Learning to Teach Better

Last week, I approached a grammatical exercise following Penny’s advice about giving the students all the answers and then I asked them if there was something unclear. For me, it was a new technique and the students were surprised because in our teaching culture, we are not used to do so

Hi, I would like to thank Penny for her tips. To be honest, I was teaching writing and reading in a wrong way. for instance, I used to ask my students to read the text aloud and guess meaning from the context. I will definitely use the tips for effective reading and writing teaching. In Tunisia, technology is not used in teaching. But, I like your idea of using texting messages to improve spelling.

Hi, I would like to thank you Penny for your enlightening tips. I want to share with you my experience with error correction: 1- I was facing a hard time with the way my students pronounce certain words. I was using recast to correct them. for instance, they mispronounce, child, children, pupils... I started using different techniques. Yesterday, I used elicitation and metalinguistic feedback. So, I noticed the difference and it was fruitful. it's only the begining and I will diversify the techniques for better learning. 2- I'm a novice teacher. I was anxious when correcting mistakes. When I correct them every time they did the mistake, they seemed to be bored. So, I decided not to correct every single mistake. then, I felt guilty and I thought I was not doing a good job. But now I decide to correct their mistakes. However, In speaking, I will not correct every mistake because it will affect their fluency. 3- I support the TIP number 3. I correct the mistakes of my students...

hi, to make my students talk, I sometimes encourage them to do role-plays. they have to write the dialogue and perform it. I find this helpful to encourage them talking. Even, the students who are not fluent or shy, they have an opportunity to SHINE. then, as a teacher, I say positive feedback to encourage them and boost their confidence when talking.

I want to share with you my experience with applying principle 2. from the begining of the academic year, my major concern was to encourage shy and "weak" students to participate more and be more engaged. So, I used the recall and share teachnique, with cardinal and ordinal numbers. I asked the students to do as much as they can do. it was a very enjoyable activity. the most importantly, that "weak" students were active :)

hello, I think I'm the least experienced teacher among you. I want to thank Penny for her insightful tips. I applied the principle 3 to teach the present perfect tense. I tried to personnalize the sentences in order to make the students more engaged and active. I was surprised to find out that the learners wanted to participate and provide the correct answer. It was one of the best sessions ever. I want also to share with you my experience in listening. My learners sat for an exam last week. So, in the listening section, I provided some background information and I asked them to read the questions and I read the text three times. So, I guess I'm in the right path.

Hello, I'm marwa from Tunisia. I'm a teacher of English. I am a teacher in secondary schools. this is my first year of teaching. therefore, I have no prior experience. I believe that this course will help me learn how to deal with error correction and how to make the students more active in the sessions. I am planning to teach at universities. So, I want to know if there is a difference between teaching teenagers and adults.