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Final Reflection
After teaching English at different institutions for nearly two decades and due to rapid development in the TESOL industry, in the year 2020 I thought it was high time I refreshed my teaching skills from teachers from different parts of the world. So, I began to hunt for a TESOL program fitting my needs. Out of so many TESOL programs, I selected UCLA Extension's because of its 100% online teaching element. This feature is a perfect match for students not living in Los Angeles like me. In addition, my attention was drawn to the module on educational technologies. Information technology has been an important 21st century tool for effective teaching students of different ages.
This program did not let me down. All the module tutors were very helpful and gave me constructive and timely feedback. The assignments were so well designed that every week every student came up with a lesson plan before shooting a video lesson. Every student shared their video lessons and teaching ideas on different topics in the weekly online discussions. It gave me a golden opportunity to learn from other students, who were also experienced TESOL teachers or learners. The heavy use of educational technologies was a bit challenging to me. However, it also gave me an impetus to learning and practicing the use of educational technologies. Now I am armed with a variety of mobile apps and software that enable me to design lessons suitable for students learning effectively with digital input.
So, I highly recommend this program to TESOL instructors and learners from all over the world without hesitation.
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