How to Learn English | English Teacher Interviews

My name is Sarah, and I'm from Sweden.

Ang pangalan ko ay Sarah, at ako ay mula sa Sweden.

I like teaching because I really love it when my students

Gusto ko ang pagtuturo dahil talagang gusto ko ito kapag ang aking mga mag-aaral

don't start out speaking really good English.

ay hindi nagsimulang magsalita ng napakahusay na Ingles.

But then, after a while, when I teach them more stuff,

Ngunit pagkatapos, pagkatapos ng ilang sandali, kapag nagtuturo ako sa kanila ng higit pang mga bagay,

I really like it to see them start to speak.

talagang gusto kong makita silang nagsimulang magsalita.

They get more brave and it's really nice

Sila ay nagiging mas matapang at ito ay talagang maganda

I think the best way to study English is through reading.

I think the best way to study English is through reading.

I read a lot when I was younger, and some people say they don't like to read but

Marami akong binabasa noong bata pa ako, at may mga nagsasabing hindi sila mahilig magbasa ngunit

it's my favorite thing and I learn.

ito ang paborito kong bagay at natututo ako.

You learn a lot of words that way.

Natututo ka ng maraming salita sa ganoong paraan.

It would be someone who really wants to learn English.

Ito ay isang taong talagang gustong matuto ng Ingles.

I think a lot of people think that through their job or their boss,

Sa tingin ko maraming mga tao ang nag-iisip na sa pamamagitan ng kanilang trabaho o kanilang amo,

they just have to learn it.

kailangan lang nilang matutunan ito.

But they're not really that motivated.

Pero hindi naman sila ganun ka-motivated.

So I would definitely say someone who enjoys the language,

Kaya tiyak na sasabihin ko ang isang tao na tinatangkilik ang wika,

maybe they even like British American culture.

marahil gusto nila ang kultura ng British American.

That kind of person is my ideal student.

Yung tipong tao ang ideal student ko.

The worst student.

Ang pinakamasamang estudyante.

That's hard to say.

mahirap sabihin yan.

I haven't had a lot of bad students so far,

Wala pa akong masyadong masasamang estudyante so far,

but maybe someone who is really uninspired.

pero baka may taong talagang walang inspirasyon.

When you can feel that they don't want to be there,

Kapag naramdaman mong ayaw nila doon,

they don't really want to learn English

ayaw talaga nilang matuto ng English

someone else forced them to learn English.

may ibang nagpilit sa kanila na mag-English.

You don't really want to teach someone like that.

Hindi mo talaga gustong magturo ng ganyan.

Yeah, I do.

Oo, alam ko.

I think it's really nice because I love languages,

Sa tingin ko ito ay talagang maganda dahil mahilig ako sa mga wika,

so teaching English is one of the things I like the most.

kaya ang pagtuturo ng Ingles ay isa sa mga bagay na pinakagusto ko.

I speak on native level.

Nagsasalita ako sa katutubong antas.

I speak English, Swedish, Norwegian,

Nagsasalita ako ng English, Swedish, Norwegian,

and I'm also intermediate in Korean, Japanese and French.

at intermediate din ako sa Korean, Japanese at French.

I'd classify myself as a native English speaker,

Iuuri ko ang aking sarili bilang isang katutubong nagsasalita ng Ingles,

but technically I was born in Sweden

ngunit sa teknikal na paraan ako ay ipinanganak sa Sweden

I learned English through reading.

natuto ako ng Ingles sa pamamagitan ng pagbabasa.

That's why I said I think it's the best way to learn.

Kaya nga sabi ko sa tingin ko ito ang pinakamagandang paraan para matuto.

I read all the time and I love English.

Nagbabasa ako sa lahat ng oras at mahilig ako sa Ingles.

I would learn difficult words.

Matututo ako ng mahihirap na salita.

