Fortunately, I have past experiences teaching English and learning it myself as an ELL (English language learner) student. I have taught English in local schools in Cambodia, to children who could not afford education and worked with several NGOs (non-governmental organizations) in the process. While working with those children, I developed not only teaching skills, but my passion too becoming a teacher. My work led me to pursuit my career in education, so I can provide it to those who are as passionate and eager about it as I am. Since I have always done volunteer work, it was only routinely for me to contact organizations and work with them. Luckily for me, I had family friends I knew who worked with RefugeeOne. RefugeeOne has resettled
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At RefugeeOne, The kids were given worksheets and they would go to workshops to learn English. The structure of how they learn was out of my hands but it is probably the most efficient since it has been ongoing for years. The approach I had with the girls was we would read together regularly and spend time in the library. This allowed for me to keep the girls interested for a longer period of time. Like I said before children adapt faster than adults, after just a few years these girls already have a satisfactory level of English. My goal with them was to have them use English more, and for them to use it grammatically correct. My Strategy was "practice makes perfect", meaning more of getting them to practice it frequently so their English becomes better with time. With my mother, my strategy was to teach her almost the same way as the structure set at RefugeeOne. I used the same components but no worksheets, more conversational because my mom already knew how to read, but she was not fluent in …show more content…
I encourage my students to participate in the classroom and told him not to be shy because I was also once and EL L student. I found out that giving positive feedback will encourage them and give them more confidence which helps them communicate a lot better. We also taught them social courtesies like manners and politeness, because different cultures sometimes tend to have different courtesies. Taught them how to express their emotions and thoughts, what is appropriate to talk about and what is not. Moving to a new place results in culture shock so these rules had to be taught. We also watched some TV shows, like “SpongeBob SquarePants” and “Phineas and Ferb". My students wanted to be American as they can, using Hollywood films also to learn English and explore American customs. Another thing that was mandatory for them to learn was about transportation and how to follow directions. It is so important that there is another group of volunteers to help them learn about transportation and how to get from places to places. Things like how to take the CTA and how to go grocery
At RefugeeOne, The kids were given worksheets and they would go to workshops to learn English. The structure of how they learn was out of my hands but it is probably the most efficient since it has been ongoing for years. The approach I had with the girls was we would read together regularly and spend time in the library. This allowed for me to keep the girls interested for a longer period of time. Like I said before children adapt faster than adults, after just a few years these girls already have a satisfactory level of English. My goal with them was to have them use English more, and for them to use it grammatically correct. My Strategy was "practice makes perfect", meaning more of getting them to practice it frequently so their English becomes better with time. With my mother, my strategy was to teach her almost the same way as the structure set at RefugeeOne. I used the same components but no worksheets, more conversational because my mom already knew how to read, but she was not fluent in …show more content…
I encourage my students to participate in the classroom and told him not to be shy because I was also once and EL L student. I found out that giving positive feedback will encourage them and give them more confidence which helps them communicate a lot better. We also taught them social courtesies like manners and politeness, because different cultures sometimes tend to have different courtesies. Taught them how to express their emotions and thoughts, what is appropriate to talk about and what is not. Moving to a new place results in culture shock so these rules had to be taught. We also watched some TV shows, like “SpongeBob SquarePants” and “Phineas and Ferb". My students wanted to be American as they can, using Hollywood films also to learn English and explore American customs. Another thing that was mandatory for them to learn was about transportation and how to follow directions. It is so important that there is another group of volunteers to help them learn about transportation and how to get from places to places. Things like how to take the CTA and how to go grocery