Hi everyone

Hi everyone,

It's nice to meet all of you here (and some of you again)! My name is Suzanne and I currently teach at an Intensive English Program in California. I have been teaching there for 4 years, and before that, I taught in South Korea for nearly 5 years.

Like others, I am interested in having more ideas for error correction, especially for low-intermediate/high beginner students. I have taught mostly advanced students in the past, but I am currently teaching more intermediate level classes, which has been a shift and a learning experience for me.

Looking forward to learning with all of you!

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  1. Anne HendlerNovember 4, 2017 at 4:59 PM

    Hiya Suzanne! Long time no see!

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  2. Suzanne BardaszNovember 4, 2017 at 7:10 PM

    Hi Anne Hendler! I am happy to see you here as well! I know, it's been awhile! How is life in Japan? I hope everything is going well for you there!

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  3. Anne HendlerNovember 4, 2017 at 7:18 PM

    Suzanne Bardasz It's going well, thanks! Hope California is still treating you nicely.

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