Nela's Class

My name is Nela. I spent all of my childhood and adulthood in Quito, Ecuador. In that country, I had many experiences that exposed me to many minority groups such as Indians, Mestizos, Mulatos and Whites (European descendants). Each of these diverse groups have made me see their uniqueness and their differences in thinking.  

      During my childhood, my parents had to work really hard to give us shelter and education. My parents were always working and could not stay at home and spend time with us. Due to this situation, I became more independent and developed a closer relationship with my siblings. 

      After graduating from high school, I moved back to Taiwan. In Taiwan, I worked closely with children of diverse age groups. I taught them Spanish as a second language. During that experience, I learned  a lot about teaching and started developing knowledge and skills. After four years of learning and training with professional teachers in the United States of America, education has become an integral part of my life. I have taught elementary children and high school students Spanish, ESL (English as a Second Language) as well as Mandarin Chinese. 

      I earned my graduate degree at an American university (SCSU). When I was a graduate student, I had job opportunities to teach ESL as well as Spanish, not only at the college level but also at high school and elementary school level in MN, USA. Each of these experiences has been an important part of my life because they have allowed me to touch people's lives. I want to teach so I can continue helping people. As a ESL and Spanish teacher, I look forward to help my students grow and develop, not just in their language skills but also as individual who will be able to male good decisions and productive workers in the future. 

View of the World - Sep 13, 2021 3:8:4 AM

Aboriginal Voices in the Classsroom - Dec 11, 2020 2:16:17 AM

Tainan Cuisine - Dec 11, 2020 1:49:57 AM

Thank you for guiding us - Jun 02, 2020 3:50:19 AM

2020 J1 Attractions in Taiwan - May 25, 2020 3:54:13 AM

2020 J1 Preparing for a presentation - May 25, 2020 3:51:25 AM

Referendum Voting - May 25, 2020 12:54:0 AM

2020 S1 Referendum - May 11, 2020 3:41:55 AM

2020 Chinese Lantern Lesson - Apr 17, 2020 7:58:32 AM

Creating Student's Learning Portfolio - Apr 06, 2020 1:53:0 AM

2020 Rituals Around Taiwan - Dec 13, 2019 12:6:21 AM

2019 S1 Aboriginal-Monologue - Oct 29, 2019 12:55:10 AM

2018 S1 New Immigrants-Interview - Oct 28, 2019 7:41:40 AM

2019 J1 Oral Test (Interview) - Oct 25, 2019 8:41:36 AM

J1E 2018 - Sep 28, 2018 2:47:22 AM

2018 J1A - Sep 26, 2018 4:2:23 AM

2018 S1 Stump Speech - Jun 21, 2018 2:23:46 AM

Create an APP - Jun 20, 2018 7:5:29 AM

Referendum - Jun 07, 2018 8:51:14 AM

A World of Adventures - May 29, 2018 2:15:9 AM

In a Restaurant - Apr 13, 2018 9:45:34 AM

How to Improve your English? - Apr 13, 2018 9:33:48 AM

LA California - Apr 13, 2018 9:32:43 AM

Introducing Australia - Feb 20, 2018 7:4:2 AM

How to improve your English? - Feb 20, 2018 6:54:59 AM

Storybook - Jan 18, 2018 2:25:24 AM

My city and Me (My Hometown) - Jan 17, 2018 9:44:8 AM

S1 Commercial - Jan 17, 2018 9:19:57 AM

J2 2017 TV News Reporter - Dec 27, 2017 3:9:37 AM

S1 2017 Interview - Dec 27, 2017 2:2:6 AM

My Family - Nov 16, 2017 9:0:16 AM

Movie Monologue - Nov 15, 2017 9:5:58 AM

Telling a Story: Reader's Theatre - Mar 01, 2017 2:49:31 AM

J2 2016-2017 Oral Test - Dec 16, 2016 7:18:46 AM

Oral Test 2016-2017 (First Semester) - Oct 20, 2016 2:6:34 AM

Creating an  APP - Jun 15, 2016 5:13:26 AM

Adventure Oral - May 19, 2016 7:59:47 AM

Adventure Lesson - May 19, 2016 7:49:19 AM

In a Restaurant (Oral test) - Apr 16, 2016 6:38:30 AM

Teach the Teacher - Apr 06, 2016 8:14:14 AM

In a Restaurant oral - Apr 06, 2016 6:47:31 AM

In a Restaurant - Apr 06, 2016 6:31:42 AM

Junior Three Self - Introduction - Apr 06, 2016 4:37:23 AM

Adventure - Mar 31, 2016 2:8:57 AM

My Favorite App - May 20, 2015 1:31:47 AM

Second Listening Test Study Guide - May 11, 2015 1:10:40 AM