<p>My mom wants to learn English desperately.
I want to help her. I would probably still help her even if it's not a EC .
But it would be good to throw one stone and kill 2 birds :)
What ya think?????</p>
<p>you shouldn't teach ur mom eng just b/c itll be an ec...thats just about the lamest thing ever. ECs are suppose to demonstrate ur abilities outside the classroom not just to get into college...you should teach her english just because you're her son/daughter but yes i guess you can call it an "EC" if you want</p>
<p>liquidice, I clearly said that " I would probably still help her even if it's not a EC " Period. Thanks for a reply</p>
<p>Yea it could be an interesting EC. Just don't be doing it for college though.</p>
<p>I would write about it in an essay rather than just list it as an activity. That way it doesn't look like you're trying to fill a resume.</p>
<p>Agreed. Doesn't seem like it belongs in the EC category.</p>
<p>Don't bother, because it won't make a difference. I've reminded my mother countless times to say asKKK, intead of aXEEEEE- but I'm not going to call it "English tutoring" just for the sake of "killing two birds at once".</p>
<p>Unless its all you've done in high school...</p>
<p>then you better make sure nobody hears about it.</p>
<p>PS: Oh, and the fact that you even brought "EC" into this topic just makes me feel a little sad deep inside.</p>
<p>I never said I will do if it count as a EC I was just asking....what's wrong with asking ?????? And it isn't going to be like teaching one word at a time. I'm going to spend few hours each week</p>
<p>If you were doing this through a community language program where you received some sort of training, I think you could list it as an EC. But, since it is something that you are doing at home on your own, it would fall into a category a bit closer to "supervising little brother's homework every night" or "planning and cooking dinner every night for a family of six".</p>
<p>Before you leap into teaching English, you may want to hunt down some materials at your public library. One resource that I like is the Oxford Picture Dictionary. It has illustrations for just about every thing in the home, and most editions have suggestions for the teacher at the bottom of the page. Another book that I've heard good reviews for is "More Than a Native Speaker" by David Snow. For lesson plan ideas, you can also visit the wildly popular (at least with ESL teachers) Dave's</a> ESL Cafe</p>
<p>Wishing you and your mom a successful language teaching/learning experience!</p>