certainly
would like to use in English teaching in Korea.
Firstly, to all my students, I would like to run the test
so that I can see the parts of their personalities and what are their
intelligence. This is very important to me, I do not want to force them ,
something which they can't make efforts to; or not suiting on them. I want to
pull up their learning abilities to make most of it. If it right on them, they
can find themselves more easily. But I know that we can't lean on 100%. However,
most of intelligence test is reasonable outcome. We can't say that It's
wrong.
Secondly, one of things that I would like to use is the
motivation. Not just learning in Second language, but all other fields
like, music, science, ballet, mathematics or even white collars in companies;
they all live the life by motivation. I might say, if there is no motivation,
there is no one in the world. My teacher friends are saying that there are few
students in class, look not interesting in study.
Thirdly, In past, all through my school days, I only remember
just half of teachers and professors in my head. The reason is that teachers
who I can remind of, I had good interaction with them. The others are I barely
spoke to them. Therefore, I want to use the handshake questions and answers,
some of students may not like this method, but it is matter of time, if I build
up friendly relationships with every single students. But at the same time, it
can make deep impression in memories about what they studied in class. They
have to previous study before come to class but when they get use to it, they
probably feel comfortable and bring delights in class.
Fourthly, always can see trouble makers in class, they
are growing up, so teacher should work on dealing with behavior issues. Make it
right or do not hurting their feelings so I can lead to a good path. When 2 or
4 students are fighting, I will gather them after the class, so make them
settle a bit, and talking about the happen with them. This is the proper way to
know what they feel or misunderstandings each others. Moreover, for just one
kid misbehaved, ask her or him to go at the corner of the class, write down the
behavior fixing plan. This kid will think hard by himself and realized what he
has done.
Lastly, for teenagers, I think that they have a lot of
things want to TALK about with friends, even though they see 5 days in every week.
When the class became out of control, I will not yelling or shouting at them
but make wooden face and stop talking. I think just waiting is the answer. So
it’s called quieting classroom, students will feel odd when teacher doesn’t say
anything. Make them think and I protect my throats.
These are my top five methods, When I get used to them, I
will use other good teaching tools and methods to my students. I can’t wait!
