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22-Aug-2009, 01:44
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Current Location: Boston, Massachusetts Boston, MA First Language: Business English and English for Professionals Member Type: English Teacher | |  Most Challenging
What's the most challenging aspect of teaching English for you? |
22-Aug-2009, 02:04
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Command over the grammar is must. For a professional teacher, it is must to know what his students actually need to learn first.
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22-Aug-2009, 14:37
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Current Location: Phnom Penh First Language: English Member Type: English Teacher | | Re: Most Challenging
Being on time |
22-Aug-2009, 14:49
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Originally Posted by Tdol  Being on time | Being on time has its advantages. 
Is this more challenging in your current neck of the woods, or do you mean in general? |
23-Aug-2009, 05:32
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Current Location: guayaquil, ecuador First Language: spanish Member Type: English Teacher | |  Re: Most Challenging
I teach English covering speaking, writing, reading and listening to elementary and pre intermediate students. I am supposed to give the class exclusively in English to students whose L1 is Spanish. As I speak to them I can feel that they hardly understand. sometimes I am tempted to use Spanish but I refrain myself. This aspect of teaching English as a foreign language is the most challenging because they can write and read. They have a passive English. I have tried mimics and pictures.I teach grammar using examples of real life. This has been the most challenging Anyway I have been successfull |
23-Aug-2009, 05:57
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Originally Posted by piruca I teach English covering speaking, writing, reading and listening to elementary and pre intermediate students. I am supposed to give the class exclusively in English to students whose L1 is Spanish. As I speak to them I can feel that they hardly understand. sometimes I am tempted to use Spanish but I refrain myself. This aspect of teaching English as a foreign language is the most challenging because they can write and read. They have a passive English. I have tried mimics and pictures.I teach grammar using examples of real life. This has been the most challenging Anyway I have been successfull | Do you think pictures would be helpful for the lower level students? Or are they past the point where pictures could be useful or helpful?
Here are a few sites to get pictures for ESL and foreign language teaching. Clipart and Pictures for ESL and Foreign Language Teaching  | | The Following User Says Thank You to PROESL For This Useful Post: | |
25-Aug-2009, 23:41
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Current Location: New Delhi First Language: Hindi Member Type: Student or Learner | | Re: Most Challenging
Hi,
What I found most challenging in training adult learners on communicative english is the challenge to reinforce something, make them aware of their mistakes and reduce the frequency of their errors. Most times, they are not receptive to feedback and improvement.
How to simplify a grammar topic, make it interesting and relevant by using scenarios instead of rules.
Hey,
Is this more challenging in your current neck of the woods
What you meant by this expression and how can we use it in different contexts?
Thanks |
26-Aug-2009, 01:47
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Originally Posted by anupumh Hi,
What I found most challenging in training adult learners on communicative english is the challenge to reinforce something, make them aware of their mistakes and reduce the frequency of their errors. Most times, they are not receptive to feedback and improvement.
How to simplify a grammar topic, make it interesting and relevant by using scenarios instead of rules.
Hey,
Is this more challenging in your current neck of the woods
What you meant by this expression and how can we use it in different contexts?
Thanks | "your neck of the woods" - in your area - around where you live
Here's an example.
Be sure to stop by and say hi if you're ever in my neck of the woods. | | The Following User Says Thank You to PROESL For This Useful Post: | |
26-Aug-2009, 09:44
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Current Location: Bangkok First Language: Thai Member Type: Academic | | Re: Most Challenging
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Originally Posted by PROESL Do you think pictures would be helpful for the lower level students? Or are they past the point where pictures could be useful or helpful?
Here are a few sites to get pictures for ESL and foreign language teaching. Clipart and Pictures for ESL and Foreign Language Teaching | How generous you're! |
28-Aug-2009, 11:16
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Current Location: Brazil First Language: portuguese Member Type: English Teacher | | Re: Most Challenging
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Originally Posted by PROESL What's the most challenging aspect of teaching English for you? | The most challenging aspect I am facing right now is trying go give the students a feeling on how to "think" in the foreign language.
I guess some of them still think that is impossible.
I don't consider myself a good teacher (I don't have a vocation for that), neither of English nor anything else - I can only teach those ones who are willing to learn. And as Feynman once said, those ones do not really need a teacher.
Regarding learning English (or any other foreign language), the most challenging aspect I see is to prove the theoretical linguistics that their 'L1' theory is wrong. | | The Following User Says Thank You to ymnisky For This Useful Post: | | | |
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