Roger-interview (Ken&Andrew&Juile)

Kenneth Deane Craig 

Life motto; "Love conquers all ". 

Ken is Canadian; his father used to be a Professor at Oxford University. When he was a kindergarten student, he went on a study tour to England, then in high school he did an exchange in France. He is a Capricorn man, so he is a practical person. He doesn't like puke yellow and he likes Punk Rock style. His favorite food is Pizza with beer. Also he is a shy boy, because he likes snowboarding and mountain biking. But walking with his Korean dog, is his only hobby now. 

He has many, many travel experiences in the world. He has been to; Italy, Switzerland, Australia, Germany, Japan, Korea, China, Indonesia and more…, close to 25 to 27 countries. Also he has a rich experience as an  English teacher, he possess 15 years of teaching knowledge. 

When he tough English in Korea, from 2001-2007, it was the best time of his life. He had a good job, a nice house and met other foreigners also traveling in the world. the most important was meeting his dream girl, but she is now in the past, now his dream girl is Talya. Also he had his second best life experience  in England, he enjoyed studying there. Now he has a goal, he wants to become a lawyer in Vancouver and to help people have a future and job. 

He is a broad-minded man because he said “Even if one day I find my other half is man, I'll also say love you to him, even if I suffer peculiar looks from the world. so he likes to share different cultures with students, also he has a lot of knowledge in his brain, students can break into it, then dig out the treasure, one day you will find one piece.

Andrew Gordon Claxton 

Life motto; "Live the world as the fair place that you found it". 

Andrew was born in Richmond, Vancouver,  then he grew up in Langely, eight years ago he moved to Vancouver. He is a Taurus man, He looks calm, friendly and mature, also he is an imaginative teacher. He loves every food and can "eat anything". He likes ordinary style and loves any color. In the future, he wants to go back to university and to get PDP, that can help him to teach in public school.  

He also has many English teaching experiences with children and adults. He has even taught English in Tokyo and Yokohama in Japan for two years. he has had many travel experiences in the USA and Canada. If you have travel questions about any south American or north American countries , he can become your Travel Consultant. he has also been to the Philippines. 

He likes to help students to simulate and imagine real situations that help them to remember English, also he is very good actor, you can see many different shows in his class. 

 

 

 

Julie Morphet 

Life motto;“In the future your more likely to regret the things that you didn’t do, rather than the things that you did do, I want to do a lot things, have a lot of adventures, and then I won’t regret anything in my life...”. 

Julie was born in Guelph, Ontario Canada, her father was born in Scotland. She is a very grounded and practical person also patient and willing to wait for what she wants. Despite her intense focus on her goals, she can be very witty like her horoscope Capricorn. 

She doesn’t likes yellow but likes casual style and also likes to create something, sewing sweaters or clothes. Her favorites foods is Greek food Souvlaki also she likes BBQ and steak and stinky tofu and still likes snowboarding and playing hockey. 

She has been to many countries; Taiwan, Mexico, Europe, Scotland, England, France, Prague (Czech), China, Thailand, Cambodia, and Hong Kong, America. But her favorites time in her live was traveling in Thailand for three months. It is a beautiful country and she met very nice fiends there. If she have time travel abilities then her want go to the future. In the future she wants to get married and meet her dream man Mr. Darcy.  

She likes to make students speak like machines , because in her class you must say something, but don't worry about it, she has a lot of teaching experience and she can operate your brain.

Selena- interview (Tina & Veronika)

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.