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她就是法拉古特学校天津校区的外籍教师-Arieta 老师，学生和同事们会亲切称呼她“阿瑞”老师。
哥伦比亚籍ESL老师：Arieta beltran Castro
01 来自15000公里之外，她是最好的老师之一
毕业于波苏斯德卡尔达斯大学英语专业，Arie老师出生和成长于哥伦比亚首都波哥大：一个距离中国直线距离15 ,000公里的南美国家。
哥伦比亚是南美洲最多样化和风景最优美的国家之一：从科科拉山谷到遗失之城再到Cano Cristales 彩虹河，处处都是美景。
母语是西班牙语，Arie老师为何会选择英语教师这份职业呢：
“At first I wanted to be able to experience and interact with other cultures by using English as the means to do it, but as time has passed, I saw there was more to it. Considering English is my second language, I understand what the students go through and this motivates me to help and guide students to build skills that allow them to communicate in English. “
对很多不熟悉国际教育的人来说，他们选择一位外教的实力是通过其外表来决定的: 比如一些固有印象的”母语，金黄色的头发，白皙的肤色”等等，法拉古特学校天津校区为何偏偏会选择这样一位哥伦比亚裔教师呢？外联部主任Yvette老师解答了这一疑问：Arie 老师是因为专业的教学背景身份而从海外招聘而来。
Yvette吴莹老师
法拉古特外联部主任
Yvette老师和她的团队全面负责外籍教师招聘等对外工作
根据Yvette老师的介绍，Arie老师无论是从大学专业，所持有的剑桥英语CELTA教学证书，甚至是曾于非母语国家从事超过10年的专业英语教学经历等方面，均满足甚至是高于对法拉古特外籍教师的严格入职准则：一切以学生为中心，仅从专业度、职业追求以及对学生的态度来挑选外籍教师。
“她是个特别负责任的老师，可能并不像某些外教那样一直笑嘻嘻，或者是经常跟学生们一起游戏那种 ，但是她特别认真 。举个例子：在学生入学面试的时候， 其他老师给我一个综合评分就可以，她会给我一个很严谨的表格， 从各个维度去写评价。”
Arie老师给出的入学英语水平评定，非常专业
何其有幸，在一座国际学校里能拥有来自不同国家和不同文化的专业外籍教师团队，让学生足不出户，就能感受到多种文化交织的文化氛围。
法拉古特”联合国”缩影
从左至右，来自爱尔兰的Wayne老师，来自哥伦比亚的Arie老师，来自彩虹之国南非的Monita老师 。我们还有来自美国、欧洲、南美洲等国家和地区的外教团队。每一位教师，我们都非常珍惜。
02 选择中国，all about my great curiosity
2018年秋季抵达中国之前，Arie老师曾经在哥伦毕业本国以及土耳其有过10多年英语教学工作，也正是因为有过远离家乡的旅行工作经历，让她对世界的好奇心变得越来越强，“世界那么大，我想去看看”。
“I chose China mostly because of being so different from anywhere else: a place that some people might not choose as their first option. It caused me great curiosity to know about a country I didn’t have so much information about. Mostly my referents of China were that the Chinese are very smart and that they did really good in tests and that the language is very difficult.”