I read Bram Stoker's Dracula, for example, when I was really young

Binasa ko ang Dracula ni Bram Stoker, halimbawa, noong bata pa ako

and when I didn't understand something, I'd look up the words.

at kapag may hindi ako naiintindihan, hahanapin ko ang mga salita.

So that's how I learned the most.

So yun ang pinaka natutunan ko.

And I spoke to a lot of British and American friends.

At nakausap ko ang maraming kaibigang British at Amerikano.

So I, I practiced that a lot

Kaya ako, marami akong na-practice na mas

I actually prefer British, but I tend to use a more Americanized kind of English

gusto ko talaga ang British, pero I tend to use a more Americanized kind of English

because it's easier for me to use for some reason.

kasi mas madali para sa akin na gamitin for some reason.

But British sounds the best, I think.

Ngunit British tunog ang pinakamahusay, sa tingin ko.

Yeah. Hello. My name's Sarah.

Oo. Kamusta. Ang pangalan ko ay Sarah.

I'm from Sweden.

Ako ay mula sa Sweden.

How are you?

Kamusta ka?

My hobbies are video games, reading, learning languages.

Ang aking mga libangan ay mga video game, pagbabasa, pag-aaral ng mga wika.

Acting, dancing, music.

Pag-arte, pagsayaw, musika.

I love singing as well.

Mahilig din akong kumanta.

I've been to all the countries around Scandinavia and the Nordic countries.

Napuntahan ko na ang lahat ng bansa sa paligid ng Scandinavia at ang mga Nordic na bansa.

I've also been to Turkey, Greece, France, America,

Nakapunta na rin ako sa Turkey, Greece, France, America,

and the UK, and now also Korea, Japan and Hong Kong.

at UK, at ngayon din sa Korea, Japan at Hong Kong.

So, my name is Fanny. I'm 29 years old and I come from Belgium

So, Fanny ang pangalan ko. I'm 29 years old and I came from Belgium

I love teaching because I like sharing

I love teaching because I like sharing

and because I like passing on my knowledge,

and because I like passing on my knowledge,

because I like

because I like

teenagers, I guess because I usually teach teenagers

teenagers, I guess because I usually teach teenagers

and I love interacting with them.

and I love interact with them.

Because I love English.

Dahil mahilig ako sa English.

I think English is a beautiful language.

Sa tingin ko, ang Ingles ay isang magandang wika.

Well don't, first, don't get discouraged because it can be hard at times

Well, huwag muna, huwag panghinaan ng loob dahil maaaring mahirap minsan

because we always say for some reason,

dahil lagi nating sinasabi sa ilang kadahilanan,

people always said that English is an easy language.

palaging sinasabi ng mga tao na ang Ingles ay madaling wika.

I don't think it's that easy.

Sa tingin ko ay hindi ganoon kadali.

So motivation, don't get discouraged and try to surround yourself with English like

Kaya motivation, huwag mawalan ng pag-asa at subukang palibutan ang iyong sarili ng English like

and try to talk to English speakers, try to listen to the radio. Try to watch TV.

at subukang makipag-usap sa mga nagsasalita ng Ingles, subukang makinig sa radyo. Subukang manood ng TV.

Just try to create an English speaking environment.

Subukan lamang na lumikha ng isang kapaligiran na nagsasalita ng Ingles.

I think that's the best piece of advice I could give

Sa tingin ko iyon ang pinakamagandang payo na maibibigay ko

an ideal student would be a student who understands pretty quickly

sa isang huwarang mag-aaral ay isang mag-aaral na medyo mabilis na nakakaunawa

and who asks questions, who is interested, who is motivated. Yeah

at nagtatanong, kung sino ang interesado, kung sino ang motibasyon. Yeah

I've lived in Germany for a year when I was a student.

I've lived in Germany for a year when I was a student.

I've lived and worked in Dublin, Ireland.

Ako ay nanirahan at nagtrabaho sa Dublin, Ireland.

