潘洪?Becca

The?TESOL?research?project?not?only?helped?me?improve?the?depth?and?skills?of?my?teaching?but?also?opened?doors?to?higher?academic?levels.?Every?professor?enthusiastically?approached?students,?provided?careful?guidance,?and?offered?valuable?feedback.?In?this?project,?I?learned?best?practices?for?teaching?English?and?delved?into?theories?and?methods?of?language?acquisition.?These?courses?provided?practical?teaching?skills?and?sparked?my?academic?curiosity.?I?began?to?think?independently?and?explore?deeper?issues?in?English?language?education,?which?is?significant?for?my?future?research?and?teaching?career.?I?am?fortunate?to?have?had?the?opportunity?to?study?here,?and?this?experience?has?made?me?a?more?well-rounded?and?confident?educator.

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The?most?profound?experience?I?had?upon?arriving?at?Wenzhou?Kean?University?was?selecting?a?thesis?advisor.?During?the?interview?with?Professor?Tang,?we?briefly?discussed?research?topics.?After?our?conversation,?Professor?Tang?said?something?that?has?motivated?me?constantly:?"You?are?very?well-suited?to?pursue?a?research?career."?This?statement?has?fueled?my?passion?for?research?ever?since.?My?research?skills?have?proliferated?in?just?one?year?at?Wenzhou?Kean?University?despite?having?no?prior?research?experience.?Currently,?I?have?collaborated?with?Professor?Ayse?on?three?forthcoming?research?papers.?What?brings?me?the?greatest?happiness?here?is?encountering?Professor?Tang.?She?genuinely?treats?her?students?with?love?and?has?an?exceptional?ability?to?recognize?their?potential.?An?old?Chinese?is?saying?with?the?right?person,?you?grow?every?day.?I?consider?myself?fortunate?to?have?found?my?mentor.