A Person Who Has Made a Difference: Teacher Tina of ELICOS

Teacher Tina was my third teacher of ELICOS when I studied English at Box Hill Institute. She is a Greek and she immigrated to Australia with her family when she was a little girl. She is also a very religious person. She was a housekeeper and she studied English at a university after her children grew up. After that, she has been an English teacher for oversea students at Box Hill. I met her when I was in the middle intermediate English class and she was my class teacher. When I was in her class, she always paid lots of attention to oversea students compared to other English teachers. I think it is because of her religion, so she always shows her kindness and passion to the students. Especially she always tired different ways to teacher English to make it more fun and interesting. All of the students in my class liked her very much. Luckily , I had more time and chances to know her. Some of my classmates and I were invited to her house to have afternoon tea or dinner. She cared about not only our studying but also our adjustment in Australia and our health condition. Before going back to Taiwan, my Taiwanese friends and I visited her holiday house for two days. Teacher Tina and her husband gave us a very warm welcome and took us to visit some famous spots which made us be impressed and we all appreciated her kindness. For me, she is not only an English but also she is like an elder who really case about us and give us lots of helping. Because of teacher Tina, I could have a lot of improvement of English and adjust myself in Australia well without homesick. She is really a great teacher and kind person. I have to say thank you to her.