I've been to the UK many times because my father's British

Maraming beses na akong nakapunta sa UK dahil British ang tatay ko

and that's it, of course. I mean,

at iyon, siyempre. Ibig kong sabihin,

the France, Italy, a lot of European countries

ang France, Italy, maraming mga bansa sa Europa

on a regular basis. Actually, I go to France on a regular basis.

sa isang regular na batayan. Actually, regular akong pumupunta sa France.

I spend, usually spend my summers in Spain I go to Italy as well, very often

Gumugugol ako, kadalasang ginugugol ko ang aking mga tag-araw sa Espanya Pumupunta rin ako sa Italya, madalas na

I speak French, English, German and Italian.

nagsasalita ako ng Pranses, Ingles, Aleman at Italyano.

French

French

I just felt it.

ko lang naramdaman.

I don't know how else to explain it.

Hindi ko alam kung paano pa ipapaliwanag.

I basically studied conference interpreting, so I was an interpreter

Ako ay karaniwang nag-aral ng conference interpreting, kaya ako ay isang interpreter

and I wasn't satisfied for some reason and I really wanted to try teaching.

at hindi ako nasiyahan sa ilang kadahilanan at talagang gusto kong subukan ang pagtuturo.

I, I don't know why it just even when I was a child,

Ako, hindi ko alam kung bakit kahit noong bata pa ako,

I used to play with a blackboard and pretend that I was a teacher,

naglalaro ako ng pisara at nagpapanggap na teacher ako,

so I really wanted to try.

kaya gusto ko talagang subukan.

So, I did

Kaya, ginawa ko

and the first time I was in a classroom,

at sa unang pagkakataon na ako ay nasa isang silid-aralan,

I think it took me about 10 minutes to realize that that's what I wanted to do.

sa palagay ko inabot ako ng mga 10 minuto upang mapagtanto na iyon ang gusto kong gawin.

And do you have any question for her?

At may tanong ka ba sa kanya?

How old are you?

Ilang taon ka na?

Ok, look at the camera. Look at me.

Okay, tingnan mo ang camera. Tingnan mo ako.

How old do you think she is?

Sa tingin mo ilang taon na siya?

19

19

25

25

Oh, my gosh.

Naku, naku.

17

17

All right. Look at me.

Sige. Tingnan mo ako.

Many people want to know, how old are you? I'm 25 years old.

Maraming gustong malaman, ilang taon ka na? Ako ay 25 taong gulang.

Can you introduce yourself?

Pwede ka bang magpakilala?

Just name and age.

Pangalan at edad lang.

OK? My name is Fanny and I'm 29 years old.

OK? Ang pangalan ko ay Fanny at ako ay 29 taong gulang.

Where are you from? I'm from Belgium.

Saan ka nagmula? Ako ay mula sa Belgium.

Your too tense

Masyado kang tense

sorry? Relax.

sorry? Magpahinga ka.

What? you're too tense. so sorry. Yeah. Okay, okay

Ano? masyado kang tense. lubos na paumanhin. Oo. Okay, okay

Yeah.

Oo.

Where are you from? I'm from Belgium.

Saan ka nagmula? Ako ay mula sa Belgium.

Can you give me a 30-seconds answer?

Maaari mo ba akong bigyan ng 30 segundong sagot?

A 30-second answer?

Isang 30 segundong sagot?

Where are you from?

Saan ka nagmula?

I'm from Belgium.

Ako ay mula sa Belgium.

That's it.

Ayan yun.

Okay.

Sige.

And introduce yourself.

At magpakilala.

name

name

age

age

Are you comfortable saying your age?

Kumportable ka bang sabihin ang iyong edad?

Sure. Name, age, and from Belgium. Ok?

Oo naman. Pangalan, edad, at mula sa Belgium. Okay?

Introduce yourself.

Ipakilala mo ang iyong sarili.

So, my name is Fanny.

So, Fanny ang pangalan ko.

I'm 29 years old and I come from Belgium.

Ako ay 29 taong gulang at ako ay nagmula sa Belgium.

Okay.

Sige.