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Types of classes
Teaching beginners
Possible categories for beginners:
• The absolute beginner
• The false beginner-student may have studied but not retained much
• The adult beginner
• The young beginner
• The beginner without Roman alphabet
Tips to teach:
Techniques
• Be as visual as possible
• Revise constantly
• Homework is important
• (…)
Possible problems
• How can you help weaker students? Pair them with strong ones
• What if you cannot get through all the planned material in a single lesson? Don’t rush through it. Save it for next time or revision purposes. A common mistake teachers make is going too quickly.
• (…)
Motivation:
• Do not over correct
• Praise and encourage
• (…)
Teaching individual students
Suggestions:
• Many activities from course books
• Find out the student specific language problems
• (…)
Suitable 1-1
• Short stories
• Horoscopes
• Recipes
• (…)
Homework
Have to adapt the homework to the student available time trying to motivate them using interesting things like books.
Teaching children
Tips
• Slower and more clearly pronounced delivery
• Use of a higher pitch and exaggerated intonation
• (…)
The lesson
• Always use English as language of instruction
• Do be prepared to make fun of yourself, by use of mime/gesture.
• Get children to draw and color.
• (…)
Class discipline
Dos and don’ts
• Don’t be inconsistent.
• Don’t issue threats.
• Don’t raise your voice.
• Don’t have favorites in the class.
• Don’t break the code.
• (…)
Business English
Possible organizations:
• One-to one
• In-company
• In school group.
Get to know the specific needs of your clients stablishing a needs analysis:
Get each participant to state precisely what they use English for in their jobs and what they will need it for in the future.
A feedback session where everyone shares this information publicly.
A discussion of the findings and agreement on common needs.
Tell them you will give a plan next lesson with as much attention to individual needs as possible, but focusing in overlaps.
