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Brooke Broekmann喜愛水上運動，旅行以及深愛著位於南非開普敦的家鄉。她非常喜愛教學。身兼一位老師及Englishtown位在南非總部的經理，Brooke花很多時間來幫助數以百計來自全球的學生改善他們的英語。

但是教學並不是Brooke的原本計畫之一。當她從大學畢業時，她的目標是成為一名記者，並且最終能像她父親一樣成為律師。

沒有想到她改變了她所有的計畫，她在1996年獲得TEFL證書。Brooke過去都以教學所賺得的錢來繼續她的學習。"最初我用教學來攻讀我的法律學位，但漸漸地我愛上了教學並且讓我不能釋手﹗"她說。

當她仍在以半職時間來修讀法律學位時，Brooke的長程目標已經改變了。"於能讓一個正在學習新語言的學生並且聽到他們在學習上有所改善是非常有意義的。"她說，"喜愛我的工作而且非常願意繼續來提升總部的水準同時我們的老師們不斷地尋找和接受下一次的挑戰。

如果你問Brooke為什麼喜愛教學，她會説是因為學生。當她的責任也許是教導學生如何用英語，她感到她能從他們身上學習很多東西。"我經常被學生和老師彼此學習給迷住了，"她說。"在Englishtown裡學習確實是雙向的！"

因此Brooke不認為自己只是一位老師。她也是一位朋友。當她在教書時她交到許多朋友並且鼓勵所有她的學生都來南非玩。"她記得有很多學生像是：Islena，Irena，Eunhee，Karin，"她說，她唸到的名字只有一些而已。"事實上，有一個中國學生名叫Elaine在今年初到南非旅遊然後決定留下來！"Elaine現在正進入南非的一所最好的學校唸書。

Brooke的熱情也沒有在她的學生心目中消失。有一個學生寫信給她告訴她說，"常榮幸能在Englishtown因為我有來自全世界最棒的英語老師！"此如果你發現你自己就在Brooke的教室裡，那就準備愉快的學習也有可能被邀請來一個南非之行！

如果你發現你自己就在Brooke的教室裡，那就準備來一場有趣的學 蓱帠也有可能被邀請到南非喔！

Kristi Lanier 

Brooke Broekmann loves water sports, traveling, and her beloved hometown Cape Town, in South Africa. She also really loves teaching. As an online teacher and manager of Englishtown's South African Center, Brooke spends her days helping hundreds of students worldwide improve their English.

But teaching wasn't part of Brooke's original plan. When she graduated from university, her goal was to be a journalist, and eventually a lawyer like her father.

Not realizing it would change her plan entirely, she obtained her TEFL certificate in 1996. Brooke used teaching as a way to finance her studies. "I initially taught to support myself while studying for my law degree, but grew to love it so much that I can't stop!" she says.

While she's still studying part-time for her law degree, Brooke's long-term goals have changed. "It is so rewarding to be involved with students who are learning a new language and to listen to them improve," she says. "I love my job and would love to continue developing the standards of the center and our teachers while searching for the next challenge!"

If you ask Brooke what makes her love teaching, she'll say it's the students. While her responsibility may be to instruct students in English, she feels she learns just as much from them. "I am constantly fascinated by how much students and teachers learn from each other," she says. "Learning is definitely two-way at Englishtown!"

As a result, Brooke doesn't see herself as only a teacher. She's also a friend. She's made some good friends while teaching and encourages all her students to come to South Africa for a visit. "There are so many memorable students: Islena, Irena, Eunhee, Karin," she says, naming only a few. "In fact, one Chinese student, Elaine, traveled to South Africa earlier this year and decided to stay!" Elaine is now attending one of South Africa's best schools.

Brooke's enthusiasm isn't lost on her students, either. One of her students wrote to her, "It's a pleasure for me to be in Englishtown because I have the best English teacher in the world!"

So if you find yourself in Brooke's class, get ready for fun, learning, and just maybe an invitation to South Africa, too!

By Kristi Lanier

資料來源：台灣英語網