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The Interview With The French 8/9 Teacher
The interview is to show an explanation how teachers teach the course. This is to learn more on how teachers who teach French as a language can tell what students should expect when they learn in this course. During the interview, the teacher will be given some interview questions and the teacher will answer them carefully. Some sample questions include "What is French as a language?," "How do you teach French? What is your teaching skill/method/technique?," "What contents in French will you teach to your students?," "What will you do if someone is struggling in this course? How will you help him/her?," and "Why do you like French? What persuades you to teach this language: French?" These questions can also allow the teachers to respond with more detail. Having more than 1 questions can release important key information about this course. They will give a deeper information on what you are not sure about. This is really useful so when you want to know what this course is about and how teachers teach it, then this is the best idea to go with. Below is an example about a teacher being interviewed.
Teacher Interview Example
To: Mr. Amega
1. What is French to you, and why is it important for students?
2. What do students get out of French class?
- What career options?
- Degrees, certification, etc?
- What can students do with their knowledge?
3. What grades do you teach?
- What are the curriculums of the grades you teach?
4. What projects, assignments, and work will the students be involved in?
5. In French class, what will students expect in terms of field trips or activities outside of school?
6. What will the students be evaluated on?
- What is the marking system (for each grade?)
7. What do you enjoy about teaching French?
8. Do you have anything to say to students interested in taking French class?
9. What do you find interesting about French?
- What do you personally like about French?
10. What do you think is the easiest part of learning French? What about the hardest part?
11. What part of French do you enjoy teaching the most? What about your least favourite part?
12. Lastly, what is your favourite French saying?
Teacher Interview Explanation
These questions above is trying to ask Mr. Amega about himself as a teacher, what he teaches, and how he evaluates each student in his course. There are 12 questions in this interview. Some questions including 2, 3, 6, and 9 have supporting questions in which he needs to provide more details.
Invitation Email With The French 8/9 Teacher
The invitation email is to invite the teacher to the interview. Writing an email is important if you want the teacher to reply to your email. By doing this, you will be informed earlier if the teacher is able to participate in the interview during the time you want (or on a specific date you have chosen.) To write an interview invitation email to the teacher, you will need to include "Dear " and your teacher's name. Then, you will need to add a " , " before you start writing your paragraph in your email. A typical email is usually 1 paragraph long. This means that if your email is too long or at least more than enough, then you may want to consider restructuring your email. It should not take so much time to write an email as the email is typically 1 paragraph long. That is about 8 - 12 sentences long. After you finish writing your paragraph, you will need to write a small thank you message, followed by your name. Some examples include "Thanks, ," "Thank you, ," "Thank you so much, ," "Sincerely, ," and "Regards, ." By doing this, you show kindness and you are thoughtful of your recipients. Below is an example of an invitation email to a teacher.
Teacher Invitation Email Example
Hello Mr. Amega,
I am Brian. I’m currently taking Web Development 10, and I have a project that requires me to interview a teacher. For this assignment, I have to make a French News website, so I would like to ask you a few questions regarding that matter.
Specifically, I will be asking general questions about the course and some course content information. It will only take about half an hour or less.
Would you, by any chance, have some time to spare, preferably before this Friday, for an interview with me? It could be PLT, after school, or during breaks.
I will be waiting for your reply. Thank you.
Brian.
Teacher Invitation Email Explanation
The invitation email above is to let Mr. Amega know that he has an interview scheduled before the preceding Friday.