justinwang
Dec 23, 2008
Undergraduate / Common short essay: Summary of activity, all comments are welcomed [8]
The experience of volunteer teaching is very important and unforgettable to me. In the summer of 2007, with fifteen motivated students, I went to Peicheng Primary School in Sichuan as a volunteer English teacher. I taught my students Everyday English, which was not an easy task. Most of the students were very shy to speak English because of their accent. I spent days correcting their errors in pronunciation and encouraging them to speak English loudly. During the process, I learned much. I began to know how to manage a team. I gradually understood the power of praises. All people want to be praised, especially the children. "Excellent! You are very smart!" "You have improved a lot." "I like your pronunciation." Such encouragement stimulated their enthusiasm of speaking English. After two weeks of hard work, the pupils mastered all I prepared to teach them, making me feel a strong sense of achievement. Most importantly, I established pleasant and comfortable relationships with those lovely kids. During the break, they would like to share their stories with me. Many of them asked me to autograph their favorite notebooks and they often praised me as their idol, which was a great honor to me. Two weeks of volunteer teaching was short but rewarding, and was my sweetest memory.
The experience of volunteer teaching is very important and unforgettable to me. In the summer of 2007, with fifteen motivated students, I went to Peicheng Primary School in Sichuan as a volunteer English teacher. I taught my students Everyday English, which was not an easy task. Most of the students were very shy to speak English because of their accent. I spent days correcting their errors in pronunciation and encouraging them to speak English loudly. During the process, I learned much. I began to know how to manage a team. I gradually understood the power of praises. All people want to be praised, especially the children. "Excellent! You are very smart!" "You have improved a lot." "I like your pronunciation." Such encouragement stimulated their enthusiasm of speaking English. After two weeks of hard work, the pupils mastered all I prepared to teach them, making me feel a strong sense of achievement. Most importantly, I established pleasant and comfortable relationships with those lovely kids. During the break, they would like to share their stories with me. Many of them asked me to autograph their favorite notebooks and they often praised me as their idol, which was a great honor to me. Two weeks of volunteer teaching was short but rewarding, and was my sweetest memory.