Michael Nusbaum is interested in teaching English due to his passion for learning foreign languages like Chinese. He learned Chinese through extensive self-study and testing into advanced classes. He wants to create a bilingual environment for his son to learn both English and Chinese. As a teacher, he plans to create individualized learning plans tailored to each student's needs. He believes language instruction should focus more on practical communication skills than just grammar and vocabulary.
This document provides information about the Chinese zodiac and how to ask others about their zodiac sign or this year's zodiac. It includes the 12 animal signs of the zodiac - Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig. It also gives sample questions and responses for asking someone their zodiac sign or identifying the zodiac for the current year.
Michael Nusbaum is interested in teaching Chinese and creating a bilingual environment for his soon-to-be-born son. He has extensive experience learning and becoming highly proficient in Chinese, scoring exceptionally well on placement exams. For his teaching approach, he plans individualized learning plans for each student and uses a communicative method, focusing on having students practice in groups and pairs to simulate real-life situations. He believes instruction should be mostly in the target language to develop students' ability to understand without English explanations.
This document outlines the syllabus for an Advanced Communication Skills course taught at Xiamen University Tan Kah Kee College. The course is designed to improve students' English communication skills, including reading, writing, listening and speaking. Students will give presentations on topics related to Western culture and evaluate each other's presentations. The syllabus details the class schedule, presentation schedule, assessment criteria, and expectations for class participation, attendance and punctuality. Students will be graded based on their attendance, class participation, presentation, evaluation of other students' presentations, and a final critical essay exam.
Michael Nusbaum is interested in teaching English due to his passion for learning foreign languages like Chinese. He learned Chinese through extensive self-study and testing into advanced classes. He wants to create a bilingual environment for his son to learn both English and Chinese. As a teacher, he plans to create individualized learning plans tailored to each student's needs. He believes language instruction should focus more on practical communication skills than just grammar and vocabulary.
This document provides information about the Chinese zodiac and how to ask others about their zodiac sign or this year's zodiac. It includes the 12 animal signs of the zodiac - Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig. It also gives sample questions and responses for asking someone their zodiac sign or identifying the zodiac for the current year.
Michael Nusbaum is interested in teaching Chinese and creating a bilingual environment for his soon-to-be-born son. He has extensive experience learning and becoming highly proficient in Chinese, scoring exceptionally well on placement exams. For his teaching approach, he plans individualized learning plans for each student and uses a communicative method, focusing on having students practice in groups and pairs to simulate real-life situations. He believes instruction should be mostly in the target language to develop students' ability to understand without English explanations.
This document outlines the syllabus for an Advanced Communication Skills course taught at Xiamen University Tan Kah Kee College. The course is designed to improve students' English communication skills, including reading, writing, listening and speaking. Students will give presentations on topics related to Western culture and evaluate each other's presentations. The syllabus details the class schedule, presentation schedule, assessment criteria, and expectations for class participation, attendance and punctuality. Students will be graded based on their attendance, class participation, presentation, evaluation of other students' presentations, and a final critical essay exam.