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Tim Mossman了解學習一種新語言的感覺。當他在日本的大分工作並且住下生活的時候，他曾學習如何說日文。但是Tim從來就不用difficult或challenging來述說他的經歷。反而是說他住在海外並且學習日文時，完完全全改變了他的人生並且重要的意義是他現在知道他是誰了。

只要看一看Tim的自傳，你就會立刻知道他的真意是什麼了。他於1984年在日本開始他的教學生涯，隨後就是他以體育教育士學位的身分攻讀英語教育碩士學位。

今日他在Englishtown教書並且也是加拿大國際大學(位於溫哥華北方英屬哥倫比亞的一所提供日本人唸書的學校)的教師成員。往後五年，他計畫返回學校完成他的英語教學博士的學位。

毫無疑問的就是「Teacher Tim」-在Englishtown每一個學生都因為他的英語教學而這樣稱呼他。他總共花了21年的時間在教室教學方面。一如你所期待的，正因為他確實喜愛教學：「我喜愛人際的互動，這就是爲什麼我願意幫助別人。我也可以藉由此方式了解如何與學生們相處。我在他們身上學到很多東西！」

這聽起來學生們在他身上也學習了很多東西。「這是全世界最好的英語課程！」一位學生寫下這一句。Tim相信在教室中所呈現最好的一面是互相包容、有創造力、彼此了解，當然還有就是知識。但是他強調學習語言應該很有趣！

對於Tim來說，Englishtown哪裡吸引他就是他發現這是一個以激勵的方式來教授語言。「只需要按一下滑鼠，我就有一個完美的在時代尖端科技的效果。」他說。「多樣的書寫工具、白板、語言交談、五顏六色的色彩來營造有趣、動態的學習環境。我喜愛運用科技來教英語！」Tim希望有一天視訊也可以用在線上學習。不論那一天什麼時候來臨，他現在都使用鍵盤和麥克風與他的學生們交談，並幫助他們利用英語來完完全全改變他們的人生。

Kristi Lanier 

Tim Mossman knows what it feels like to learn a new language. He learned to speak Japanese while living and working in Oita, Japan. But Tim doesn't use words like difficultor challenging to describe his experience. Rather, he says living overseas and learning Japanese completely changed his life and contributed significantly to who he is now.

Just consider Tim's biography and you'll know right away what he means. He started his teaching career in 1984 as an English teacher in Japan. Along the way, he earned a master's degree in English Education in addition to the undergraduate degree he already held in physical education.

Today, he teaches at Englishtown and is also a faculty member of Canadian International College, a school for Japanese students located in North Vancouver, British Columbia. In the next five years, he plans to return to school to complete a PhD in TESOL.

There's no question that "Teacher Tim" ?as one of his Englishtown students calls him ?is dedicated to English language education. In total, he has spent 21 years in the classroom. As you'd expect, he knows exactly what it is that he loves about teaching: "I enjoy the personal interaction and the fact that I'm helping people. It's also great to learn along with the students. I learn so much from them!"

It sounds like they learn a lot from him, too. "This is the best English class in the world!" writes a student. Tim believes what works best in the classroom is a combination of patience, creativity, understanding, and of course, knowledge. But he emphasizes that learning languages should be fun!

For Tim, that's what attracted him to Englishtown ?he felt it was an exciting way to teach language. "I have a wonderful, cutting-edge technology available to me at the click of a mouse," he says. "The various writing tools, whiteboard, text chat, color slides create a fun, dynamic learning environment. I love being able to use technology to teach English!" Tim hopes one day online learning will include web cams, too. Until that happens, though, Tim is happy using the keyboard and microphone to chat with his students and to help them completely change their lives with English!

By Kristi Lanier

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