But what makes a "good" English teacher? Can teachers with a competent level of English skills be considered good English teachers? A list of attributes of a good teacher of English as a second language (ESL) would be very subjective. With that in mind‚ I would like to discuss the characteristics of a good English teacher based on my own research and experience. There are two common misconceptions about English teaching. First‚ a professor with a doctorate is not necessarily a good English teacher
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writing What kind of teacher will I be? I want to be the type of teacher that inspires all students to succeed in all areas and believe in themselves. Most importantly I want my classroom to be a wonderful place for learning‚ particularly student centred learning. When students exit my classroom they should not only have a basic grasp of the subject content‚ but they should also have extensive knowledge on how the material that was learnt in my class can be applied to their own lives. I will be
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Throughout my high school career I’ve struggled a lot with my grades‚ however I’ve managed to maintain at least a B average and at some points a C average. There was no specific classes that I struggled with it was just the honest truth that I was more interested in the social aspect of high school rather than the academic part. My freshman year I struggled with Biology 1P and Geometry where I completed the year with a C in both classes. Sophomore year the class that gave me problems was English 2 Pre
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the beginning my academic career‚ I have developed a little interest for passion for writing and literature while my interests for math and science are constantly increasing. In this spring‚ my perception about writing changed significantly due to the combination of science and writing in my Writing for the Science class. This class helped me develop essential skills for professional writing and explore various areas of my interest in the field of science. Furthermore‚ it improved my ability to communicate
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school in Van Nuys‚ I worked at my practicum site for the first time in a Head Start class of three and four year olds. My goal for this first class was to become familiar with the children and the classroom routine. One of the first things I noticed was that all the children and the teachers are Hispanic and speak Spanish‚ although the class is mostly taught in English. I experienced a diversity issue between myself and the staff and children in the classroom. The main barrier I faced was the language
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I almost dropped out of college in the 4th week of Fall semester‚ but my life took a swift turn around; after I had stomped on the essay The Truth About M&M. The essay describes the varieties of students that usually sign up for English College Composition class at Lake Superior College. The Truth About M&M was written and published by Steve Dalager. Steve is a professor‚ and an English Composition instructor at Lake Superior College in Duluth‚ Minnesota. Professor Steve taught High School English
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to his audience immediately what Iago’s true character is‚ and how he’s driven by selfish desires of glory and lust for destruction. Iago’s cunning and crafty ways ultimately sets the “green-eyed monster free”‚ planting seeds of doubt and suspicion in everyone who crosses his path. Consequently this despotism everyone is blindsided by achieves in fooling them into thinking he is someone completely different to who he truly is‚ thus showing the idea of ‘I am not what I am’. Iago’s deception incites
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I am a thirty three year old teen mother. Sixteen years ago‚ at the age of 17‚ I became pregnant with a child that would eventually dictate‚ run‚ and be the deciding factor of who I would become. Well‚ let’s be honest‚ still defining who I will be. Today‚ I feel the effects of how a teenage pregnancy‚ now glorified by reality TV‚ has truly impacted my life now as an adult. How did this happen? At seventeen I entered my junior year of high school with a plan‚ I would graduate early‚ midyear at
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What the text says What the text means Rhetorical Devices I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately‚ to front only the essential facts of life‚ and see if I could not learn what it had to teach‚ and not‚ when I came to die‚ discover that I had not lived. Thoreau wanted to get the most from his life by determining what was really important. In this quote Thoreau uses the rhetorical device‚ aphorism: a pithy observation that contains a general truth‚ such as‚ “if it ain’t broke‚
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Max Weber said there are three components to social class power‚ prestige and property; also known as the three P’s of social class. Property (or wealth) can be seen as not only owning property‚ but controlling the property for their benefit. Power is the ability to control other people even if they resist the control. Lastly‚ prestige is the admiration of people to someone who has wealth and power (Henslin‚ 2014). The conflict perspective emphasizes that the creation of social classes with the
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