This portfolio contains the author's insights into teaching a second language, which she gained while in the Master of Second Language Teaching (MSLT) program at Utah State University (USU). It is organized in two major sections: teaching perspectives and research perspectives. The content reflects the author's main focus and value on language teaching as a graduate instructor and student. In the teaching perspectives section, the author shares the professional environment that she wants to

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... in, her teaching philosophy statement, and the professional development in language education through observing her colleagues' teaching. In the research perspectives, two research papers and an annotated bibliography are included, which are tightly related to the author's philosophy in teaching a second language.