building up my English skills

by MylaOctober 2, 2009

Being a non-native English speaker who is teaching English, I always have to worry about my pronunciation and my grammar. I often find myself stopping in the middle of a sentence because I am not sure what grammatical rule to follow. In short, I am not sure how to say things the right way (grammatically [...]

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That would be 40 hours or more working time

by MylaSeptember 27, 2009

It looks like I am going to get another five groups in addition to the five groups assigned to me last week. That means 10 hours teaching time each week. Not bad. And compared to the 20 hours per week I got back in China, 10 hours should be like a walk in the park.
But [...]

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thoughts after the first week of school

by MylaSeptember 19, 2009

In China, WHITE English native speakers are always preferred, WHITE non-native speakers come next, then non-white teachers (native speakers or not) come last.  Filipino teachers and other non-white teachers are usually the ones dispatched to teach in far flung places where no white English native speakers would like to go.  White teachers are also paid [...]

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first day of school

by MylaSeptember 14, 2009

Most of the states here in Austria started the school year a week earlier but in Styria (where I live and work) today is the official opening day of schools. The learning center where I work (not a regular school) is open since last week but only to accommodate parents and new pupils who would [...]

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to my fellow teacher bloggers

by MylaSeptember 7, 2009

Hello and welcome!
You probably got here through a link I left on your blog but if not, you are absolutely still welcome to my blog.
This blog is about my life as a teacher and since this blog is very new, I would like to exchange links with you, my fellow teacher bloggers. Reason to this [...]

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my classroom

by MylaSeptember 3, 2009

I had the chance to visit the learning center yesterday to talk to my head teacher about the rules of the learning center and to prepare some teaching props. I also got the chance to look around the place and I have to say that the place needs an extensive cleaning.  I will go there [...]

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when pupils behave badly

by MylaAugust 28, 2009

I’ve just read the book “A Child Called It” by Dave Pelzer and although I find most of the things in it unbelievable, I was not able to stop myself from being so moved by the story. I’ve read the book in one sitting and in that one sitting; I felt pity, anger, deep sadness [...]

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preparing for the coming semester

by MylaAugust 19, 2009

It will still take a few weeks before the semester starts but as early as now, I am already collecting things I might use to teach. With the help of the textbooks and the teaching guides, I can also plan how my lessons are going to be.
I am really excited about teaching again and I [...]

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teacher and parents team

by MylaAugust 11, 2009

I will be teaching in a private learning center this coming September and I am honestly wondering how it’s going to be because this is unlike any class I’ve handled before. I’ll have four different groups of pupils and each group will only have a maximum of 8 pupils. The pupils are 2 to 4 [...]

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the history of my career as a teacher

by MylaJuly 30, 2009

In my high school year book, I wrote “pre-school teacher” as my ambition. I had no second thoughts about wanting to become a teacher.
I got into college and I remember being so eager to finish my tertiary education so I could immediately start working as a teacher but sometime in my senior year, I went [...]

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teaching ESL through HDEE

by MylaJuly 22, 2009

The onset of globalization made learning English a worldwide movement. Over the last few decades, more and more non-English-speaking countries incorporated English as an important part of their educational programs. Parents from all over the world are becoming increasingly aware of the need for English knowledge so naturally, they want the best and the most [...]

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