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woman2003 |
02/17/04 |
Dear purple, I'd like your opinion.
hello, that's me again. You know, I've been using your tips a lot, and i'm acquirring more and more confidence.First, let me make me clear:I'm an English teacher in Brazil. I was born here, I haven't gone gone yet,but i intend to. So I'd like to apologize for some mistakes.But the reality in my country is: despite of English veing a obligatory subject here at schools, only 30% *and I'm being very, very generous)of the population can speak it fluently.I speak English, I can write to communicate my ideas, I never, never, stop learning and studying all the points,from grammar to speaking, not mentioning ways of teaching.
Just to go on, I got a job as a statutory teacher, so the government pays me.I have a job for good now, because I was approved among many other people tryring the position. To expalain the situation in my country, we have public and private schools, in all of them EWnglish is essential, and wee have private courses aimed to teach foreign languages and yes, make the students talk, listen,write and speak. I learned at one of them, because fortunately my father could afford.I took the English college to learn English and North American literature and grammar. I often attend workshops in teaching, even with teachers who come from England and the U.S. So I can consider myself prepared.And the fact is:I must believe it.I must believe in my ownership in a classroom. Now as a statutory teacher, I've been facing less problems than at the private schools.But in just one, one classroom,and I have many, in the course at night,which English is one of the subjects, just to give them notions, NOT aimed to teach, I found a problem. There's a student who likes to provoke me. His laughs are provocative, he eats and chews, knowing he can't do it in the classroom, and I decided to ignore. First, I tried to make him aware of the rules, later I ignored because I saw it was waste of time. So he continues provoking and aimsto disturb the quiteness of the classroom, daring me with unreasonable questions just to check my knowledge. I'm 31, but I look younger, people say I'm 24, 25. I don't kno if that's the reason, and because I'm a woman too.I,ve already thought that my position as a woman teacher of an ESL shows power because most of people CAN'T speak or understand English in my country. Anytway, I don't know the reason. At night, there are others who want to study because they work the whole day. His attitude isdisgusting. He's a black guy and I'm white. I don't know if this is the reason too. Black people at schools are rare in my country, even public ones. I reported the problem to my coordinator and he told me as soon as he gets rid of some work he's going to call him to talk. Even being in the State, I'm afraid of losing my job. I refrain my words, I try to keep cool but I get nervous during classes listening to his provocative laughs while i need to concentrate to teach my subject. THANK YOU. The rest is fine.
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