Amanda Yee interviewed by Peter Parkhill in the Australian TESOL industry oral history project 2005- [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 3599711
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Yee, Amanda, 1978-, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research and personal copies, written permission is required for public use during the lifetime of the interviewee.
- Description:
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- 2005
- 2 digital audio tapes (ca. 112 min.)
- Series:
- Australian TESOL industry oral history project 2005-
- Summary:
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Amanda Yee discusses the length of her teaching career; teacher training; CELTA course; teaching methodology; the intensive nature of the course; her personal methodology; her first teaching jobs; International House; description of the college; courses offered; the students at International House and their reasons for learning English; EAP courses; Charles Sturt University; teachers' attitudes to students; some examples of teachers' problems; workplace relations; unions; directors of studies; professional standards in the industry; her personal background; growing up in Ashfield, NSW; her schooling and university study; being a linguistics major; Chinese students identifying with her; cultural understanding; student expectations of teachers; educational support role; personal experiences; student needs; operating as remedial teacher; grammar support; ethical issues at the college; the role of the professional English teacher; employment security; the future of the industry.
- Notes:
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- Recorded on October 26, 2005 and November 22, 2005 at Sydney, N.S.W.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary (3 p.)
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Teachers
- Other authors/contributors:
- Parkhill, Peter, interviewer
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Australian TESOL industry oral history project.
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- 2005
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