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1.3
Motivationtoteach
careerIwasunconsciouslypreparingmyselftobecomeateacher[ł]Imanaged
topourknowledgeintomyfriends’minds.
[ł]helpingotherswillgivemesatisfaction[ł]intrinsicrewards:whenIcan
observethefruitofmywork,whenIseestudents’progressandtheirgrowing
interestinthesubject.Ilikebeingautonomousandcreativeandajobofateacher
givessuchanopportunity[ł].
Tebestmotivationalfactoriswhenyouseethatwhatyouaredoingissuccessful
andimportant.IfeelsatisfedwhenIseethatIhelpedsomeonetoacquire
knowledge[ł].
Inparticular,thosesubjectswholikechallengesandtryingthemselves
outconsiderbecomingateacherasthebestopportunitytotestthemselves
inlife:
[ł]teachingisaverychallengingandresponsiblejob.Iamapersonwhois
willingtotakerisksandIamnotafraidofpossiblefailures.Challengesboostmy
involvement.Intrinsicallymotivatedandhasitsrootsinmypersonalfeatures.
Alsotheirearliestlearningexperiencesexertedastrongimpacton
thedecisiontobecomeateacher.Teseareunderstoodasbothpositiveand
negativeexperiences:
WhenIwasachild,Iusedtoteachmyfriendsfromtheblockofflats.Firstofall,
Ithoughtitwasjustaplay,nowIknowthatIgainedgreatexperience.
Tobeginwith,EnglishusedtobeasubjectthatIwasnotthatwillingtoparticipate
in.Severalreasons:perceptionoflanguage-difculties,badteachers.[ł].Allof
thathavecontributedtoquitenegativefeelingsinme,butitstartedtochangeas
Iwasbecomingolder.Surprisingly,Ifoundmyselftobemoredetermined.Seeing
that[ł]Englishplaysanessentialroleinthelifeofasuccessfulman,overcoming
badimpactofmyteachersonmyperceptionofEnglish,Iputaslotofelorttolearn
it[ł].IthoughttheremightbestudentswhoperceiveEnglishinthesameway
asmewhenIwasyounger.Ifyouaretaughtbysomeonewhohasorhadfamiliar
feelingstoyours,thenheorsheismoresensitiveandempathetic.
Teinitialdesiretobecomefluentinalanguage,whichisconsideredtobe
animportantfactorinpersonallifesuccess,andadmirationfortheculture(s)of
thatlanguagealsofeaturestronglyintheirreflections:
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