Aside from being one of my best friends in Iran , Ahmad Kashani has proved to be one of the greatest and most fluent English teachers I have ever encountered with. His determined and tenacious desire to instruct befittingly outmatches that of other teachers. His self-effacing trait coupled with his innate endowment regarding communication is his state-of-the-art apparatus in ESL classes.
He so altruistically gave me a few moments of his time to answer some of my questions.Bellow you can read the interview that has been emended for the sake of shortness.
After greetings I asked Ahmad to describe himself for the readers.Ahmad Kashani is 26 years old, he is graduated in two distinctive fields of Microbiology and Information Technology; he went on and delineated Microbiology a bit further by saying :"Microbiology is a brand new field of medicine which talks about minuscule things such as bacteria, viruses and so forth".
Then I immediately changed the direction of the interview towards ESL by asking about the reason behind him becoming a teacher. Well not to my surprise ,he began talking about his English background which is quite substantial in its own rights.
Ahmad has been dealing with English since he was four years old, now that is the perfect age is it not ?! And that has let him to pursue his education in many different countries including England.
He so altruistically gave me a few moments of his time to answer some of my questions.Bellow you can read the interview that has been emended for the sake of shortness.
After greetings I asked Ahmad to describe himself for the readers.Ahmad Kashani is 26 years old, he is graduated in two distinctive fields of Microbiology and Information Technology; he went on and delineated Microbiology a bit further by saying :"Microbiology is a brand new field of medicine which talks about minuscule things such as bacteria, viruses and so forth".Then I immediately changed the direction of the interview towards ESL by asking about the reason behind him becoming a teacher. Well not to my surprise ,he began talking about his English background which is quite substantial in its own rights.
Ahmad has been dealing with English since he was four years old, now that is the perfect age is it not ?! And that has let him to pursue his education in many different countries including England.
As we all know online and distant learning has become a major competitor with the conventional means of learning and Ahmad certainly has benefited from this phenomenon by studying two separate major simultaneously, so go Web 2.0!
After that I asked him how he reached this level of competence and fluency in English and how long it took him to do so, in response he mentioned that due to the sizable amount of time that he has spent on the subject and his multiple encounters and interactions in many different countries, his interest in movies and music that feature English tracks and overall affection are but a few of the contributors to his skillfulness.
After that I asked him how he reached this level of competence and fluency in English and how long it took him to do so, in response he mentioned that due to the sizable amount of time that he has spent on the subject and his multiple encounters and interactions in many different countries, his interest in movies and music that feature English tracks and overall affection are but a few of the contributors to his skillfulness.
Ahmad considers English more than just a second language but an international language that proves even more vital than the mother tongues in overcoming some specific challenges.
What really impressed me about Ahmad was his attention to the factor of love that ought to be implied in both processes of learning and teaching. It's quite obvious that Ahmad is indeed satisfied with the way ESL is taken care of in Iran simply because he ranked it as B+.
As many of us would agree, Ahmad does consider teaching English a profession that is primarily focused on social aspects rather than financial ,and he believes that if your sole purpose behind teaching English is monetary then you would find far better opportunities in real estate business and whatnot. As in the case of Ahmad, his other and perhaps most significant motivation behind teaching English is teaching itself. Ahmad adores teaching in whatever form as long as true essence of learning is flowing in. However, this unprecedented desire for teaching is partially innate since Ahmad's father is a college professor as well.
In the end Ahmad wants the students to not only put effort in the learning process but also be patient.
You can listen to the full interview in Talk Show Podcast Episode Two.
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