Dear fellow teachers
Dear fellow teachers,
Like many others, I started teaching EFL in Japan in 2001 in what was going to be a 1-2 year experience(!) whilst working on my Japanese before heading back into the world of business/finance or law. But within a year, I realised that I loved my job so there was no reason to change. ;-) So, I ended up teaching in Japan until 2014 in various contexts from kindergarten, secondary school and university to private language schools, businesses, government ministries, and on Peace Boat.
I've been volunteering as a Mentor for iTDi since 2012 and am currently working with Steven Herder on the forthcoming TESOL Certificate course and other exciting iTDi developments :-) Having role-swapped with my wife in 2014 as primary caregiver for our kids (now 2, 4, and 6 years old), I work part-time from home as a Tutor on the University of Birmingham’s MA TESOL and Applied Linguistics (distance learning) programmes, do some editing, and have just started private tuition classes for primarily-aged kids at the request of some friends and neighbours here in Malaysia - and it's REALLY good to have face-to-face students again :-)
Although a week late to join everyone, I'm excited to be here, have learned many new things already from just reading your posts so far, and am always delighted to join a group of passionate educators making a difference, and inevitably enjoying it :-)
Like many others, I started teaching EFL in Japan in 2001 in what was going to be a 1-2 year experience(!) whilst working on my Japanese before heading back into the world of business/finance or law. But within a year, I realised that I loved my job so there was no reason to change. ;-) So, I ended up teaching in Japan until 2014 in various contexts from kindergarten, secondary school and university to private language schools, businesses, government ministries, and on Peace Boat.
I've been volunteering as a Mentor for iTDi since 2012 and am currently working with Steven Herder on the forthcoming TESOL Certificate course and other exciting iTDi developments :-) Having role-swapped with my wife in 2014 as primary caregiver for our kids (now 2, 4, and 6 years old), I work part-time from home as a Tutor on the University of Birmingham’s MA TESOL and Applied Linguistics (distance learning) programmes, do some editing, and have just started private tuition classes for primarily-aged kids at the request of some friends and neighbours here in Malaysia - and it's REALLY good to have face-to-face students again :-)
Although a week late to join everyone, I'm excited to be here, have learned many new things already from just reading your posts so far, and am always delighted to join a group of passionate educators making a difference, and inevitably enjoying it :-)
welcome aboard and you'll have a ball I bet as Penny is great and the group here is pretty darn good, too.
ReplyDeletePleased to meet you! It's going to be a great few weeks of learning. :)
ReplyDeleteHi Phil, glad to see you here! Enjoy, this group here is really a great one! :)
ReplyDeleteHi, Phil, I wonder how you fit all that in! Enjoy...
ReplyDeleteCheers Scott Gray - you're spot on!
ReplyDeleteAnne Hendler Nice to meet you, too, Anne Hendler :-)
ReplyDeleteHi Elizabeth Bekes! Keeping 'work' to a minimum helps ;-)
ReplyDeleteNina Septina Great to be on a course with you again :-)
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