新老師天地

親愛的同學們，暑假至今，妳是否發現校園裡多了一些和善親切的新老師？妳知道他們任教的科目嗎？妳對他們了解嗎？來，提供妳一個認識新老師的園地，要記得跟老師認真學習，讓老師有「得天下英才而教之」的喜樂喔！

From England, I started my ELT career in South Kensington, London in 1997, where I completed my first TEFL certificate.

After a short period of tutoring Japanese ESL learners, I travelled to Tokyo, Japan. I taught EFL for over 100 hours per month in JHS, HS, and college classrooms, for over seven years and, I believe, this is where I learned how to effectively teach.

In 2005, wanting to broaden my teaching experience to include ESL, I travelled to Melbourne, Australia. After setting up and running my own ESL tutoring business, successfully, for two years, I was recruited by a college in Melbourne’s CBD (Central Business District) in 2007. This is where my passion for curriculum design and training and assessment truly took off. To develop this interest professionally, I enrolled in two nationally accredited courses: (1) Diploma of TESOL and (2) Certificate IV in Training and Assessment. During this time, I designed an ESL syllabus that passed an Australian government audit.

After successfully completing both courses, in 2009 I undertook an MA in TESOL and Applied Linguistics, via distance-learning, with the University of Leicester. In 2012, I passed, my dissertation was awarded grade A, and my MA degree—a merit. Also, in 2009, I travelled, with my partner, to Taiwan. I have taught at the British Council, Taipei Kuei Shan school and Wego Private Highschool. In addition to teaching, I commenced a PhD doctoral degree in TESOL at NTNU in 2018.

When not working I like to enjoy good food and wine with family and friends. God bless!

Jason Beavan

24/09/20