Interview for assignment tomorrow..please help

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What is your Native Language?

When did you start learning a second language?

How did you learn that language?

What made you decide to become an ESOL teacher?

What do you think are your students biggest challenges?

What are some misconceptions of your students? of those that know you are an ESOL teacher?

What do you think is the biggest think missing in a classroom today for a ESOL student?

What are some common fraustrations of your students?

As a future teacher, when I have a student that doesn't speak English very well and I don't speak their Native Language What are some things I can do to help that child succeed in and out of my classroom?

To anyone that response I want to say I appreciate it very much. As a future teacher it worries me that I am going to have a student "fall through the cracks" and I won't know how to bridge that communication barrier.

 

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What is your Native Language?
English.

When did you start learning a second language?
When I was a child and when I was an adult.

How did you learn that language?
By using the language to survive.

What made you decide to become an ESOL teacher?
I like teaching.

What do you think are your students biggest challenges?
Lack of opportunity and exposure to use English.

What are some misconceptions of your students? of those that know you are an ESOL teacher?
They think that they shouldn't make mistakes--when in fact making mistakes is the only way we learn.

They think written English and spoken English are the same.

What do you think is the biggest thing missing in a classroom today for a ESOL student?
Media! Language is living. Books are great, but reading takes too long.

What are some common fraustrations of your students?
Dialect variations.
Listening activities.
Written exams.


As a future teacher, when I have a student that doesn't speak English very well and I don't speak their Native Language What are some things I can do to help that child succeed in and out of my classroom?
Encourage them through kindness; use gestures, smile; use English as much as possible; simplify it, but not at the cost of the grammar. Teach them through your teacher talk; recommend books, DVDs and computer games that they can take home and use. Make learning English relevant them.

To anyone that response I want to say I appreciate it very much. As a future teacher it worries me that I am going to have a student "fall through the cracks" and I won't know how to bridge that communication barrier.
Advice from a seasoned teacher: you can't learn for your students. They need to meet you half-way if they want to succeed. Do what you can and let them find their way. After all, when they leave your classroom, they are in truth on their own. Empower them.