Learner Perspective: “My past failure and bad
language habits almost discouraged me from pursuing
my goal as an English teacher. How could I teach a
language which I was not good at? I was desperate for
someone to guide me. I had a supervisor who coached
me when I was working at a language center. It was a
great experience to be able to have somebody who had
English proficiency to help me. Unfortunately my
coaching was brief, so I was on my own again. Even
though it was a brief coaching time, I had learned a
particular lesson I would never forget: pronounce
English words properly. Since then, I have learned to
say simple English words properly and to listen to my
own speaking, especially with words ending with /d/, /s/
and /t/. I have seen myself change and develop a new
awareness and over time have made more and more
pronunciation improvements. After my coaching, I felt
there was more hope for me to learn, change, and
improve.”
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