When I was presented with career choices at the end of high school, teaching was not one of my interests, as a matter fact, my choices were: pediatrician, vet and English major. However, I found myself moving to the United States and marrying the love of my life at the age of 18 – this is when it all changed. After being in the United States for about a year, a friend of mine contacted me to let me know about a job opening to help non-native English speakers to learn English. I was very hesitant at first. I wasn’t sure if I should apply for a job that required me to teach others English when I myself was trying to overcome the barrier of the language. Despite my doubts I decided to apply for this position. I was very surprised when I received
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Learning a new language is such a roller coaster, it has so many ups and downs, and I understand those ups and down because I had to and sometimes still have to go through them. My experiences learning English is another reason why I want to teach ELL. I believe that I have an understanding and compassion for these students that other people may not have because they don’t understand what it is like to be thrown into a classroom full of people speaking a language completely unfamiliar to you. They don’t understand the frustration of being mute when there is so much that needs to be said. The awful feeling when you finally decide to speak and people laugh because of your mistakes or accent, but I do, I do understand these feelings. I understand how difficult it is to come to a country with a different culture, a different live style and a different language. I understand the work that takes to overcome the language barrier and I think I can help children understand that with work and effort it is possible to break down that barrier; it is possible to overcome those fears and learn. I want them to know that it is ok to make mistakes while learning. I want them to “come out of their shells”. I want to help them to be successful at
Learning a new language is such a roller coaster, it has so many ups and downs, and I understand those ups and down because I had to and sometimes still have to go through them. My experiences learning English is another reason why I want to teach ELL. I believe that I have an understanding and compassion for these students that other people may not have because they don’t understand what it is like to be thrown into a classroom full of people speaking a language completely unfamiliar to you. They don’t understand the frustration of being mute when there is so much that needs to be said. The awful feeling when you finally decide to speak and people laugh because of your mistakes or accent, but I do, I do understand these feelings. I understand how difficult it is to come to a country with a different culture, a different live style and a different language. I understand the work that takes to overcome the language barrier and I think I can help children understand that with work and effort it is possible to break down that barrier; it is possible to overcome those fears and learn. I want them to know that it is ok to make mistakes while learning. I want them to “come out of their shells”. I want to help them to be successful at