Why is there a gap in your work history?


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 You should explain why there is a gap in your work history.

Answer 1

I stayed at home with my children. I had to look after them. Now they can take care of themselves, and I can work again.

Answer 2

I did some volunteer work ... (please specify).

Answer 3

I decided to have a break and to attend a course in... (please specify).

Answer 4

List all activities that you did during the period of unemployment. Explain why this time was useful to you and your family.
In any case, you should let the interviewer know that you spent the time off productively - performing meaningful activities.

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What are the duties and responsibilities of a teacher?


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  • prepare lessons, assignments and assessment
  • identify the needs of individual students 
  • mark homework, class assignments and exams (conduct formal and informal assessment)
  • assist students in learning and teach students not only what to study but also how to study
  • conduct open discussions with students
  • attend professional development courses, workshops, seminars and conferences
  • design learning materials and curriculum
  • maintain friendly relationships with colleagues
  • be patient with students, respect students and their mistakes and teach students to treat others with respect
  • identify students' emotional and intellectual problems
  • conduct interviews with parents
  • perform other duties as requested by the school administrators.



Have you ever had a conflict with another teacher and how was the conflict resolved?


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 There have been situations in my career where there were disagreements that needed to be resolved. The conflicts occurred because I failed to take a close look at both sides of the situation at the very beginning. Finally, I worked with the person and reached a compromise [give an example].

 There were cases when I had to submit to a person's decision because he was my superior and I had to fulfill the conditions of my contract. For example... [give an example].


Have you ever failed? Describe a failure that you experienced at work. What is the positive side of a failure?

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Think of a failure or a mistake that you had made and describe it. Tell what you learned from it and why it was important for your job. It should be related to at least one of the following: teaching, education, management or research.

 You can start speaking in this way:

 I think that a person who never made a mistake and never failed will never be able to achieve anything in his or her life. In fact, we discover and create by trial and failure and in this way we gain experience... [Add something from your personal life experience].

What ESL development activities in small classes would you suggest?


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In smaller ESL class sizes many different activities could be implemented very successfully, depending on the students' language needs, age, gender, cultural background, and other factors, such as school curriculum requirement. For example, vocabulary games could be used with younger students and a debate on a current affairs topic with senior students. In my opinion, the communicative method of teaching could be applied very successfully in small ESL classes. When you said 'small classes', how many students in class did you have in mind?

 My experience showed that if there are about 12 ESL students in class, the students can learn English very fast.

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If your students experience difficulty with spelling, what activities could overcome this difficulty?

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 There are computer software programs that come with spellers. They can help those students who need spelling assistance. Also, it is useful for the students to perform various kinds of written activities as often as possible. There are many games and spelling bee activities online.

What is the basic difference between an ESL and an EFL classroom?


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 There are some practical teaching differences between ESL (English as a Second Language) and EFL (English as a Foreign Language) classrooms. 

 An ESL classroom is usually located in a country where English is the main language of communication. Students are usually immigrants from many different countries and nationalities. 

 An EFL classroom is usually located in a country where English is not the official language. The students had never been exposed to the culture of an English-speaking country.







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What can you tell us about Bloom's Taxonomy?


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In 1956 Benjamin Bloom identified three basic domains of educational activities.

 Bloom's Taxonomy is a classification of the following learning objectives that teachers set for their students: 
  • cognitive (referring to knowledge), 
  • affective (referring to feelings and attitudes) and 
  • psychomotor (referring to physical and manual skills and abilities).

Bloom's Taxonomy provides a useful structure that helps to categorize exam questions based on various levels...

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