HOW TO BE AN EFFECTIVE EFL TEACHER
Howtobeaneffectiveeflteacher
Aug 20, 2015
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HOW TO BE AN EFFECTIVEEFL TEACHER
DON’T SWEATTHE
SMALL STUFF!
BE A GOOD ACTOR!
FORM SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIPS
WITH COLLEAGUES
DISPLAY STUDENT WORK
DECORATE!
FIND OUT WHAT
STUDENTSALREADY KNOW
ESTABLISH RULES AND PROCEDURES
DAY 1
HAVE A PLAN!
PROVIDE AN AGENDA.
Be prepared to make changes
to or scrap your lesson plan.
FOCUS ON VERBVOCABULARY!
GET TO KNOW YOUR
GRAMMAR
GET TO KNOW YOUR
STUDENT’S CULTURE
DON’T ASSUMETHE CLASS TEXTBOOK
WILL WORK
GO FROMCONTROLLED
(WHOLE CLASS) TO LESS CONTROLLED
(PAIRS/GROUP)ACTIVITIES
DON’T NEGLECTTO TEACH
LISTENING!
TURN REGULAR
ACTIVITIES INTO GAMES OR
COMPETITION
MOTIVATE STUDENTS
WITH
BE OVERLY
PREPARED
FOCUS ON
COMMUNICATION(STUDENT’S NEEDS)
THE 3 Rs
REPEAT!REVIEW!REFLECT!
ENGAGE! STUDY! ACTIVATE!
KNOW THY STUDENTS.
PERSONALIZECONTENT
MAKE SOME OF YOUR OWNCLASSROOM MATERIALS!
USE HUMOURUSE SONG
GET ALONG!
CIRCULATE
DON’T HAVE“PETS”
SHOW AN INTEREST IN
THEIRNATIVE
LANGUAGE
SPEAK NORMALLY AVOID
“TEACHER TALK”
DON’T TALK TOO
MUCH!LET THEM
SPEAK!
TEACHFOR DIFFERING LEARNING
STYLES
BE ENTHUSIASTIC
BE A COACH
DON’T OVER
CORRECT!
POINT STUDENTS
TO LEARNING RESOURCES
OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM
MAKE A“COMMUNITY”
- WEBSITE, NEWSPAPER, - SOCIAL NETWORK- BLOG, WIKI, PODCAST- RADIO SHOW, CLUBS
KEEP IN TEACHING SHAPE!
- PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT- CONFERENCES / COURSES
- TEACHER GROUPS
HAVE A LIFEOUTSIDE
THE CLASSROOM
BE REFLECTIVE!
TEST COURSE CONTENT
NOT INTELLIGENCE!
KISSKEEP IT
SIMPLE, STUPID!
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