A Brief Introduction A Brief Introduction My Chinese name is Cao Rui, which mMy Chinese name is Cao Rui, which m

eans I am bright. In fact, I am good at eans I am bright. In fact, I am good at communicate with others.communicate with others.

I have been teaching English in No. 14 I have been teaching English in No. 14 Middle School of Kunming Yunnan ChiMiddle School of Kunming Yunnan Chinana..

I graduated from Yunnan Normal UnivI graduated from Yunnan Normal University, majored in English Teaching in ersity, majored in English Teaching in 1999. Since then I have been teaching 1999. Since then I have been teaching English in a key High School in our citEnglish in a key High School in our city.y.

I love and enjoy teaching English.I love and enjoy teaching English.

My Understanding of English Teaching in ChinaMy Understanding of English Teaching in China

English is a necessary tool for Chinese young English is a necessary tool for Chinese young people to learn about the world, especially people to learn about the world, especially something advanced in the world. So as an English something advanced in the world. So as an English teacher, I should try my best to let the students to teacher, I should try my best to let the students to get as much as they can of English.get as much as they can of English.

The most important thing in my teaching is that I The most important thing in my teaching is that I should help the students to be interested in English, should help the students to be interested in English, to gain some language learning strategies, to form a to gain some language learning strategies, to form a good habit of enlarge their knowledge of English good habit of enlarge their knowledge of English and finally the students can learn the target and finally the students can learn the target language by themselves throughout their whole life.language by themselves throughout their whole life.

Again, as an English teacher, I think during the Again, as an English teacher, I think during the course of learning I am the learners helper, partner, course of learning I am the learners helper, partner, and instructor.and instructor.

I am satisfied with myself because:I am satisfied with myself because:

I love being an English teacher.I love being an English teacher. I am good at learning something new.I am good at learning something new. I am interested in English speaking I am interested in English speaking

countries.countries. I am experienced at teaching my I am experienced at teaching my

students.students. I can communicate with my students I can communicate with my students

very well.very well. I am a close friend of my students.I am a close friend of my students.

I am confused about:I am confused about:

How I can help my students to How I can help my students to remember so many and so complex remember so many and so complex words.words.

How can I motivate my students to How can I motivate my students to learn English willingly.learn English willingly.

How can I open a window of the How can I open a window of the Western countries to my students.Western countries to my students.

What kind of information I can What kind of information I can choose to teach my students to choose to teach my students to grasp the foreign language.grasp the foreign language.

ImprovementImprovement

I intent to read more books I intent to read more books about teaching English as a about teaching English as a foreign language.foreign language.

Travel abroad. Travel abroad. Communicate with other English Communicate with other English

teacher to improve my teaching teacher to improve my teaching ability.ability.

What I want to know about What I want to know about American Education:American Education:

What is a middle school teacher’s life like in America?

How long a middle school teacher in America works for a day?

How do Americans learn a second language, for example Chinese?