TESOL 240: Introduction to TESOL

- In this class I learned the fundamental terminology and methods of the TESOL program. This was the class that helped me understand the purpose of the program as a whole.

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LING 210: Introduction to Linguistics

- Introduction to Linguistics was my first exposure to the phonetic alphabet and the intricacies of pronunciation through tongue placement, pitch, tone, etc.

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TESOL 310: TESOL Principles & Methods

- This class taught me specific teaching practices and methods to use in an EIL classroom. This was also the class where I first started to develop my own teaching philosophy.

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TESOL 426: Teaching Grammar

- I found this class very helpful in both my educational and work environments. This class helped us understand the grammar principles students most struggled with, how to teach them, and how to adapt a lesson to varying levels of language proficiency.

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TESOL 330: Teaching English to Young Learners

- This class helped me learn how to adapt my teaching to young learners. We were also given the opportunity to volunteer at Laie Elementary during the course, which helped to put our teaching into practice with a younger audience.

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TESOL 327: Teaching Speaking

- Here, we learned how to effectively teach speaking through different types of activities and projects. This is where I learned how to implement scaffolding so the student would be both prepared and proficient when given a task.

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LING 383: Peace Linguistics

- Peace Linguistics taught us the theory of deep language analysis for the purpose of understanding a subtextual message.  This has helped me reflect on how I say things and what I mean when I say them.

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LING 321: English Syntax

- This class was probably the most helpful when it came to English grammar due to its complexity and in depth instruction on the harder facets of English grammar. Here, I learned that there are rules to everything, and that patterns can be found and taught for the most complex of English principles.

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TESOL 380: Internship Preparation

- Here, we learned how to find, reach out to, and get an internship. We learned how to write a cover letter, CV, and how to present ourselves during an interview.

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TESOL 328: Teaching Reading

-In this class, we focused on how to help students read with accuracy and speed. We also discussed top-down and bottom-up learning. We learned how to teach both vocabulary and grammar through reading, and we made and taught some lesson plans based on the topic.

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TESOL 199r: Service Leadership Intern

-This was our tutor certificate training that we went through as tutors in order to claim our level three certificate. In this class, I both was coached as a tutor and gave coaching to help tutors improve their skills.

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LING 331: Sociolinguistics

-In Sociolinguistics, we talked about the origin of languages and how they effect how we communicate as people. This class taught me the importance of language and society, while also helping me understand the attitude we should have towards different types of languages and speech.

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TESOL 425: Teaching Vocabulary

-Teaching Vocabulary taught us some essential strategies in how to deliver vocabulary to the learner. It is this class that helped me form essential aspects of my teaching philosophy of responsibility between student and teacher. It is essential to teach what is the most applicable, help students set learning goals, and let them achieve their goals.

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TESOL 400: Second Language Testing & Research Methods

-In this class we discussed how to make tests. We discussed what were bad questions to ask and what was preferrable in the design of the test. This class taught me how complex making a test really is, but also the importance. Making a good test is our responsibility to the student.

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LING 423: Language Acquisition

-LING 423 taught us about the psychological backdrop of learning a language. In this class, we delved into the mind of an immersed second language learner, and we learned how both attitude and state of mind can affect learning. This helped me realize what kind of environment I should have within my classroom.

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LING 260: Phonology

-Phonology taught me the importance of not only pronunciation, but also stress and rhythm has in being understood. We learned the phonetic alphabet, where stress is placed, etc. This helped me when I was tutoring EIL because I could precisely point to certain parts of speech that the learner could work on. 

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TESOL 391r: TESOL International Convention

-In TESOL 391r, we came together as a class and went to Florida for the TESOL Convention in 2024. We were able to attend different presentations and make connections with a variety of people within the English teaching industry.  

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TESOL 490: TESOL Senior Seminar

-This class helped me spruce up my portfolio and prepare to present myself to potential employers. I learned how to do a job interview, how to make a portfolio, and how to react professionally to potential opportunities.

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TESOL 390: Special Topics

-This class was very hands on. We got together as a class and teamed up with Mikuni International College to create a curriculum for them. We developed a scope and sequence, lesson plans, etc.

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