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你還在尋找哪一種英文老師呢？是不是教一些讓你想睡覺的課程？不用想了！如果您想要尋找一位富有熱情並且關注學生，沒有一位老師比Daniel Easson還具有這些優點了。在Englishtown的虛擬教室裡你可以找到他！

Daniel出生在愛丁堡，然後在英國的海外學校成長。他大學時主修經濟學與政治學，並且在他僅21歲時，在倫敦大學裡完成他的中文國際關係及經濟學的碩士學位！當然再加上，他擁有托福的證明文憑，所以他最有資格在這裡教授課程。

Daniel目前在中國上海的一家建築公司裡擔任翻譯人員。但是，因為他非常熱心在英語教學上，在前兩年，他利用晚上的時間在Englishtown的教室裡幫助來自不同國家的學生建立英語能力的自信心。

"我試著在教室投入很多精力。這不只是我在晚上11點已感到疲憊了，"Daniel說。"況且，大部分的學生在結束白天8小時的工作後，還必須在來到這課堂前先哄睡自己的小孩。所以我試著要讓教室的氣氛帶有活力及舒暢。

如果你正與Daniel在教室裡，你會發覺他喜愛鼓勵人。他希望你會主動參與-任何時候有任何建議或是讚美你同學的話語都能舉手表示。

"很多因為怕錯誤而恐懼的學生唯一的學習對象就是老師，"Daniel說。"我經常嘗試並且提醒他們將會與第二語言為英語的人說話，因此聽其他學生在討論也是一種很有價值的學習。"

所以為什麼Daniel喜歡在教室裡花很多時間呢？除了他很樂意幫助別人學習英語外，他說也可以藉由全球性網際網路認識很多朋友來開展他的視野。

"教學給我一個機會與來自全世界的人一起討論新知及現在所發生的事。"他說。"在Englishtown的教室裡還可以一起討論一些離婚率或者關於東南亞，亞洲，歐洲或南美洲的入學兒童壓力增加的討論。"

有興趣加入Daniel的課程嗎？只需要準備一台電腦及耳機！當你和他說話時，你就會感到你的緊張迅速消逝而後會增加你的自信心。還沒有成為Englishtown的學生嗎？沒有問題！今天就可以加入免費試閱，然後你就可以在教室遇見Daniel了。

Heather Daigle 

What do you look for in an English teacher? Someone who puts you to sleep with boring lessons? No way! If you want a teacher full of passion, enthusiasm and concern for students, look no further than Daniel Easson. You can find him in the Englishtown Virtual Classroom!

Daniel was born in Edinburgh and grew up in boarding school in the UK. He studied economics and politics for his undergraduate degree, and completed his masters in Chinese International Relations and Economics at London University when he was only 21! Plus, of course, he has TEFL certification, so he's definitely qualified in the classroom.

By day, Daniel is a Corporate Liaison for a construction company in Shanghai, China. But, because he has a passion for teaching English, for the last two years, he's spent his evenings in the Englishtown classroom building the confidence of his students from around the world!

"I try to inject energy into the classroom. It is not only me who is tired by 11pm," Daniel says. "Most of the students have worked for 8 hours and put their children to bed before coming to class. I try to keep the environment in the classroom energetic and open."

If you're in class with Daniel, you'll find he's very encouraging. He hopes that you will actively participate ?raising your hand anytime you want to make a comment or even compliment your fellow classmates.

"Many students are under the misapprehension that the only person they can learn from is the teacher," Daniel says. "I try and remind them that most of the time they will be speaking to people whose second language is English, so listening to the other students is also valuable practice."

So why does Daniel like to spend his free time in class? Aside from the satisfaction he gets from helping people learn English, he says it's also broadened his horizons by giving him access to a global network of friends.

"Teaching gives me the chance to discuss the news and current affairs with people from all over the world," he says. "Where, other than an Englishtown classroom, would you get the opportunity to discuss the rising divorce rate or the increasing pressure on school children with people from South East Asia, Asia, Europe and South America?"

Interested in joining Daniel's class? All you need is a computer and headphones! As you talk with him, feel your nervousness slip away and your confidence increase. Not an Englishtown student yet? No problem! Sign up for a free trial today, and you can meet Daniel in class.

By Heather Daigle

資料來源：台灣英語網