My dream job is to be an ESL teacher to elementary students. My classroom will be filled with students from various countries and rich with culture. I will teach in a medium sized school district in an urban area. This will allow me to have access to more materials and more experienced teachers for advice/ help than a small district yet is not large enough to intimidate me. This sized school district will also provided me with a larger range of students than a small district. I would like to work in an urban area that has several different cultures, which will help me understand my various students. This area would also be on the middle to upper end of the economic scale. This placement will allow me better resources to help my students learn English and better opportunities for experience. Most of all I would just love to teach in any ESL classroom with students from all over.
I think it is very important to be knowledgeable and conscious of TESOL for many reason. The most important reason is the fact that the immigrant population in the United States is growing and will continue to grow. If we are going to pride ourselves on being a melting pot then we need to understand the needs of our new comers. I also feel it is important because these students and families are entering a whole new place, especially the school systems. These students need help just like native speaking students and it would be a disservice to let these students fail because the teachers didn’t know how to present the material or adapt the tests to help the students succeed.
From TESOL Methods and Materials, I would like to gain a practical approach to teaching students from various countries English. I would like to know how to vary my teaching to help each level in my classroom. The most important goal for me, is to know how to increase learning in my classroom. I don’t want to enter an ESL classroom and feel unprepared and not be able to create a stimulating curriculum and classroom.
