My Teaching Philosophy

Teaching English is a Profession

I love teaching English. Why? I think it is because I enjoy watching the natural process of learning a language. We are hard to learn languages and if anybody is given the chance, they can learn a new language because our brains are built to learn languages. I’ve read about different theories of learning languages and how we accomplish this some think that in the first few years of life we have a mechanism that helps us learn our native tongue. This theory would explain why it gets more and more difficult to learn a language as you get older. I believe this may be true however I think it is more complex. Other linguistics also believe in the idea of universal grammar. As people we all need to communicate basically the same ideas no matter what language or culture. Every language shares the ability to express universal ideas, thoughts, and emotions. Language was created through the need to communicate which is a human instinct. Thus when tapping into this need to communicate is when you begin your journey of learning a new language.

My teaching Activity

How can we prepare students to succeed in this competitive environment?   The answer is, at least in part, to move them out of their comfort zone by presenting them with realistic problems that have undefined boundaries and solutions and that require cooperation as well as competition.  The goal of this is to help students to learn to be critical thinkers and effective problem solvers so that they can be effective competitors in their careers. In my classroom, I try to awaken minds by encouraging discussion, questions, performance, imagination, and, most importantly, good reading and writing skills.

To achieve the goal of helping students learn, an educator must have strategy. Teaching strategy is needed to guide the delivery of the course content and specific tactics that can be used to achieve success.  The principles that I use to guide my teaching activities are:

1.      Good preparation

2.      Mastering a subject

3.      Knowing my students well.

4.      Giving individual instruction.

5.      Encouraging students to participate.

6.      Giving a quality standard in teaching.

7.      Making the material relevant.

8.      Knowing the use of information technology.

9.      Taking students learn best into an action.

10.  Being creative and innovative so that teaching can be fun.

How to improve myself to be a professional?

By being more resourceful, I will be able to achieve self-satisfaction and success in teaching. As a teacher, I am open to new ideas and suggestions therefore I would like to be more involved in educational activities, attend educational talks and participate in forums or conferences to further expand my knowledge. Moreover, being up-to-date with latest information, keeping in touch with global issues and getting my hands on the latest technology are some of the ways for me to improve myself. In my view, I could also incorporate them into my classroom practice because as for me, knowledge-wise, teachers should be at least two or three steps ahead of their students. Therefore, I have to be well-prepared for every lesson that has been conducted so that I can identify the strengths and rectify the weakness.