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DEADLINE:   MAY 10,2006

How to Enter:

To register you must submit a short essay.  Please choose ONE option from the choices below.  Each option is assigned a point value.  Option choices are limited to first come first serve, and there are only so many of each.  Once a certain number of teacher has chosen a particular option, that option will no longer be available. 

Email a composition that is minimum of 500 words in length to contest@journeyeast.org

Essays are the component required for registering for the competition.  You still need to be a great teacher! 

Your choices of composition:

Option 1.  (3 POINTS - 500 WORDS)  Reflect upon one of the greatest cultural challenge you had to overcome about living in China.  Focus on the challenge itself and how you were able to overcome it.  Illustrate the support you received from peers and/or journeyeast.  Is this a similar challenge that Chinese might experience in your hometown? 

Option 2. (3 POINTS - 500 WORDS)  Illustrate your perceptions and expectations of China before your arrival, and share your present thoughts.  Share with your audience pros and cons as compared with life in your hometown.  For example, what was your idea of Chinese people and how you might be received as foreigner from abroad.  What was your most embarrassing moment in China?  

Option 3. (4 POINTS - 500 WORDS)  Tell us about your students and what it has been like Teaching English in the Chinese classroom..  Do you have a particular favorite student?   Do you find your students are motivated to learn English or there because their parents require them to be.  How do you feel your students think of you as their teacher?  Provide an example of one lesson were the class really enjoyed themselves and what you taught them that day.  What has teaching in China done to improve your character?

Option 4.  (5 POINTS - 500 WORDS)  Submit three lesson plans.  Clearly Illustrate what the lessons aim to accomplish, how you prepared and planned the lesson and how did the class receive the lesson.  Was the lesson well received?  Did the students find it interesting?  Did they feel that the lesson provided them with important English Language or Culture knowledge.  Do you plan most of your lessons around basic English Language concepts or do you also include cultural components?  What is the balance between the two in your lessons.  If you were going to teach teachers on what the best method for teaching English might be, then what would you write?

Who is Qualified to Enter:

All journeyeast teachers who are presently working in China are eligible. 

How is a Winner Determined.

The essays get your foot in the door and are required for entry.  A best teacher competition is a multi-tiered  evaluation of your peers, the school administration and journeyeast staff. 

The evaluation concerns itself with:

1.  The quality of your essay:  Does your essay represent and answer the essay options you chose? 

2.    Your ability to accept constructive criticism and apply new knowledge to your lessons.

3.    Are your lessons effective, interesting and motivational? 

4.    How your students respect you as their teacher.

5.    Class Attendance and lateness. 

6.    Participation in School events and cultural activities. 

7.    Chinese Language Improvement 

8.    Ability to solve problems in a friendly way. 

9.    How you represent BESI LLC and journeyeast

10.  Availability to students when they have questions

Thats it!  Pretty simple right?

Winners will be announced June 29 and prize dispersal will take place July 05.

Prizes cannot be redeemed for cash or any other form of reimbursement. 

If the prize is not claimed in 3-days, the prize will then transfer to the next qualified teacher selected within the hierarchy of winners.    

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