系友曾琬淯積極邁向教育志業(Esther Tseng Strives for her Educational Career)

系友曾琬淯積極邁向教育志業

 

琬淯現就讀本校教育研究所，她在英美語文學系時，就開始修習師資培育，立志成為一位老師。

琬淯回想她就讀英美語文學系的過程中，學到了許多方面。第一、文學方面。在讀文學時，她發現可以在經典文學中學習到許多古人的智慧，並且套用到現實的環境中。第二、聽說讀寫方面。聽，由於系上教授在大二時完全以英文授課，因此要了解教授所講述的內容時，聽力會在不知不覺當中有所進步。說，在聽講課時，教授會不斷的鼓勵大家開口說英文，最重要的是，教授會希望學生不用看著草稿，說出自己的見解。讀，閱讀文學作品時，篇幅極廣，因此在無形之中增進了學生的閱讀能力，或許速度不很快，但已能近乎不靠字典及能閱讀文章。寫，在寫作課時，時至目前，教授所教導的寫作技巧令琬淯覺得受用無窮，由於那時幾乎每週要繳交一篇長達至少1200字的文章，讓琬淯現在的英打速度比之前快速許多，尤其她對於某件事情很有感觸時，速度會比以往更快許多。

在大四時參與系上的畢業公演，此時正是個很好的時機讓琬淯勇敢的在大眾面前說英文。在大四畢業公演結束後，驚覺對於教育及教學仍有許多需要學習的地方，因此，決定報考本校的教育研究所，以增進自己的實力。

琬淯說，教研所的課業較繁重，且需思考許多不同的面相，因此，在無形之中，成就了自己以多方的角度來看待事情，且擁有更寬大的心胸去接納許多與自己意見相仿的人事物。同時，也察覺出不僅在教育及教學的部分仍有待改善，在許多方面仍有很大的進步空間。由於這樣的衝擊，時常告訴自己要擁有一顆虛心接納他人諫言的胸襟，就如同，子曰：「三人行，必有我師焉。擇其善者而從之，其不善者而改之。」（《論語述而篇》）

琬淯完成教研所後，希望自己能完成實習，同時順利考取教師證照，成為一盞照亮他人的明燈。

她祝福學弟妹們能為自己開創一片屬於自己的天空，朝著自己的目標好好地邁進！展翅高飛！

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Esther Tseng Strives for her Educational Career

 

Alumna Esther Tseng is currently studying in TCU’s Postgraduate Institute of Education. Aiming to be a teacher, she took courses on the Educational Program for Secondary School Teachers at the university while at the same time studying for her degree in the Department of English Language and Literature. Now she is taking another big step in her educational career.

 

Looking back at her undergraduate studies, Esther realizes she learned many things. Through studying literature, she absorbed lots of wisdom from the ancients and took it as a kind of advice for her life. Meanwhile, studying English listening, speaking, studying, and writing were also important. The professors taught in English, which really helped her listening. In the listening and speaking classes, the professors always encouraged the students to speak their opinions without looking at written drafts. Reading is a crucial study skill, and though literary works are usually long, Esther and her classmates gradually learned to read them almost without the need for a dictionary, yet were still able catch their main points. During the writing classes, the professors demanded that the students write at least 1200 words for homework per week. Esther remembers that when she wrote about things that touched her, her thoughts overflowed. Thus, she naturally noticed her typing skills and speed improve.

 

When Esther was a senior, she took part in the annual graduation drama performances, which gave her a chance a chance to stand on the stage and speak English in front of large audiences. These performances helped her discover that there are still lots of things she should learn. In order to enhance her abilities, she decided to apply for the Master’s Degree in TCU’s Institute of Education.

 

The study load in graduate school is much heavier than that on a BA degree. As a result, Esther learned how to use a many-sided approach to deal with things, and can now accept different opinions with a broader mind. At the same time, she is also aware that for her there is still lots of room for improvement in areas besides education and teaching. Because of these impacts, Esther tells herself that she should have a humble heart to accept others’ advice. There is an old analect which says, “When I walk along with two others, they may serve me as my teachers. I will select their good qualities and follow them; I will notice their bad qualities and avoid them.”

 

After finishing graduate school, Esther hopes she can complete her internship and get the teacher license as soon as possible, so that she can become a light to others.

 

Finally, Esther hopes all DELL students can find their own directions in the future. Reach the goal and fly!