Marjorie Rosenberg's Acrostic
Transcript of Marjorie Rosenberg's Acrostic
Marjorie Rosenberg's Acrostic
Presented by Naomi Ganin Epstein
M is for MUSIC
Music, my first love, since high school.
Have a Master of Fine Arts as well as a teaching certificate.
Teaching music in the school system taught me a great deal about adapting to learners needs' and being flexible.
A is for America & Austria
From New Jersey
Attended University taught school & studied voice in N.Y.
Have been teaching in Austria since 1981.
R is for Relevance
My university students and corporate clients need & want relevance to...
...their jobs
...the environments they live & work in
...their beliefs & personal value systems
J is for JOY
It is what I still feel when I go...
into a classroom
attend a conference
chat about ELT
JOY keeps me going!
O is for OperaRunning a small opera company with a friend taught me useful skills for being a freelance teacher:
time & people management skills
to have confidence in front of an audience.
how to negotiate
R is for Room for All
Particularly interested in learner preferences and learning styles.
As a language learner I discovered that difficulties I experienced were due to being forced into one method that didn't work for me.
I is for IATEFL
Have been an active member since 1995.
President of IATEFL since 2015.
Proud of how IATEFL benefits EFL teachers from around the globe.
E is for ENGLISH
If I hadn't loved to sing I would have studied English.
As a voracious reader finally bought an Ereader so I wouldn't need to to bring 20 books on holiday with me...
R is for Relationships
I find that I often form very close relationships with students.
I recognize students as individuals & as people, not simply empty vessels to be filled with knowledge.
O is for Observation
Many of the ideas I have had regarding learning preferences come from observing my students & seeing how they approach tasks in completely different ways, even if the outcome is the same.
S is for Students
I enjoy my time with them!
Together we work towards the outcome they need.
E is for encouragement
Learning a language is such an emotional task, when we stumble to say or write something, it is not the same as being a beginner in another field. We need to make sure that our students understand that this is a process and they won’t be judged for their mistakes
N is for NLP
Became interested in Neuro-Linguistic Programming in the late 1980’s.
Learned useful techniques such as the goal-setting exercise, the creativity strategy, how to establish and maintain rapport and precise use of language to clarify communication with others.
B is for Business English
I have been teaching corporate clients in the field of banking & finance for many years.
I have also published several books on the topic, two of which were photocopiable business English games.
E is for Entertainment Important both in the classroom and in my private life.
I enjoy ‘entertaining’ students with relevant anecdotes or stories
I go to the opera, ballet performances and concerts regularly.
R is for Rapport
Establishing a feeling of mutual trust and understanding is vital in all the work I
do.
G is for GrazMy home since 1981
There are several universities, an opera house as well as concert halls, restaurants, parks and a medieval inner city. It is a wonderful place to live as getting around is easy and there is enough on offer to suit every taste.
Posted on Naomi Epstein's Blog /http://visualisingideas.edublogs.org
This was an interview for the ETAI International Conference, 2016
http://etaiconferences.wix.com/etai2016