“I wanted to know and experience firsthand how a classroom environment and the interaction teacher-student were. “
抵达学校，准备开始工作
事实上从2018年5月份起，她就已经开始寻求在中国的工作机会，直到7月份，经历了多次面试，Arie老师有机会与张桂元校长进行了视频面试，并最终于2018-2019年秋季学期开始在法拉古特天津校区从事教学工作。这一晃已经有两年的时光。
“There were a couple of things I took intoconsideration before taking the job. One of them was that the school offers its students the possibility of pursuing their undergraduate studies overseas, which involves plenty of preparation for that and lots of exposure to different methodologies, teachers, and cultures. The second one was to be able to teach English to small groups of students, which makes learning far more fruitful and interaction a lot easier and dynamic. The third reason had to do with the city in which the school is located. Living in Tianjin has its perks: it is very close to Beijing, finding your way around it generally easy. Although being described as a small city, there are so many activities going on and things to do. ”
03 严厉与温柔并存，做足够Real的老师
Arie老师教授的学科是ESL，即：English as a Second Language，以英语为第二语言/外语，这是一门专门针对母语非英语的并把英语作为第二语言的语言学习者的专业英文课程，是外国学生申请美国大学所必修的一门语言课程。我们可以简单的将其理解为”英语的语言文化课”。
因为是英语基础教学，所以对教师的要求是极高的：作为一门能够帮助学生们全面提升英语听说读写能力的基础课程，进行系统ESL学习，会对未来的海外求学产生非常积极的影响。
法拉古特目前使用的ESOL教材：PATHWAYS
正因为这门课程的重要性，所以对很多学生来说Arie并不是个一直笑眯眯的”好好”老师，教学的过程中，她甚至会表现的格外严厉；学生们甚至有过吐槽：”Arie老师凶起来的时候还挺吓人的”。
另一方面，上网课期间，当部分学生出现作业提交不及时的情况，她率先会积极了解背后的原因；为了调动学习积极性，她会很认真的研究并分享学生们喜欢的话题。可以说，她是一位让学生既害怕又想亲近的老师。
“I try to keep a balance between the two(ps: strict and kind). Any teacher from any place has rules and sets ground rules from the first day of school. In my case that would be no exception. The way I see rules and the application of them is that it helps students build discipline; it helps them prepare for future college experience. “
课余时间，这还是你们认识的”严肃”的Arie老师吗
严厉和和蔼并存，不仅仅是因为ESL学科的属性，更是Arie老师性格使然。与之前介绍过的Chris老师一样，她也是一位充满着个性授课风格的外籍教师。
“There was a time when we covered the topic known as quantifiers and one of the best ways to approach it is for students to have data they can look at, analyze, and from which they can draw their own conclusions. “
“For this topic I asked my students to create 5 questions for a survey and they needed to survey between 6 to 10 people. The population could be their own classmates, friends or family members. When students gathered their information, they were asked to organize it in a chart and then analyze it. They transferred the percentages or numbers they got in their analysis into quantifiers, which allowed them to draw conclusions and present their findings to their classmates. ”
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作为基础学科，她的话题设计备受学生们的喜欢。在不同的小组作业中，有趣的话题让孩子们愿意参与话题分享，在分享中获得英语词汇增长，还能将语法知识融入语境中学习利用，更重要的是为其它学科的学习，特别是生物、化学等专业学科的学习做好专业词汇储备。
作为一名英语学科教学老师，她觉得最大的挑战是如何让学生在课堂上的学习更有效、更有趣；最有效的方法就是使用学生能听得懂和容易参与的方式，将复杂的知识单纯化，让孩子们在有趣的对话和训练中掌握学习方法。
“listening, reading, writing, speaking, analyzing, summarizing, interpreting, evaluating, inferring, explaining and problem-solving…”
“听、读、写、说、分析、总结、解释、评估、推断、解释和解决问题”这些关键词，是Arie老师希望通过ESL课程传递给孩子们的”英语超能力”，不仅是一份见解，更是她的课程准则。
04 工作外，她享受在中国的每一天
与同事们在一起，上班是同事，下班是朋友
访谈的最后，我们谈到了中国这个国家和天津这座城市给她的印象和感受。“I’d definitely like to stay in Tianjin as long as I can. ” 她用了这一句话描述对这里的喜欢。
比起超大城市如北京、上海般喧闹，她却很喜欢天津这种相对友好和简单的氛围和环境：
“Despite being described as a small city, it is fairly big, easy to navigate due to its excellent transportation system, close to big cities, safe, and convenient when it comes to travel from here to anywhere else. “
因为有限的汉语知识，她只去过几个中国城市，比如哈尔滨、秦皇岛，北京等。她正在努力的学习汉语，争取能做到真正的”中国自由行”。
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写在最后
面对即将毕业的2020毕业班，她也送上了自己的祝福：
“I wish them a lot of success in the path they have chosen to follow, that their decisions are driven by their dreams and passions, and all the best in the new environment they will soon experience. “
因为是非母语学习英语者，所以更了解非母语学习者遇到的困难，从而想成为一位引路人，这样的老师让我们的心温暖而崇敬。
“A great teacher has little external history to record. His life goes over into other lives. 一名真正伟大的教师没有什么可供名垂青史的。他的生命都用来影响他人的人生轨迹了.”
法拉古特希望与更多像Arie一样的老师携手，为影响更多学生的人生轨迹而继续努力。
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