EnglishWhat type of job are you looking for? I am looking for an English teaching position. What nationality are you? I am a Filipino. What languages do you speak (and at what level)? I speak English well. What country or area are you looking to work in and why? I am interested to work as an English teacher in Vietnam. My friend is teaching in Vietnam right now and she shared with me all her nice experiences teaching in Vietnam. This interests me because for my 23 years of teaching in a private school in our country, I realized that it is about time to try for another school outside Philippines. I believe that teaching for quite long in an institution is not healthy for the basic reason that you will not anymore grow professionally. i think it's about time to try working in another institution for my professional growth. Teaching in an Asian country really interests me as of now and I prefer to teach in Vietnam because my friend is teaching there right now. What countries have you worked in? I have not tried working outside Philippines. If given the chance to work in Vietnam, this could be my first. What countries do you have a visa to work in? Not yet. What field do you currently work in? I am currently teaching English in grade school and high school. Iam also the head of the Publications Office in our school. What fields have you worked in before? I was assigned as a subject are head of the English Department of our school before I was assigned to head the Publications office. What qualifications do you hold? I am a graduate of Bachelor of Arts in English major in Linguistics and also a Masteral degree holder in Masters of Education major in English. Which do you consider more valuable? Formal education or skills and why? I believe that both are valuables but to teach English for preparatory education, teaching the necessary skills is very important. As teachers, we need to develop the foundation of the young children so that when they go to the higher level of education, they are prepared and ready to tackle more advanced tasks. On the other hand, teaching the formal education is also necessary because we are already in a quite competitive world and we need to prepare our learners so that they can compete in the highly competitive world. Describe the benefits of working with others Working with others make us better persons. No one lives in an island.Hence we need the expertise of other people for us to be able to do and accomplish excellent jobs happily. Describe the benefits of working alone Well, working alone can sometimes be beneficial especially if you need to accomplish tasks that need careful planning. Working alone can sometimes lead you to think more critically and spontaneously than working with others. What was your worst working experience? As far as I could remember, the worst working experience I had was during my first year of teaching. We were asked to make a syllabus and the theories that I learned in my college years is far different when you do an actual job. I find it most difficult and probably the worst experience in my teaching experience. What is the most important lesson you have learnt throughout your career? I come to realize that teaching is not only a profession but also a vocation. It is a call from God. When I was in college, I tried to do away with Education courses, however, after college years, I landed on a teaching job. This sounds funny but I greatly believe that teaching indeed is a calling from God that needs to be taken care of. What unique skills do you have? I can make lesson plans that will develop the learners whole personality. It means teaching values is already incorporated in the plan. I can also teach basic journalism and can be a school paper adviser. I have been the grade school paper adviser for almost ten years. I have attended the division, regional and national schools press conferences and my campus journalists have also won in these prestigious writing competitions. I can also handle making a yearbook. I have been assigned as the head of our school's publications for two years. What are the most interesting aspects of your field? As an English teacher, I can be an instrument to the success of many students. We all know that English is the most-widely used language in the whole world and it is deemed necessary for any student to be equipped with the oral and written English proficiency so that when he / she will be in his / her respective career in the future, he / she will be able to handle his / her job with ease and competence. What are the least interesting aspects of your field? I think the least interesting aspect of my field as an English teacher is to see a few of my students not working diligently with their class activities or homework knowing that a few of them are hooked with computer games. Please replace this with a question of your own How can I, as an English teacher, motivate my students to give more focus to their studies than computer games? How can potential employers contact you? You may contact me in any of the follwoing: email address: babes_ta@yahoo.com mobile number: 06309186872981 maiing address: Miguela M. Tamula Purok Mangga Tubod, Iligan City Philippines | 
