Hello all :) My name is Yasmin and I am introducing myself late, but I only joined the course this week..I did...

Hello all :) My name is Yasmin and I am introducing myself late, but I only joined the course this week..I did attend the second live session tho, thanks to a nudge from my colleague Ayat (thanks, Ayat!) 

So, I work at the British Council in Cairo, Egypt and have only been an EFL teacher/teacher for 2.5 years (this has been a career change for me. Which I am really enjoying). I did my CELTA in July 2013 at IH Vancouver and then worked in Paris for 15 months teaching mostly Business English and some exam prep classes, and then in Jan 2015 moved to Cairo, Egypt to teach General English.

I've only been teaching Young Learners since September 2015, but I enjoy it very much and this course has already opened my eyes to so many ideas and techniques to try. I'm very glad to be part of the community!

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  1. Ayat TawelApril 10, 2016 at 4:52 PM

    Hello Yasmin and welcome to our affective community. I'm so happy you could join us at Juan's live session today. I hope you enjoy exploring the world of young learners with us. We learn a lot from and with each other and are so lucky to have Juan Uribe who is such an inspiring tutor. Enjoy it :)

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  2. Maria BossaApril 11, 2016 at 11:48 AM

    Welcome!! I'm Maria from Argentina and... I love Egypt! Hope to meet you soon! :)

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  3. Juan UribeApril 14, 2016 at 11:22 AM

    Welcome to the course, Yasmin! 

    You are still super able to get the most from the course. It's very interesting to know that you have made a career change recently and that you are new to the world of young learners. 

    I am sure that the sessions and the discussions will give you a great start!

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