Our native speaker Michael provides insight into his daily work in our EAA classes:

In my role as a native English speaker, I assist the teachers in diverse subjects, from biology to art and everything in between. So, I may have to play the expert in any number of subjects in a single day. In biology I’ll have to be an expert on the skeleton, so I better know the tibia from the femur. In English class I’ll be sharing my insider perspective on American Halloween traditions (and perhaps some uniquely American candies). The next hour in geography, it will be population pyramids and demographic statistics. At this point, I have the art of PowerPoint down to a science.

It helps that I studied history as a college student, so I can approach any number of subjects from that angle. Wherever possible, I bring props into the fold. For instance, there is a lot you can learn about American history by examining our coins and dollar bills. I love to make the topics tangible, because sometimes, PowerPoints are a bit too flat. Generally, I approach subjects as a historian would. I try to give lessons that answer questions like, why do American kids go door to door on October 31st and say "trick or treat?" Or, why does the government go door to door every ten years and conduct a census?

Though I may play the expert, I am usually learning with the students. They are wonderful and I am always impressed by their engagement.