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How to be an effective Language Teacher?

Antar Abdellah 1431. How to be an effective Language Teacher?. Whatever you do in this world, do it as no other one dead, or living or yet to be born can do it any better. Essentials!. Create warm positive supportive learning environment Promote tolerance

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How to be an effective Language Teacher?

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  1. AntarAbdellah 1431 How to be an effective Language Teacher?

  2. Whatever you do in this world, do it as no other one dead, or living or yet to be born can do it any better.

  3. Essentials! Create • warm • positive • supportive • learning environment Promote • tolerance • diversity

  4. 1. Be overly prepared • If you don't have a clear lesson-plan down on paper, then make sure you have a mental one. You should know about how long each activity will take and have an additional activity prepared in case you have extra time

  5. 2. Always consider the learners' needs when preparing for each lesson. • Different students have different needs, so do not assume that one activity can work for all students. • If you teach for a group of engineers, their needs are quite different from those of Islamic preachers for example. • Cater for your students’ needs more than you do for the contents of the book.

  6. 3. Be prepared to make changes to or scrap your lesson plan. • If the lesson you have prepared just isn't working, don't be afraid to scrap it or modify it. Be sensitive to the students’ needs and reactions.

  7. 4. Be knowledgeable about grammar. • This includes pronunciation, syntax, and sociolinguistic areas. You don't have to be a linguist to teach EFL--most of what you need to know can be learned from reading the students' textbooks.

  8. 5. Don't assume that your class textbook has all the language needed. • The book is just a guide. • You are the master of the class, and the book is there to serve you. • Do not be a slave to the book, rather keep being a master.

  9. 6. Don't neglect useful vocabulary teaching. • The building blocks of language are not grammar and functions. The most essential thing students need to learn is vocabulary; without vocabulary you have no words to form syntax, no words to pronounce. Help your students to become vocabulary hungry.

  10. 7. Don't neglect the teaching of the 4 skills. Remember: the 4 language skills are NOT just reading, listening, speaking and writing. They are: Reading Comprehension, Writing Composition Listening Comprehension AND Speaking Expression

  11. 8. Turn regular activities into games or competition • Many familiar teaching points can be turned into games, or activities with a competitive angle. A sure way to motivate students and liven up your classroom.

  12. 9. Motivate your students with variety. • By giving a variety of interesting topics and activities, students will be more motivated and interested, and they are likely to practice more. With more on-task time they will improve more rapidly.

  13. 10. Don't leave the learners in the dark. • Explain exactly what they are expected to learn in a particular lesson. Make sure that students know what they are doing and why. The lessons should be transparent to the students, with a clear organization.

  14. 11. Be enthusiastic! Don't do it just for the money. • You don't have to be an actor or clown, but students appreciate it when the teacher shows genuine interest in teaching.

  15. 12. Use humor to liven up the class. • Make it a habit to get the students to laugh at least once per lesson. • 13. Don't have pets. • This is extremely hard to avoid, especially when a student is more outgoing or interesting than others. Nevertheless, try to call on and attend to students as equally as you can.

  16. 14. Circulate. • Move about the classroom. At times sit with groups and monitor, as well as joining in on the communication. At times walk about, listen and observe. • 15. Make your instructions short and clear. • Demonstrate rather than explaining whenever possible.

  17. 16. Speak up, but don't break anyone's eardrum. • If the students can't hear you, you are wasting your breath. Not as bad, but still annoying is the teacher who thinks s/he must speak louder to be comprehended. Research has already proven this to be false.

  18. 17. Don't talk too much. • Depending on the subject, you should be talking from about 5% to 30% of the lesson. For speaking or writing, more than 10-15% would probably be too much. Most lessons should be student-centered, not teacher-centered.

  19. 18. Respect both "slow" and "fast" learners. • Language learning is not about intelligence; the important thing to stress is that the students are improving. • 19. Don't lose your cool. • If you do, you will lose hard-won respect. Even if you have to go so far as to leave the classroom, do it in a controlled manner, explaining to the class or student why you are unhappy with them.

  20. 20. Be fair and realistic in testing. • Teach first and then test; don't test things that haven't been taught. Also, remember that the main purpose of language is communication.

  21. 21. Don't overcorrect • Self-correction • Peer-correction • Teacher correction • Errors or mistakes, • Global errors or minor ones!

  22. 22. Be reflective • Think about your own teaching. After each lesson is over take some time to reflect. Was the lesson effective? What were the good and bad points? How could it be improved? • Sheen, Ron. (1994). "A Critical Analysis of the Advocacy of the Task-Based Syllabus," TESOL Quarterly 28 (1): 127.

  23. 24. Keep up with professional development Websites for learning English: http://www.thewclc.ca/edge/issue1 http://www.geocities.com/yamataro670/readinglab.htm http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/archives.html http://www.stclaresoxfordonline.fsworld.co.uk/pages/mazes- upperint.htm http://www.sitesforteachers.com http://www.longman.com http://www.nelliemuller.com/reading_comprehension.htm http://college.hmco.com/devenglish/resources/reading_ace/students/index.html http://www.hio.ft.hanze.nl/thar/links_te.htm http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/archives.html http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/index.htm

  24. http://www.ohiou.edu/esl/english/reading/actvities.html http://geocities.com/ccsnstudents/read3.html http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education/ http://www.jsmagic.net/school/ http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/homeadditional/resources.html http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/shortresume1.99.html http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/570/pulp/index.htm http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/Alley/5461/intquiz.htm http://international.ouc.bc.ca/cultureshock/index.html

  25. http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/releasehttp://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/release http://www.english-to-go.com/ http://www.english-to-go.com/english/samples/expensive_weddings.cfm http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/quiz/people1.html http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/pathways/reading/index.htm http://www.impact-english.com http://www.nonstopenglish.com http://www.cfcc.edu/rmorris/grammar.html http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/toc.cfm http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/570/pulp/hemp1.htm http://www.1-language.com http://www.rong-chang.com

  26. http://www.englishclub.net http://www.usingenglish.com http://www.englishlearner.com http://www.longman-elt.com http://www.els.com http://www.peakenglish.com http://www.wordskills.com/level http://www.eltweb.com http://a4esl.org

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