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Choosing the ESL Teaching Profession

Learning is a never ending process - this overly used adage has been ringing to my ears. I crave and thirst for knowledge. I cannot equal great minds like that of Aristotle, Plato, Socrates, Einstein or even that science-geek-big-glasses boy in the room. But I have always wanted to be a better, more informed person than I was yesterday. Choosing the teaching profession is a big twist in my career. I never wanted to be a teacher. I cannot afford to see myself die an old maid inside a classroom. 😂 But even before, I would always hear my teachers both in the primary and secondary school telling me that I have a potential to become like them. Yet I avoided that remark. I said to myself that I'll be a journalist or a broadcaster. As I said, I will never be a teacher, never! ever! After finishing Mass Communication I had this disturbing feeling and vision that there is a little chance of seeing myself in the media industry. It was a long and weary battle inside of me. I was asking God f...

My First Certificate in Coursera

It was about four years ago when I heard of Coursera from a student who already took a few classes. I think that was a manifestation! Since the pandemic started, I thought I have a lot of time in my hands to learn of something new virtually. So long story short, I enrolled in a free course in Coursera. However, the 5-week course was stretched to a year. Yes! I finished the course a year after I started taking the lessons. Forgive me for being a procrastinator. I know this mindset won't help me grow so that is why I made it a goal to complete it this month.  To be specific, I took English for Media Literacy course. Actually, I studied mass media in college and I'm currently an English teacher. Boasting aside, I already know all the topics in the course. Consequently, my ultimate goal is to refresh my memory and polish my knowledge of the course. True enough, I was able to recall things I learned six years ago! The course has reading, listening, vocabulary, and grammar activities...