The one who inspired my interest in English - Tina
As I know, Tina is a very
kind and warmhearted teacher. She makes all of students be not afraid of
speaking English and attempting to answer questions. In our Low-Intermediate Course,
the learning environment she made was friendly and cheerful; students rarely
absented and were pleased to talk each other. For me, she is the first teacher who
make me know how attractive English is and how happy to improve myself.
Background
Tina Chen, also know as Chih-Yu or Tia, is the youngest
child in her family. She was born in Taiwan,
and immigrated to Canada
when she was eight years old. She graduated from UBC, and received two
different degrees from the university; a B.Ed. in Elementary Education and a
double major of Developmental Psychology and Asian Studies. While being a child
care staff, she realized that her dream was to be an ESL teacher. Therefore,
she went to Japan
to improve her Japanese skills and practiced teaching children.
ESL Teaching Style
Through her career, she likes to interact with different
students, learn other cultures from them, and get to know them well. Tina likes
teaching those students who are active, has a good attitude, tries to use
English and never gives up. In her class, you can always see she encourages
students to answer questions, and see how students become more and more
confident in using English. Although students sometimes make mistakes, Tina
still will smile and cheer them up. She can easily create a positive learning
environment, and that’s why students in her classes usually aren’t afraid of
speaking English.
Personal Life
In her free time, she listens to rock music and watches some
TV comedy series; she likes the comedy named “The Big Bang Theory” and also
recommends students to watch it to practice English under no pressure. She also
likes those delicious Japanese and Taiwanese snacks, especially the “Stinking
Dofu.” The time in Italy was
most memorable for her, The Colosseum in Rome
is the most fantastic place in her mind.
About Photography and Other
Tina really likes the IH photography blog, she said “the
blog posts show lots of stories through pictures, and the personality of the
students who took the pictures”. In the end of our interview, she said that she
also likes photography, and she used to blog and shares her photographs with
her friends; her favorite is architecture photography. In the future, she might
start her photography blog again.
The liveliest person that I know - Veronika
Based on my
experiences, Veronika is really an inspired and lively person. I remember the
way she talking and smiling in the Current Events Course and Listening Course,
it is moved and enthusiastic, and we had in-depth conversations. I even don’t
know how come she can keep energetic every day, but it’s really pleased to stay
in her classes!
Background
Veronika Petrovski was born in Bosnia. She studied English
literature in university, especially focus on British literature. She had wanted
to be a pre-school teacher, or a Spanish teacher.
ESL Teaching Style
Veronika is a positive and cheerful person, she never feels
frustrated, and always attempts to give power to other people even when she is
tired. That’s why her classes are always full of energy, fun and education. She
likes to create an interesting learning environment with students, and is happy
to see her students talking (and the more the better). Sometimes students might
make mistakes in using English, but the most important thing for her is that
they are moving their mouths and trying to say their opinions. She really wants
all students to enjoy learning a new language, new culture, and always think in
the new language.
Personal Life
She likes doing something creative in her free time, such as
drawing, painting, reading and so on. She also likes traveling to different
places and seeing their beauty. She spends lots of time with her family,
friends and her lovely dog Sammy; she said, “Having an animal at home can help
me to become patient.” This attitude and thought might connect with her concerns--
Veronika thinks that the world needs more love in every part.” If people can
pay more attention to nature, animals, solving pollution problems and some
relevant issues, the world surely would be better than now.” It shows that Veronika
is a really caring person.
About Photography and Other
She likes photography and thinks it’s a good way to tell
people stories. She really likes the IH photography blog, and really likes to
get to know students more through the blog. Although she has never blogged, she
still believes blogging might be the best way to share people’s opinions. Therefore,
she might try to blog in the future, but right now, she only wants to focus on
learning. The thing for her which will never change is being a student forever,
she insists, “We learn more ideas and we can understand the world more; it’s
the most interesting thing for me.”
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