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Teaching Philosophy Assignment

This document provides guidance on writing a teaching philosophy statement. It explains that a teaching philosophy outlines one's beliefs about effective teaching and learning, and how those beliefs influence classroom practices. It should include concrete examples and be reflective of one's teaching experiences and approach. The document provides questions to guide reflection on one's practices and beliefs. It also provides formatting guidelines, evaluation criteria, and due dates for drafting and revising a teaching philosophy statement. Resources and examples of teaching philosophies are included.

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Teaching Philosophy Assignment

This document provides guidance on writing a teaching philosophy statement. It explains that a teaching philosophy outlines one's beliefs about effective teaching and learning, and how those beliefs influence classroom practices. It should include concrete examples and be reflective of one's teaching experiences and approach. The document provides questions to guide reflection on one's practices and beliefs. It also provides formatting guidelines, evaluation criteria, and due dates for drafting and revising a teaching philosophy statement. Resources and examples of teaching philosophies are included.

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Teaching Philosophy

A teaching philosophy is a statement of your beliefs about teaching, and how those beliefs
influence your actions in a classroom. It shows what you consider to be important components
for effective teaching and learning of English as a second or foreign language. A teaching
philosophy also gives concrete examples of how these beliefs are (or could be) enacted in a real
classroom.
Teaching philosophies are personal, reflective documents. Teaching philosophies are often a part
of a professional portfolio, and are often requested as part of an application for a teaching
position. Your teaching philosophy reflects your beliefs about effective teaching and learning
and the ways that these beliefs influence what you do in a classroom. Thus, through your
teaching philosophy, a potential employer can understand a lot about you as a teacher.
Your teaching philosophy should be reflective about your teaching practices. Consider the
following questions (you do not need to answer all or even any of these questions they are just
some things to get your mind thinking): How do you make decisions in your classroom about
teaching activities? What do you think learners need to learn? What resources do you use? What
practices/techniques do you use? Why do think these are your practices? How are they related to
who you are? What experiences (personal or professional) have impacted your practice? Do you
think your practices are effective (strengths, and weaknesses)? How do you know? What do you
do to become a better teacher?
Due dates:
First draft: Due Oct. 28 (8%)
Peer review: Due Nov. 4 (3%)
Final draft: Due in portfolio at the end of the semester (4%)
Format:
Teaching philosophies that are submitted with job applications are typically 1-2 pages singlespaced, so that is the requirement for this assignment. Your document should be in 12-point
Times New Roman font, with 1-inch margins on all sides. Your views on teaching should have
some relation to established ideas about second language acquisition; thus, you should include 36 references in your philosophy, and an APA-formatted references page.
Evaluation: Grading criteria include the following:
Does the philosophy clearly express the authors personal beliefs regarding language
learning and language teaching?
Are these beliefs illustrated by examples of past and/or future teaching practices?

Are these beliefs and practices supported by reference to current theory and/or research
(those discussed in this course or others)?

Here are some resources about teaching philosophies and how to write them:
http://ucat.osu.edu/read/teaching-portfolio/philosophy
http://www.gradschool.cornell.edu/career-development/put-your-qualificationswriting/teaching-philosophy-statement
http://teachingcenter.wustl.edu/About/ProgramsforGraduateStudentsandPostdocs/resourc
es/Pages/Writing-a-Teaching-Philosophy-Statement.aspx
http://www.teaching.utoronto.ca/topics/documenting-teaching/teaching-dossier/stp.htm
Here are some sample teaching philosophies:
http://www.siue.edu/~sjmcgee/teaching_phil_rev.htm
http://www.tc.umn.edu/~tarre004/philosophy.html
http://www.personal.psu.edu/jlb803/blogs/jbm/My%20Philosophy%20of%20Language%
20Teaching%20and%20Learning.doc
http://www2.hawaii.edu/~sford/philosophy/
http://jodoran.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/statement-of-teachingphilosophy_esl_doran.pdf
http://aosportfolio.weebly.com/teaching-philosophy.html
http://ows.edb.utexas.edu/site/sardegnas-student-site/slades-teaching-philosophy

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