怎样成为一个优秀的英语老师(How to become a good English teacher)

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Prepared by Abbas Asset 1 How to become a good English teacher

There are many ways to teach English, but it is cumbersome to find a perfect way to

teach. However, as we would consider ourselves as decent educators, we just have to find

effective ways to teach English well. It will be ludicrous to say that native speakers of

English are the best English teachers. Just because one can speak English well does not

mean that he/she is an excellent English teacher.

To become a good English teacher, one must educate oneself to become one. In fact, a

person has to have a desire to become a good teacher. Of course you can not deny that there

are some gifted people who may not need any education or enthusiasm to become a good

teacher. More power to those God gifted people. Well, I am sorry that I am not one of

those people. I'll be afraid to use the word "gifted people". But, I can say with my heart

that I have a sincere desire of wanting to become a good English teacher and I trained myself

to become a good English teacher.

Students can see if you are a good teacher. They will have a respect for you. It took me

over five years to grasp what is needed to become a good English teacher. What I have

learned may not be the best way to teach and may not bring a huge interest to many, but it

sure worked for me and many students whom I had a pleasure of teaching.

Here's my instinctive list of some ingredients which make good English teachers into

great English teachers:

Great English teachers are passionate.

Great English teachers work too hard.

Great English teachers don't pretend to know all the answers.

Great English teachers are risk-takers.

Great English teachers love the process of teaching.

Great English teachers have a powerful emotional impact.

Great English teachers get nervous on the day of exam results.

Learning Style

There are basically three types of learners.

1. Visual

2. Auditory

3. Kinesthetic, tactile

There are other facilitators that assist learning such as:

1. Activity

2. Investigation

3. Experimentation and discovery

4. Imagination

5. Asking questions and searching for answers

6. Using all of senses when possible

7. Repetition and drill

8. Sorting and combining objects

9. Learning step-by-step and in sequence

10. Modeling Prepared by Abbas Asset 2 Strategies for better classroom discipline

1. Set your standards early.

2. Learn students' names immediately.

3. Be consistent.

4. Follow through.

5. Be fair - but ever firm.

6. Go over class rules and reasons for them.

7. Stress positive approaches.

8. If a problem continues to occur, talk with the student alone. Share your concerns.

Ask the student how he feels and talk together about possible solution.

9. Don't talk at, talk with him. Let students know you like them.

10. Trust and respect students as unique individuals.

11. Please do not hold grudges. Treat each day as a new start.

12. When a student misbehaves, there is a reason. Try, if possible, to find the cause.

13. When disciplining, let the student know you are disappointed with his behavior, not

with him as a person.

14. Watch your temper - You might say something you might regret.

15. Treat students with respect. Remember that you are an instructor and they are

learning from you.

16. Look directly at the students to whom you are speaking.

17. Speak in a moderate or low voice. Let your voice be pleasant and controlled, not

angry and harsh.

18. Do not tolerate "begging" or "teasing" for special privileges.

19. Smile often, but genuinely - you won't get away with syrupy, sweet, habit smiles.

20. Watch your health. It is not fair to snap at students and punish them when you are the

one who needs attention.

21. Keep yourself neat and attractive. The students have to look at you for an hour or

two, so make it as pleasant for them as possible. Use deodorant and ladies need a light

perfume, and dress in as good tasted and as attractively as you know how.

22. Watch yourself for mannerism. Frowning, squinting, pacing the floor, twitching

your nose, using a slang expression repeatedly, may incite the students to pay attention to the

mannerism, rather than to the class work.

23. Develop a sense of humor, and laugh with, not at, the students.

24. Stop unwanted noise as soon as it starts. Don't make the mistake of thinking the

students will get quiet later.

25. If the entire group seems "to squirm", stop and play a simple action game; or have a

stretching, jumping or bending exercise for a few minutes.

26. Give every student an equal chance. Some instructors favor the smart ones. The