The English Teacher

for me to truly show that I learned something, that I understood it was to show someone else. For me, understanding means teaching others. I have always appreciated and admired my teachers, and because of that, I have volunteered at my former middle school the last few years of my college, to see my former teachers, as well as do something I loved. One year when I was helping Mrs. Adelman with her fifth-grade class, she asked me to help a student that was having trouble with long division. I…

from their birth to death and in this process teacher is a most essential and influential person. Also, not only teacher teaches general subjects such as English, Science, and Math, but also guides students’ behavior and moral values by being an example to students. Sometimes teacher becomes a mentor for students and direct, helps, and gives great advice. Therefore, students learn academic skills and as well as social skills from teacher. Thus, teacher has a power to change student’s life either…

1.Introduction Language proficiency is the linchpin of nonnative EFL teacher competencies ( ACTFL, 2002; Andrew, 2003; Ben-Peretz, 2010; Butler, 2004; Elder & Ok Ki, 2014;Farrell & Richards, 2007; Murdoch, 1994; Richard, 2012; Richards, Conway, Roskvist & Harvey, 2013; Seidlhofer, 1999). For example, Murdoch called language proficiency as “the bedrock of non native EFL teachers’ professional confidence” (p. 254). In the same vein, research by Seidlhofer (1999) shows that language teacher’s…

diversity within our schools is rapidly increasing. This increase in diversity is creating a challenge for educators across the nation because our nation’s teaching force remains predominately white (Caucasian)and English speaking in make-up and the number of culturally diverse teachers is in a state of decline (Gay, 2003). Educators must accept the fact that students who enter their schools/classrooms bring with them major differences concerning their cultural and ethnic background. While…

special group of learners who come to the English speaking country due to various reasons. Usually, these students have insufficient English proficiency so that they are disabled from enrolling in the mainstream classrooms and are placed in special programs such as ESL. To make it specific, ELLs in the context where English is the mainstream language of the society are called ESLs; however, ELLs who are learning English in a foreign context where English is not the dominant or mainstream…

School. In the school he would encounter many new things, constantly meeting new people, going to classes, and finding out his classes. He would have an awesome experience with the school and how he get along with everyone. He would also improve his English, reading, writing and speaking. It is Hsi Hsi’s first day of school, it is also his first middle school in the Unites States. Stone Mountain Middle School is where he goes to. As he walks out the bus, he sees that there are many doors to get…

become hard to find a teacher who is suitable to himself. A teacher is an element everyone has in their life, whether academic or not and whether they realize it or not. If I had a chance to build an ideal teacher, I would take it. I would probably give my ideal teacher qualities most of my teachers now have. The first quality to be added to my ideal teacher would be what type of teacher, and in this case it would be academic. My ideal teacher would probably teach English. English have always…

teaching (pedagogy) and his or her subject matter. Moreover, in “Supporting Young English Learners in the United States,” Barrow and Markman-Pithers allow the readers to embark on a unique journey—what it means to be an English language learner. Readers also get the opportunity to learn about different instructional approaches that he or she can implement in his or her classroom; hence, enabling him or her to meet needs of English…

methods of teaching English have been changing over time. Discussion about focusing on either using grammar instruction or communication in classroom have been moving back and forward. People are slightly taking side with communicative classroom in nowadays. However, instead of only focusing on communication, educators have argued that communicative classroom must include grammar instruction in teaching. There are various reasons that teachers must include grammar instruction in English…

District had opened my understanding about how important it is the job of a teacher. As I observed Mrs. Ensminger performed her duties, it has confirmed my conviction that a teacher is a teacher because they do not see their duties as a job it is a calling. Mrs. Ensminger, a level 1 special education teacher, is already at school no later than 7:15 am. Before school even starts she is already coordinated with core class teachers what she need to work on every individual student under her…