christopherism 1:1

"Come and See"... - christopherism 1:1

Hello and a warm welcome to my readers.

2.0.1.2 - The beginning of a new year and also the beginning of my final year as an education student has inspired me to create this little blog in hopes to record and share my personal and professional growth as an aspiring Malaysian teacher. This blog also aims to initiate professional discussions with fellow teacher trainees, educators and the public in general. Additionally, my ideas, philosophy, interesting quotes, lesson, etc that I learned in life that has defined me to be who I am today, (hence christopherism, or my life bible) will also be shared throughout this blog for motivational and sharing purposes.

I shall roughly introduce myself here:

Personal Info:

• Name: Christopher (Federick) Lim 
• DOB: 18 Nov 
• Ethnic: Chinese - Peranakan mixed
• Hometown: Melaka
• Contact: chrisfederick.msa@gmail.com
  

Education:

• B.Ed TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) oversea twinning programme
  
• Full scholarship under the Malaysian Ministry of Education 
• Currently in final year degree
  
• 1st and 4th year in Institute Pendidikan Guru Pulau Pinang
• 2nd and 3rd year in Macquarie University, Sydney

Extra curricular experience:

• President of TESOL Cohort 1 Cycle 3 - 2007/8/9
  
• Social director of MSA (Macquarie Malaysian Students' Association) - 2010
• Vice President of MSA - 2011
• Emcee for Malaysian Festival 2010 in Tumbalong Park Sydney
• Organizing committee for Sydney Malaysian Students' Association's Dance Party 2010 and Ski Trip 2011 

What I believe differentiates me from other aspiring teachers is that I do not easily adhere to what the Malaysian society defines as a 'typical' teacher. Instead, I am constantly questioning and developing my personal beliefs on how teachers should think, act and look and generally what teacher professionalism is all about. Hopefully, with the progression of this blog, my ideas and experiences will help redefine myself as a future teacher of Malaysia.

Chris