Scholarship / Specific examples of dealing with difficult situation, providing a good change [4]

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How have you contributed to solving a challenge and to implementing change or reform?
(Be specific and include: what aspect/s of your leadership knowledge, skills and practice you consider to be well established and effective; which people or organisations you worked with to solve the problem; and what creative methods were used.)

the learning process

I have become a volunteer English tutor at [name] since 2015 and have enjoyed teaching there. [name] is one of the public services of the government of [name] in promoting foreign language learning. Its purpose is to prepare the people of [name] facing the 2015 ASEAN Economic Community. The participants vary, from professionals to senior high school students, and because of this diversity, sometimes tutors have difficulties in preparing materials to deliver.

I was a part-time English teacher at [name] from 2013 to 2015. [name] is one of leading private English schools in the world and has gained its competency in the world of English language teaching and learning. Having gained the valuable experience working at [name], I rarely have a problem preparing the lesson at [name] yet other tutors experience different circumstances.

Some of the English tutors find it hard to get proper and diverse materials that leads to the repetition of using the same material over and over again. Students who come regularly to [name] may find the class boring as the number of students keeps decreasing during the time. On the other hand, the classes which I conduct have quite large numbers of students. It is the material that I deliver to the class which makes students enjoy learning. Since I have equipped with various teaching and learning resources, I seldom use the same material. In fact, there is positive feedback from students regarding the way I teach and the material I deliver.

After class, tutors always have friendly discussion in tutors' area and I use the chance to introduce useful resources to other tutors. Today, I can say that the number of students is increasing. Other tutors have used various resources to deliver materials such as games, communicative class activities, or fun worksheets and workbooks. I believe that both students and tutors enjoy the learning process now.

Scholarship / This school will lead me to the teacher profession. Australia Awards Scholarship Essay 2 [4]

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I hope you have time to read and give me any suggestion. I will appreciate every comment. Thank you in advance :)

How will the proposed study contribute to your career?

Master of [name] at [name] or Master of [name] at [name] offers a really good course. Step by step students will deepen their understanding of the English language teaching and learning. For example, firstly students will be introduced and acquainted with latest issues, secondly they will engage with research, thirdly they will develop their expertise, and lastly, they will upgrade the practical skills needed. I must say that those can fit my academic and career needs well. As an English teacher who can be considered new in the field, I always find that something is missing. I have an experience in teaching, yes, that is right. I have attended some teacher training to enhance my skills, yes that is also right. Unfortunately, I feel that I have not got the crucial knowledge that can fill the missing part.

Sometimes I wonder how to deal with students who are not too motivated in learning English or how to develop communicative and effective teaching materials. I did try to discuss it with fellow teachers yet nothing really works. Also, I did try to attend a teacher training regularly yet I still feel something is missing. I guess the problem is that I do not have the proper knowledge in English language teaching and learning. I cannot fully understand the problem occurred and as the result, I cannot handle it well. Recently I took a massive open online course (MOOC) in English language teaching and learning. I fascinated by the fact that there are so many things that I have not discovered before. I believe that by taking Master of [name] or Master of [name], I will discover other important knowledge regarding English language teaching and learning. This new knowledge will enhance not only skills, but also supplement critical thinking. Plus, I will get the chance to obtain a qualification in teaching so that I can teach at the university and share the knowledge to a wider audience.