Hi! Hannah1985...
Actually, I'm a teacher too, and right now I'm teaching English and most of my students are much older than me... The first time I talked to them it's really hard especially those students who are not really good in English, and I really don't know what to do so that they will learn from me... Oh' I forgot to tell, I teach English to Koreans.... Well, to be an effective teacher to older learners I think we need to focus more on listening... I always see to it that my speaking is clear and I always try to speak slowly... I think it is also advisable to talk first about personal informations/things.... It's really true that older learners are perfectionist, and sometimes they always think that everything they say are correct and they don't need to be corrected by their teacher... But, of course as time goes by, you will know what they really want and what they need...
