國(guó)際教育機(jī)構(gòu)運(yùn)營(yíng)手冊(cè)寶典附件foreign teacher faq course consultants-marks version

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ForeignTeachersFAQ

Whoaretheteachers?

Werecruitexperiencedandqualifiedteachersfromallovertheworld.Allofourteachersarespeciallyselectedbyourprofessionalteacherrecruitmentcentersfortheirfriendlinessanddynamism.

Aretheteachersqualified?

OurTeachersholdaccreditedinternationalteachertrainingsfromtheworldfamousRSAexaminationboardinCambridgeandTrinityCollegeinLondon.

TeachersalsocomefromourspecialEFteachertrainingcentersbasedinBrighton,Manchester,BostonandSydney.

Wherearetheteachersfrom?

EnglishFirstteacherscomefromovertheworld,includingBritain,Ireland,theUnitedStates,Canada,Australia,NewZealand,SouthAfrica.

EnglishFirstalsohaslocalteacherswhoteachlowerlevelclasses.TheseteachersnotonlyhaveexcellentEnglishskills,butarealsoqualifiedteacherswhoaretrainedinusingthelatestmodernEFteachingmethodology.Ourlocalteachersunderstandtheproblemsoflowerlevellearners.TheyareallhighlysuccessfulEnglishlanguagelearnersandcanpassontheirownshortcuts,adviceandexperiencetohelpyoufeelconfidentenoughtospeaktonative-likespeakers.

He/Sheisnotanativespeaker!

EnglishFirstcarefullyscreensteacherstomakesurethattheirqualityofEnglishiseithernativespeakerorlikeanativespeaker.Non-nativespeakersareallhighlyeducatedandareexamplesofhugelysuccessfulanddynamiclanguagelearners.80%oftheglobesEnglishlanguagespeakersarenon-nativespeakers.Englishisusedforbusinessandtradeby ns,Russians,Africans,Germans,Frenchandallnationalities.Whatisimportantisteachers’knowledgeofthelanguage,theirabilitytousethelanguagefluently.

Whataretheteacherslike?

Ourteachersareeducatedandsupportivepeoplewhoareopentonewculturesandenvironments.TheyareverywarmandfriendlypeoplewhocareabouttheirstudentsandtrytohelpeachindividualsucceedinEnglishandinlife.Manyofourteachershavetraveledandworkedwithourformanyyearsbringingandexcitinginsightoftheworldtothelanguageclassroom.Ofcourse,theyalsoliketeachingandwanttohelptheirstudentstolearnandimprove.

Myteacherisboring!

Whyexactlyisyourteacherboring?Whatdoeshe/shedointheclassroomthatyoufindboring?Areyoulearning?Itcouldbethatthisteacherhasadifferentstylefromapreviousteacherandyouarenotyetusedtoit.Ifitisaproblemthenitisuptoyoutohelptheteachertochangebygivingspecificreasonsandexamplesofwhatyoufindboring.Theteachercanthenworkonmakingitmoreinterestingandexcitingforyouandyourclassmates.

Shouldmentionthoughthatthecomintsprocedureshouldbeimplementedifthislookslikeamoreseriousproblem.Iwouldn’tencourageaCCtofobsomeoneoffwhowasn’thappy.Itcouldwellbethattheteachingreallyiscrap.

Myteacheristooold/young!

Tooyoungortoooldforwhat?Inthewestwehaveanexpression‘don’tjudgeabookbyitscover’.Don’tjudgeateacherbyhisorherage.Thoughateachermightbe

olderandyouthinkheorshewillbeboringorlessenergetic,thisisnotalwaystrue.Olderteacherhavehadmoreexperiencesandoftenledveryinterestinglives.Theymaynotjumparound,buttheycanstillgenerateenergyinaclassroom.

Alternatively,justbecauseateacherisyoungdoesnotnecessarilymeanthatheorshedoesnotknowanything.Theyarealsousuallyenthusiasticandfun.

Idon’tlikethewaymyteacherteaches!

AtEnglishFirst,weteachcommunicatively.Thismeansthatyouwillpracticewhatyouarelearningintheclassroomthroughspeaking.So,youwillimproveyourspokenabilitiesalongwithyourknowledgeofgr r,listeningskills,readingandwriting.

Youwillbe ngalotofspeakingintheclassroomandyourteacherwillbe ngverylittle.You’llpracticemuchofthetimewithyourclassmates,alwayswiththeguidanceandsupervisionofyourteacher.

Whileallofourteachersusethistypeofteaching,differentpeoplehavedifferentstyles.Anewteacher’sstylemightseemstrangeorunlikableatfirst,butyoushouldgiveittimetogetusedtoit.

Shouldmentionthoughthatthecomintsprocedureshouldbeimplementedifthislookslikeamoreseriousproblem.Iwouldn’tencourageaCCtofobsomeoneoffwhowasn’thappy.Itcouldwellbethattheteachingreallyiscrap.

Howlonghastheteachertaught?

Allofourteachershavetaughtbefore,somemorethanothers.EachteacherparticipatesininitialandongoingteachertrainingandregularobservationswhileatEF.YoumayhaveseenourDoSinoneoftheclassesalready.WealsohaveaCourseManagementProcedure(showcoursemap)thatmakessurethatourcoursesareruntoaqualitystandard.

Istheteacherfulltimeorparttime?

Thisdependsontheindividualteacherbeingaskedabout.Mostofourteachersarefulltime.Parttimeteachersarechosencarefullyandtheyfollowthesameteachingphilosophyandrulesasthefulltimeteachers.

DoesthebusinessEnglishteacherhaveastrongbusinessbackground?

AstrongbusinessbackgroundisnotessentialforabusinessEnglishteacher.WeprovidetheEnglishlanguagethatyouneedandyouprovidethebusinessexperience.Wedonot lyouhowtodoyourjobbutwecanhelpyoutocommunicateandin ctmoreeffectivelywithforeignbusinesscolleagues.(ifteacherdoeshavebusinessexperiencethenshoutitfromtherooftopshe/sheisworthweightingold).

Aretheteachersworkingtogethertoprepareaco-teachinglesson?

Ourteachersworkandntogethertocreateastimulatingandchallenginglanguagecourse.Co-teachingcanprovideadynamicblendoflearningandteachingstyleswithexposuretodifferentaccentsandlanguagelikeBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.Suchacombinationwillmakeyourlearningmoreeffectiveandmorememorable.

WhydoyouconsideranAsiafaceteacherasanativeteacher?

ManyteacherswhohaveanAsianfacearebornandbredinthenativespeakingcountry.Westernsocietyisbuiltamongmulti-ethniclinesandvalues passingpeoplefromallcornersoftheglobe.Youcannotlearnalanguagewellwithoutunderstandingandrespectingtheculturebehindit.Thefacemaybedifferentbutthe

isthesameasanyothernative-likespeaker

MyteacherhasaverySTRONGaccent!

AllnativeEnglishspeakershaveanaccent.Sometimesanaccentseemsstrongbecausewearenotusedtoitanditisdifferentfromwhatwearefamiliarwith.Aftersometimelisteningtoaparticul