Ms·Johnston，上海枫叶国际学校高二年级的英语与交际课老师。她从加拿大飘洋过海来到上海枫叶国际学校，学历高，教学方式多样，课堂风格灵活多变，课下又平易近人，年轻富有活力，深受同学们喜爱。同时能把个人爱好与枫叶文化完美融合，课余参与创办了奇思妙想社，着重培养学生们的即兴发挥能力。以下是外教Ms·Johnston专访。

上海枫叶国际学校

　　1、Educational Background 教育背景

　　Your Graduateduniversity, your career in your university, and some benefits for learning inyour university(why you choose this university)?

　　您是哪所大学毕业，修的什么专业?

　　I graduated from Queen’sUniversity with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Sociology, and from theUniversity of Western Ontario with a Bachelor of Education.

　　I chose Queen’sUniversity for my undergraduate studies because its campus is smaller andeasier to navigate than bigger schools like York University or the Universityof Toronto. At Queen’s most students live at or near the school so it has astrong student community, whereas many students at schools like the Universityof Toronto live in cities nearby and commute to school so less students areinvolved in student activities. Another reason that I chose Queen’s Universityis because it offers a general first year which means that first-year studentsdo not need to declare what their major (focus of study) will be until thesecond semester. This gives students the opportunity to explore different areasof study before deciding their area of focus. Queen’s University had a goodEnglish undergraduate program with excellent professors when I studied there soit was a good choice for my area of study.

　　我毕业于大家熟知的皇后大学，在那里，我获得了英语和社会学的学士文凭，在西安大略大学，我获得了教育学专业学士学位。(学霸Ms.Johnston!)我选择皇后大学作为我的本科学习学院，因为它的校园比约克大学或多伦多大学这样的大学校更小，学习压力也较小。在皇后大学，大多数学生住在学校附近，因此它有一个很大的学生社区，比较于很多其他的大学，如多伦多大学，学生们会住在附近的城市通勤上学，所以很少有学生参与学生们的活动。我选择皇后大学的另一个原因是在那里学习的第一年学的东西是通用的，这意味着一年级的学生在第二学期之前不需要申报他们的专业。这给了学生在决定最终学习方向之前探索不同领域的机会。当我在皇后大学学习的时候，那里有一个很好的英语本科专业，有很多优秀的教授，所以对我来说是一个很好的选择。

　　2、English Learning and life in Maple Leaf 英语学习和枫叶生活

　　Can you still rememberhow many scores you get for English in your high school period? Share yourEnglish learning experiences.

　　您还能记得高中的时候英语拿了多少分呢?分享一下您的英文学习经历吧。

　　In high school I had a90% average in English. I was actually 1 year ahead in English so I finished mygrade 12 English course when I was in grade 11. My grade 8 teacher recommendedanother student and myself to take grade 9 English at our neighbouring highschool.

　　在高中的时候，我在英文这门学科拿了90分(Ms·Johnston是英语老师), 我在高中的时候跳了一级，我在高二就把高三的英语修完了。我的老师在我八年级的时候让我和另外一位同学在学校周围的学院学习了九年级的英语，我就是那时候跳的级。(多希望我也能变成像Johnston老师一样的英语牛人。)

　　Did you ever join anyMaple Leaf’s activities during these months teaching in Maple Leaf? Which oneis your favorite?

　　在枫叶的这段时间里，您有参与了哪些课外活动?您最喜欢哪个?

　　I was one of the clubmanagers for Destination Imagination with Ms. Phinney and Mr. Jenkins. I reallyenjoyed seeing the students develop their team work, creative thinking skills,and improvisation performance skills. Ms. Phinney, Mr. Jenkins, and I are allproud of the improve teams’ dedication and optimistic attitudes during theregional tournament in Shanghai, and the national tournament in Hebei Province.

　　我和菲尼小姐姐和詹金斯先生一起组织了一个名叫奇思妙想社的社团。在社团活动中，我很高兴社团活动帮助学生们培养了创造性思维，团队合作能力与即兴表演能力。我们三个组织人都为我们社团的即兴表演团队在上海地区比赛与在河北省参加全国比赛期间表现出高度奉献精神和乐观态度的学生们感到骄傲。

　　Johnston小姐姐和Phinney 小姐姐带队去河北参加全国比赛。Ms. Johnston and Ms.Phinney at the national DI competition in Heibei Province.

　　If you can hold an eventin Maple Leaf, what event you would prefer to hold? it can be some activitiesthat exist in your high school but never happened in the Maple Leaf.

　　如果您想在枫叶举办一个大型活动，您想举办什么活动呢?活动需要形式和内容创新。

　　In high school I took aLeadership course in grade 11, and was the Promotions Executive on StudentCouncil in grade 12. As a leadership class student and Student CouncilExecutive I helped organize the yearly haunted maze for Halloween. I also thinkit would be fun for the Homerooms to have a door decorating contest aroundChristmas time. It would be a fun competition and make the school’s hallwayslook festive!

