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TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE CAN MAKE YOU OME ACROSS A WIDE VARIETY OF TYPES OF STUDENTS : BEGINNERS CAN BE ANY AGE AND THERE ARE DIFFERENT THINGS YOU MIGHT NEED TO DEAL WITH, FOR EXAMPLE IF THEY HAVE A TOTALLY DIFFERENT ALPHABET. THIS NEEDS QUITE A LOT OF WORK TO TEACH THEM THE ROMAN ALPHABET AS WELL AS THE SOUNDS IN ENGLISH. THERE ARE YOUNG UNSCHOOLED CHILDREN AS EARLY AS 2 WHO WOULD HAVE HAD ACCESS TO SOME MAIN METHODS OF BEING TAUGHT A LANGUAGE BY THEIR PARENTS IN L1 : VOCABULARY, REPETITION FOR PRONUNCIATION, HEARING CONVERDATIONS, SONGS AND GAMES. YOUNG STUDENTS IN SCHOOL ARE ONE OF THE BEST EXPERIENCES FOR TEACHERS. THEY ARE KEEN TO LEARN, SOAK UP LANGUAGE BETTER THAN ADULTS, BUT THE LESON MUST BE CLEAR, NOT RUSHED, GIVING A POINT TO WHAT SHOULD BE LEARNED FROM THE LESSON. HAVE LOTS OF VARIETY AND BE PREPARES WITH MATERIAL FOR OULOURING OR DRAWING : PENCILS, CRAYONS, PAPER, RULERS. GET THEM TO WRITE TITLE IN ENGLISH. GET DOWN TO THERE LEVEL BY SQUATTING DOWN NEXT TO THEIR DESK OR EVERYONE SITTING..FOCUS ON THE POSITIVE AND THE EASY NOT THE DIFFICULT AND DO NOT OVER CORRECT. THEY HAVE A SHORTER ATTENTION SPAN SO KEEP VARIETY AND LOTS OF GAMES. DO NOT OVERCORRECT. FOR DISCIPLINE NO EFFECT YOU HAVE SOME OUTSIDE PROBLEMS BUT THEY SHOULD BE TOLD TO THE ADMISTRATION SO THEY ARE AWARE AND TAKE THE MATTER IN HAND. DO NOT HAVE FAVOUTIES AND TREAT ALL EQUALLY THOUGH YOU CAN INVOLVE SOME AS HELPERS..BUT MAYBE CHANGE EVERYWEEK SO NO TEACHER'S PET. PUT WEAKER STUDENTS IN PAIRS WITH STRONGER ONES AND IF NECESSARY GIVE THEM SOME EXTRA HOMEWORK TO CATCH UP. OLDER STUDENTS (TEENAGERS WILL BE LESS MOTIVATED AS THEY WILL START HAVING MORE AND MORE INTERESTS OUTSIDE THE CLASS. IT IS FOR THE TEACHER TO KEEP THE COURSE LIVELY AND VARIED TO KEEP THEM FOCUSED. ADULTS USUALLY ARE VERY MOTIVATED AS THEY CHOSE AND PAY TO TAKE THE LESSONS. IT COULD BE FOR PERSONNAL REASONS OR MORE AND MORE WE SEE THE REQUEST FOR TEACHING BUSINESS PEOPLE. THIS IS MOTIVATED FOR GETTING A JOB OR A PROMOTION OR JUST BEING BETTER AT THEIR WORK. IT COULD BE A ONE ON ONE CLASS OR GROUPS IN A LANGUAGE SCHOOL OR DIRECTLY IN THE COMPANY. THE CLASS IS REFERRED TO AS ESP. YOU DO NOT NEED TO KNOW ALL THE JARGON BUT IT IS VERY USEFUL. DON'T MAKE THE CLASS AWARE OF THIS TO TRY AND ELICIT THE CORRECT VOCABULARY AND PRONUNCIATION FROM THEM INSTEAD. NEVER SPEAK TO THEM IN ANY LANGUAGE THAN ENGLISH UNLESS THEY ARE BEGINNERS JUST TO WRITE OUT THE QUESTIONNAIRE OF THEIR NEEDS AND GOALS. MAKE YOUR DOCUMENTS LOOK PROFESSIONAL, TYPE THEM OUT. USE MATERIAL FROM THEIR WORK SUCH AS PRESENTATIONS, TELEPHONE CALLS, WRITING FORMAL LETTERS, EMAILS...IF YOU HAVE THE CHANCE TRY AND WATCH THEM AT WORK. IF AT COMPANY ENSURE THEY HAVE EQUIPMENT FOR THE LESSONS. ALL THESE LESSONS CAN ALSO BE DONE IN THE ONE ON ONE METHOD THAT AN ADULT MIGHT PREFER AS YOU WOULD COVER HIS PARTICULAR NEEDS AND GOALS. ALWAYS KEEP THE CLASS A SAFE AND ENJOYABLE ATMOSPHERE. ADULTS ENJOY GAMES ALMOST AS MUCH AS STUDENTS. SOME REQUESTS MIGHT ONLY BE CONVERATION BUT THROUGH THAT YOU MUST BE ABLE TO MAKE THEM UNDERSTAND GRAMMAR POINTS, ETC...AS YOU COME ACCROSS THEM. IT IS BETTER TO USE AUTHENTIC MATERIAL FOR THEM. KEEP A RECORD OF ATTENDANCE, AS WORK MIGHT IMPEED SOME TO ASSISTT TO SOME CLASSES. YOU CAN COME ACCROSS MULTILIGUAL STUDENTS OR MONOLINGUAL, THE ADVANTAGE OF THE FORMER BEING THEY CAN ONLY UNDERSTAND EACHOTHER IN ENGLISH AND HELPS SSS, WHILE THE TEMPATION WHEN WORKING IN GROUPS OR PAIRSTO SWITCH TO THEIR L1 MIGHT BE TEMPTING.
