International School Award: School Visits in Taipei

Those who are in charge of the ongoing ISA projects, complete with the previous award winners, got invited by the British Council Taiwan and the Education Bureau of Taichung City to visit two prestigious schools, Sanmin Junior High School and Dongmen Elementary School, which have been renowned for their achievements regarding International Education. I learned a lot from these visits as well as met many educators all over Taichung that shared the same passion together.

How to MC an English Singing Contest

Being a master of ceremonies for such a huge event can be quite nerve-racking. The MC's job is to make sure every part of the contest goes smoothly as planned. Not only that, we want all the teachers and students can have fun together before the final results come out. So, how exactly can an MC pull these off?

English Stress and Intonation Notes

Stress and Intonation - English with Jennifer

Rules that will make you sound more natural and professional when speaking English

What are the differences between stressed and unstressed words? How to break a long sentence into smaller units? How to use different intonation patterns to signal understanding, doubt, incompletion, or strong emotion?

Bringing the World into the Classroom

Sharing project ideas of international education with native English-speaking teachers of New Taipei City

I was absolutely excited as well as nervous to share my greatest passion for English teaching with over thirty native speakers at Jiangcui Junior High School. It put not only my English speaking but presentation skills to the test. Of course, I still made some minor mistakes, but based on their anonymous feedback, I was also proud that I nailed it as a presenter whose first language is not English.

How to Talk About Anything in English: The Science Fair

Afraid of have nothing to say/write about a topic? With this method, we can help students develop a complete script for an oral presentation as well as paragraph writing.