Tips to Become a Professional English Center Teaching Assistant from Day One
If you are about to start working as a teaching assistant at an English center, you might feel quite nervous, unsure where to begin or what situations you might encounter. Below are some practical tips to help you feel more confident and work effectively from the very first days. 1. Don't panic when encountering foreign teachers with "hard-to-understand" accents In Vietnam, English centers have teachers from many different countries – from the UK, USA, Australia to South Africa, India, and more. Each has their own accent, and you’ll encounter this situation almost everywhere. Solution : Stay calm, confident, and proactively practice listening to different accents on YouTube (suggestion: search for videos like "English accents around the world" or lessons by teachers from various countries). Once you are familiar with this diversity, communication will no longer be an obstacle. 2. When students ask for a new word – should you immediately translate it into Vietna...