- Full name：Mari Ann B. Jorge
- Former university: Cebu Normal University
- Major in Univ.: English
- Birth date: October 16, 1985
- About hometown and family
My hometown is in the province of Cebu City. It is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. The name of the place is Manlapay, Dalaguete, Cebu. My hometown is just a small place and I could say that it’s really far from the city but the good thing about my hometown is that it has fresh air, lots of trees; the place is surrounded with green plants. The people also are very hospitable and friendly. It’s good to spend summer there because the place is very relaxing and there lots of native delicacies there. We also have coconuts, vegetables and fruits there.
セブ市に生まれました。中心部からはかなり離れている小さな町の生まれですが、そこは、空気がきれいで木がたくさんあるいい場所です。人々もとても温かく、とてもリラックスできる場所なので夏を過ごすにはいい場所だと思います。 - Comments to students
I really enjoyed talking to them and happy to share them ideas about life. So far, I did not encounter problems dealing with them because they are easy to get along with. The students seem to be friendly and open-minded about anything, about what they like to talk or learn. They are very responsive and I can see that they really are very eager to study and learn more about the English language. I am very much comfortable and excited when I have a class with my students because they, themselves are very good individuals and I seem to miss them when I don’t have classes. They really tell me frankly what lessons they want to take up during the class and I think it is an advantage on the part of the teacher because we don’t have to keep on guessing what the students want and think of many things on what to talk about during the class. I have some students who give me the topics immediately and it really helped me a lot, no time wasted and I am very glad that they are like that. Some of my students asked me to sing and then, without doubts I really sing for them and they also sing and I think singing is also a good practice to make your English pronunciation better. And I am inspired when they want me to sing some lines of a song because I know they could also learn English accent and enjoyed our time together while learning. I also feel very thankful that I am part of this company because I could share the best of my abilities to other people, learn from every step that I make and it will also help me develop my personality as a person.
My experiences as an English teacher before really helped me a lot right now because I have learn the needs, the pros and cons of teaching, especially English. How to deal with this kind of student, what to do if your students don’t like your style, and what is fitted to them and most importantly, how to make them understand the topic you are talking about and how to inspire them to study and learn more. I also realized that if you love your work you will not have difficulty in dealing with it and in solving problems that may arise when you are at work. At first, I would try to figure out what kind of personality my students have and then I will think of the best way that I would use so that they will understand the lesson or topics to discuss.
生徒さんと話すのはすごく楽しいことです。そして、いろいろな考えについて話すのがとても好きです。また、生徒さんと仲良くなるのが得意です。生徒さんは学びたいことなどに関してよく話してくれます。さらに、みんな英語を学ぶことに熱心です。とてもいい生徒さんばかりなので、楽しみながら授業を行うことができます。そのため、授業がないときはさみしく感じます。生徒さんの方からも授業で学びたいことなどをはっきり言ってくれるので授業中に悩むことがありません。そのため、無駄な時間がなくなるので、生徒さんの意見には助けられています。授業で歌をうたったりもします。発音の練習にもなるのでとても役立っています。生徒さんに教えることを通じて自分も成長できます。以前までの英語の先生としての経験は今でもとても役にたっています。どうやったら生徒さんに内容を理解してもらえるか、どうやってもっと興味を持ってもらうかなどについて学んできた経験を活かしています。また、仕事を好きになれば、困難も乗り越えていけること、そして問題は次から次におこってくることも学びました。まず、生徒さんの性格などを理解してから、どのように教えればよりわかってもらえるかということについて考えるようにしています。 -
Favorite TV program and its contents
I have lots of favorites when it comes to TV shows. I like watching programs of HBO and National Geographic also. And of course, most importantly, listen to local and international news. I also watch talk shows especially if the topic is all about responsibility and life matters.
HBOやNational Geographicという番組が好きです。もちろん地元や世界のニュースを聞くことも欠かしません。責任や人生に関するトーク番組をみるのも好きです。 -
Goals and dreams as an English teacher
I dreamed of becoming successful in my career, do the “best of the best” to get want I dreamed of. And also, help my younger brothers and sister finish college and help them take the first and most important step to be successful…and that is to finish studying. And from that, they can take their own way on how to fulfill their dreams in life. I also dreamed of working abroad but not for a very long time I think…
仕事で成功することです。夢見ているものを実現させるために、最善を尽くします。そして、妹や弟が成功するための手助けもしたいです。また、少しの期間海外でも働いてみたいと思っています。 -
About Japanese and Japan
Most of us know that Japan is one of the richest countries in Asia. I think that Japanese are still humble and have the willingness to help others even if they already achieve this much in terms of economy. They are very friendly and respectful. Japanese are very diligent and hard working…they manage their businesses very well that’s why they are successful. Japan has good leaders and these leaders are very discipline and have all the courage in them to really achieve their goals and aspirations.
ほとんどの人がイメージしているように私も日本はアジアで最も豊かな国であると思います。日本人は謙虚で、まだまだ他人を助けることをいとわない性格だと思います。とてもフレンドリーで、礼儀正しく、賢く、よく働くというイメージです。仕事をうまく管理するから成功しているのではないでしょうか。日本にはすばらしいリーダーがたくさんいて、彼らが努力をして夢を実現させているのだと思います。
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