I have two plans for teaching English. First, I would like to travel and teach English in other countries. Then when I feel like settling down, I hope to come back to the States and teach English in a high school. My first country of choice is Spain because I also speak Spanish and lived in Spain for a semester and would love nothing more than to return. I enjoy the culture of Spanish life and am excited that I get to embrace it once again. I have heard from others who have taught in Spain that they dealt with learners of all ages. This scares me a bit, but I feel the level of the learners is more important than the age. It is very important for us as teachers of English to speakers of other languages to be aware of the issues that will be faced on a daily basis in each classroom. There are going to be differences between each person that need to be taken into account in order to learn. For instance, one student may benefit from repetition in order to remember vocabulary while another student needs to memorize pictures associated with the vocabulary.
As a language educator I hope to teach learners what they wish to learn, meaning, I'd like to make sure everyone gets to the level of proficiency at which they intend on performing. I hope to make an impression that sticks with the learners and help them to understand at least one new thing every day of class. That is what I hope comes from this class as well. I would like to learn how to be the teacher that I'd like to be. I want to be successful and make sure all learners benefit from being in my classroom. I am nervous that the material I choose may be to difficult for the level I am given. I would like to learn how to make difficult material easier to understand. Also, I'd like to learn a variety of ways to teach one topic. This can help make sure all students are reached.