　　高中时，我在11年级修了一门领导力课程(应该是和我们的language leader差不多)，在12年级有幸成为了学生会的一员。作为一个领导力超群的学生和学生会的行政人员，我帮助组织了一年一度的万圣节闹鬼迷宫活动，在圣诞节前后，学校可以举办一场装饰门比赛(就是依照圣诞主题装饰教室门)，让每个班级参与装饰教室门并进行比赛会很有意思，这也会让学校的走廊看起来充满节日气氛!

　　3、Impression andExpectation of Students对枫叶学生的印象与期盼

　　What is the mostmemorable thing you ever meet in Maple Leaf with your students?

　　在枫叶，您与学生之间发生的最让你印象深刻的事是什么?

　　The most memorable thingI did was go attend the regional and national Destination Imaginationcompetitions with the two improvisation teams.

　　最让我印象深刻的当然是我们的奇思妙想社的两个即兴创作团队参加比赛的事情啦。(Johnston老师真是爱透这个社团了呢)

　　Could you tellme something about activities or clubsin your college life ?

　　您能同我们分享一些您大学时期的活动和社团吗?

　　Certainly!Whether you are a student who participates in activities now or not you shoulddefinitely join a club or student activity in university. There are so manyclubs in university to choose from – most universities offer clubs for almostevery interest! There are fun intramural teams like dodgeball and innertubewater polo, Quidditch teams, student-run charity organizations, cultural clubsand so much more.At Queen’s University I was involved at Oxfam at Queen’s whichis affiliated with the International NGO Oxfam. We ran educational campaignsthat about political, human rights, and environmental issues including: women’svoting rights, HIV/AIDS, land grabs, climate change, and Fair Trade products. Iwas also involved in a club where students volunteered twice a month at ananimal shelter to walk the dogs and cuddle cats! Lastly, during my Bachelor ofEducation I was involved in Student Council. All of the activities I wasinvolved in allowed me to meet new friends, connect with the student community,learn about the world, and develop and grow as an individual.

　　庄士敦女士：当然!无论你现在是不是一个参加活动的学生，你一定要在大学参加一个俱乐部或学生活动。大学里有那么多的俱乐部可供选择——大多数大学几乎为每一种兴趣提供俱乐部!有有趣的校内团队，如躲避球和内管水球，魁地奇队(电影哈利波特的一项比赛)，学生经营的慈善组织，文化俱乐部等等。在女皇大学时，我参与了乐施会在皇后大学的工作，女皇大学是国际非政府组织乐施会的附属机构。我们开展了有关、和环境问题的教育运动，包括:妇女投票权、毒/、征地、气候变化和公平贸易产品。我还参加了一个俱乐部，那里的学生每个月自愿去动物收容所两次，去遛狗和抱猫~最后，在我的教育学士期间，我参加了学生会。我参加的所有活动都让我认识了新的朋友，与学生社区建立了联系，了解了世界，作为一个个体得到了发展和成长。

　　What do you want yourstudents to learn in your English classes?

　　您希望您的学生们在英语课上学到什么?

　　I want my students tolearn communication skills and skills that they can use in their daily life,beyond analyzing literature.

　　除了让他们分析文学作品以外，我更希望他们能学到一些交际的技巧和生活中可以用到的小技巧。

　　What do you what tolet your students know during their high school period?

　　您觉得同学们在高中时期应该注意些什么?

　　I want students to enjoyand cherish their high school years. You will only be a teenager once. Makegood memories with your friends in high school, because after high school manyof you will be studying in different places abroad. Besides, the end of thesemester can be a stressful time with end of term assignments and final exams.Get lots of sleep, eat well, and take study breaks.

　　我想让学生们享受并珍惜他们的高中生涯，一辈子也只能年轻一回。在高中和你的朋友们尽可能多创造一些美好的回忆，因为到了大学你们就要分开了。此外，好好照顾自己，尤其是要期末考试的时候，考试和大作业铺天盖而来时，要合理分配作息时间，劳逸结合。

　　Ms.Johnston came to Shanghai Maple Leaf international school with her higheducation background and her high degree teaching skills, and integrating herhobby into the unique culture of maple leaf, so she is popular among herstudents. One year is a short time, I hope that everyone who attend in herclass can value the time with her, and I also wish her get teaching experiencewhile she teaching in Maple Leaf. I believe that after many years, we can stillremind our sweet experience!

　　从加拿大飘洋过海来到上海枫叶，高学历加上精湛的教学方式，善于把自己的爱好融入枫叶独有的文化里，Ms.Johnston以她的年轻活力赢得了学生们的喜爱。一年的相处时间很短，但愿所有被她授课的同学们都能好好珍惜她的课，她也能在枫叶收获更多有趣的经历，不虚此行。相信多年以后，我们还能记起这一段甜美的日子。