tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15864545573643716852024-03-18T20:02:08.342-07:00Vukile D. MgijimaMy Online PortfolioUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586454557364371685.post-35331327112965629662011-11-24T01:21:00.001-08:002011-11-24T01:34:25.413-08:00Welcome to My eportfolio Thank you for visiting my online portfolio page. I am an Academic Literacy teacher at Walter Sisulu University in South Africa. I obtained a Masters Degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Language (M.A. TESOL) at San Francisco State University (SFSU) in the Unites States of America (the US). My passion for ELT began in 2008 when I got the Fulbright scholarship to further my studies in MA TESOL at in the US. This is my electronic portfolio in which I demonstrate the skills, experience and the ideas I acquired during the course of my training for M.A. TESOL and from my experience as an Academic Literacy lecturer at Walter Sisulu University (WSU). Included here are the following:<br />
Curriculum Vitae: This page contains a comprehensive outline of my education and teaching experience. I have also included my unofficial transcripts from the universities at which I graduated.<br />
Position Paper: I believe in learner autonomy. In this page I emphasize that the teacher has a prominent role of helping learners identify their goals and working their way towards achieving them autonomously. I also highlight that technology is the best means through which learner leaner autonomy can be achieved.<br />
Teaching Philosophy, in which I state my beliefs and convictions about teaching.<br />
Academic Papers: Research is the integral part in one's academic development. Contained here is a brief report about a mini-research I conducted in one of the classes I taught during the course of my teacher training in the United States.<br />
Teaching Material: Successful classroom teaching lies chiefly with appropriate lesson planning. Here I included links to my lesson plans and other learner support material I use/d in my teaching.<br />
Professional Bibliography: Here I have put together books, article, and websites I use/d during the course of my study in the MA TESOL program.<br />
Assessments: Here I provide a brief exaplanation of the rules for progression in the course I currently teach, and how the students are assessed.<br />
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I believe that education, cultural exchange and racial unity can transform and bring peace to the world. you are welcome to connect with me through any of the links below:<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>There is a great deal of variation among experts on which is the best teaching philosophy. </span>As much as I believe that a teacher should be the endowment of many traits, discipline is the primary foundation of a good teacher. Without discipline in oneself it is unlikely that, as role models to their pupils, they would instill any. An undisciplined teacher is definitely a horrible role model to learners, and entrusting learners to such a person is the riskiest chance one could ever take.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>As a multilingual person, I believe that all languages are equally important; however, others have been assigned to perform certain functions in particular instances. My goal, therefore, is to help learners reach the highest possible proficiency level in English as an additional language at no expense whatsoever of any other language/s they may have already acquired.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>As a person who grew up and acquired education through modest means, I make the best use of available resources, regardless of sophistry. However, I'm quite informed and friendly with the latest advancements in educational technology and their application to English Language Teaching (ELT).<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>My experience as part of various study groups has made me feel even more comfortable working in a team. I believe collective effort is always better than individual. I'd like to collaborate with other staff and participate in collective bargaining for the best interest of the students and teachers.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;">I do not subscribe to a straight forward one-size-fits-all teaching approach; instead, I believe that each and every learner and learning-teaching context is unique in a particular way. In the same breath, language learning and teaching needs, wants, and situations are unpredictably diverse, therefore, one cannot apply one approach to tackle them all. It would be inappropriate of me to assume that one teaching approach would be suitable in every learning-teaching context. However, the principle of motivation is the key to learning and teaching (Brown 2001) and this prevails in my consideration of a suitable teaching-learning approach. In sum, motivation comes first and enhances the discipline that underlies all good teaching.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
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