Bringing the World Closer

First Assignment!

Hello everyone! Congratulations on completing your first task: successfully logging in to the MyTeachingHouse.com site!
We are presently developing Generation 2 of the MyTeachingHouse site. It’s a great resource both on the course and after the course (in finding work and keeping up with friends you’ve made during the course). As this site is under development, we’d appreciate any feedback or suggestions that you have.
I have a few more tasks for you to complete—it may take about an hour or two. Please read the instructions below and complete it before Monday.
Directions: All written answers must be posted on this thread (First Assignment) within the discussion forum in your course group. Since there are many of you, it's important to post only on this thread (click "Reply to This" at the bottom) so that we can keep the forum from getting full and messy-looking. However, if you have any other comments or questions you are welcome to start a new thread.
1. If you haven’t already, edit your profile with your current location, status and photo
2. Browse through our Job Listings. Post the name of a job that you think you might be interested in applying to after the course, and (briefly) what you like about that opportunity or country.
3. Go to Course Forms and find a word from one of the glossaries that you do not know.
4. Post one idea or recommendation for MyTeachingHouse.com.
5. Post a personal goal related to taking our Teaching House CELTA course.
6. Post a comment about someone else’s comments, for example, “Lizzy, I agree with your comment about the job listings section…” or “Abby, I saw that you wanted to work in Paris. I was thinking about that myself—is it hard to find work in France?” If you're one of the first people to post, come back later with a comment after your peers have caught up.
Good luck and keep coming back to My Teaching House!

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by Patricia F Keig on January 6, 2014 at 12:53am

Hi, Folks,

The school I'm thinking about for a possible job after the course is an international school in Bangkok, since I speak some Thai from my Peace Corps years. Alternately, there's an international school in Dominican Republic that appeals to me, because my Spanish is sort of okay (better than my Thai) and it's a short flight to Orlando where I have grandchildren.

I wasn't familiar with the term back-chaining, although I have used this approach with students in the past.

Making a recommendation for MyTeachingHouse.com is tough for me, as I have had all my questions answered and feel that I am ready for the course. Perhaps I'll have a recommendation within a week?

My personal goal for the course is to learn the jargon that TESOL folks use and the concepts behind the jargon, as well as teaching approaches for grammar and other language skills. I have a background in education, and would like to add insights and perspectives specific to language learning and teaching.