But...this is my life as an English Language teacher. In Malaysia, English is considered as a second language. That is why my degree reads as TESL- Teaching English as A Second Language. But at times I think I am teaching English as an Alien language!!
This morning when I was marking the test paper, a student wrote : She are.... OMG!!A form 4 student giving me she ARE!!He is so lucky that I was not standing in front of him, or else I would have scratched his face with the red ink pen!!
At times, I feel so disappointed/frustrated/sad and very angry when my students keep on repeating the same grammatical error. The subject -verb agreement never seems to agree!
I keep on wondering, how did my teachers in primary school taught me this thing called grammar and it stuck in my head all these years? I have tried applying some of the methods they used to teach me, but still I didn't succeed. (I went to an English medium school with almost zero knowledge in this language.)
Well...I must not give up. That's it!! I must keep on trying to make my students achieve good grades in English Language. Dear God, give me the patience and courage to spread the knowledge.
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I was laughing my ass off when I was reading this post, I am sure, I have done similar mistakes too that makes you want to eat me at times =)
I think your dedication will always lead the students to a better path, I see that from my personal experience, from what happened to me and my fellow classmates, most of them are successful. I am sure that you have played an important role there, though they might not recognize it, but this is the truth!
well, faheem, whether my students remember me or not, appreciates me or not, i dont give much thought because I know that God knows that i am carrying out ny duties.
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