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How can you contribute to our school?

I can contribute in the fields of teaching, research, education, management and community service.

In the field of teaching, I can create new courses, establish student clubs or societies, such as public speaking and/or extensive reading societies.

In the field of research, I can participate in seminars, conferences and symposiums, write research papers in the field of applied linguistics. I can also supervise students' research projects.

Education to me means teaching English through knowledge about life. I select culturally appropriate learning materials. These materials promote academic values and enable students to study not only for their higher grades but also for life.

Teaching is also related to management and planning. It is the management of the whole teaching process, from syllabus design to various procedures of final examinations, assessment and course evaluation. We also need to teach students how to study effectively by managing their time.

Community service is another duty of a teacher. I can teach workplace communication skills to company staff, train teachers and parents. In addition, as an English teacher, I can perform editing, revising, proofreading and correcting errors in documents at different institutions.

How do you teach speaking?

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Teaching speaking is an important part of English learning. It is important to develop two types of speaking skills, face-to-face communication and public presentation skills. A combination of the following speaking activities can develop basic interactive skills:

1. Group discussions. Students agree or disagree on certain issues. They present their opinions to the class, explain and evaluate critically various ideas and opinions.

2. Role play. Students pretend they are in various situations, such as doctor, lawyer, waitress, etc.

3. Simulations. Students bring their own things, such as clothes, to the class and create a true to life surroundings. For instance, if a student is acting as a pop singer, he brings the basic items, such as clothes and a microphone.

4. Working in pairs. Students discuss a certain problem. Later, they present it to the class.

5. Reporting. Students read a newspaper article and discuss it.

6. Story telling. Students tell weird stories they heard from somebody.

7. Describing pictures. Students discuss a picture in small groups. A representative of each group speaks to the whole class.

All these activities will make students confident speakers.

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What is your English teaching philosophy?

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What are the duties and responsibilities of a teacher?

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What ESL activities in small classes would you suggest?

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If I walked into your classroom, what would I see going on?

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What are your classroom rules?

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How do you know how long to spend on your objectives?

What types of teachers do you know?

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There are three types of teachers: average, good and excellent. Average teachers teach the stuff. They tell their students many useful things and spread knowledge. They provide their students with useful information. In fact they are more trainers than teachers. Good teachers motivate their students and can explain in a simple and clear way even the most difficult subject. Excellent teachers do all the above. In addition, they teach their students how to study and they inspire their students. They deeply impact their students’ lives and direct the course of their future.

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Do we have to know much about technology to use Moodle?

What do you know about metacognitive strategy?

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Meta-cognitive strategy is a learning strategy that involves thinking about or knowledge of the learning process, planning for learning, monitoring learning while it is taking place, or self-evaluation of learning after the task has been completed.

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Why did you decide to work in our school?

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If you want to answer this question correctly, you should find more information about the school. Study their website. Get some reliable information from your colleagues and friends. Conduct some research regarding their goals and objectives; achievements and failures; strengths and weaknesses in the following fields: teaching methodologies, infrastructure, sports, community service, etc. Tell what you like about the school and the reason why you want to work in it (challenging position, close to your home, friendly staff, etc.).

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Difficult ESL job interview question: There are many powerful tools for learning a foreign language. One of them is mnemonic device. Can you explain how it is used in learning English?

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A mnemonic device is a word or a phrase that is used as an aid to memory. Learners form a native-language homophone (the key word) for the target word in the second language. Then the learner imagines a scene in which the homophone and the referent object of the target word are interacting in some manner. Memory retrieval of the meaning of the target word consists of recalling the homophone, then recalling the imagined scene in which the homophone and the referent object are interacting. It is easier to remember meaningful information than random data. Words and idioms in English are not random data. They follow certain rules, yet they can seem as arbitrary data to an ESL learner who is unfamiliar with the English language system. Learn more…

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