1. A Brief Introduction My Chinese name is Cao Rui, which means I am bright. In fact, I am good at communicate with others. My Chinese name is Cao Rui, which means I am bright. In fact, I am good at communicate with others. I have been teaching English in No. 14 Middle School of Kunming Yunnan China. I have been teaching English in No. 14 Middle School of Kunming Yunnan China. I graduated from Yunnan Normal University, majored in English Teaching in 1999. Since then I have been teaching English in a key High School in our city. I graduated from Yunnan Normal University, majored in English Teaching in 1999. Since then I have been teaching English in a key High School in our city. I love and enjoy teaching English. I love and enjoy teaching English.

2. My Understanding of English Teaching in China English is a necessary tool for Chinese young people to learn about the world, especially something advanced in the world. So as an English teacher, I should try my best to let the students to get as much as they can of English. English is a necessary tool for Chinese young people to learn about the world, especially something advanced in the world. So as an English teacher, I should try my best to let the students to get as much as they can of English. The most important thing in my teaching is that I should help the students to be interested in English, to gain some language learning strategies, to form a good habit of enlarge their knowledge of English and finally the students can learn the target language by themselves throughout their whole life. The most important thing in my teaching is that I should help the students to be interested in English, to gain some language learning strategies, to form a good habit of enlarge their knowledge of English and finally the students can learn the target language by themselves throughout their whole life. Again, as an English teacher, I think during the course of learning I am the learners helper, partner, and instructor. Again, as an English teacher, I think during the course of learning I am the learners helper, partner, and instructor.

3. I am satisfied with myself because: I love being an English teacher. I love being an English teacher. I am good at learning something new. I am good at learning something new. I am interested in English speaking countries. I am interested in English speaking countries. I am experienced at teaching my students. I am experienced at teaching my students. I can communicate with my students very well. I can communicate with my students very well. I am a close friend of my students. I am a close friend of my students.

4. I am confused about: How I can help my students to remember so many and so complex words. How I can help my students to remember so many and so complex words. How can I motivate my students to learn English willingly. How can I motivate my students to learn English willingly. How can I open a window of the Western countries to my students. How can I open a window of the Western countries to my students. What kind of information I can choose to teach my students to grasp the foreign language. What kind of information I can choose to teach my students to grasp the foreign language.

5. Improvement Improvement I intent to read more books about teaching English as a foreign language. I intent to read more books about teaching English as a foreign language. Travel abroad. Travel abroad. Communicate with other English teacher to improve my teaching ability. Communicate with other English teacher to improve my teaching ability.

6. What I want to know about American Education: What is a middle school teacher’s life like in America? How long a middle school teacher in America works for a day? How do Americans learn a second language, for example Chinese?