Today was the first time I taught eight hours of classes and it surely made me exhausted by the end of the day. However, I enjoyed it very much. Later tonight J and I went to the night market for a bite. I love snacks there; there are always many varieties to choose from and people to see. Of course, night market is also a unique thing in Taiwan.
There are five teachers that had influenced me tremendously in my life. The first one is my English teacher in junior high school. She opened my window to the English world and taught me the best way to acquire this language. I still recall those role-playings we did in class. My group was always the first one to present, which gave me lots of fun in learning English.
My second one is the math teacher in junior high school too. He made math so much easier and interesting to learn. Although I hated math in high school but I did calculus at university in the U.S. And guess what? I got an A! Dear math teacher! I really love math, you know? Thanks to your great teaching!
The third one is my French professor at the college in Suisse. She showed me how a great language teacher should be; and I have been emulating her example in my own teaching career now. Oui, Madam V, je peux parler français maintenant!
The fourth one is my Chinese teacher in high school. She had me learn lots of wonderful things about Chinese literature. I did well in her class and remember she once said that I was the only one who could probably speak more articulately than her in front of all the class… Thanks to her, I was the valedictorian. But don’t mistake me for I wasn't the best student in high school. However, I was regarded the best public speaker at school. So, they elected me as the valedictorian…
The fifth one is my linguistic professor at the university. His devotion to linguistics truly inspired me; and here I am trying all I can to get back to school. I’ve decided to do research in the field of cognition and neuroscience in hopes to figure out some day to reveal how an individual can learn English well if his mother tongue is Chinese as opposed to one’s mother tongue is English and want to learn Chinese better.
I am aware that there will be tons of challenging tasks to accomplish but I’m not afraid. I have faith in God and myself as well…
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