We all know that teaching anything we want to is not as easy as everybody may think. Especially, when we want to teach a foreign language. There are a number of things we have to bare in mind: It is not the same to teach little children, adolescents or adults, but anyway in each case we have to adquire certain skills in order to succeed in becoming good at our jobs. The first thing to take into account is to know our students. If we have a very small group that is easier, if this is not possible very soon, it will take more time, but in one case or the other one we will realise that not all of them like the subject, not all of them have a flair for languages and not all of them will learn it at the same period of time. Having learned something about them ,we have to include activities that all of them like. Games are a really good ally and we want to use them in context. Then, remember that a good teacher needs to be sympathetic towards students problems an have a bit of humour. We have to be patient in many aspects because we will feel disappointed if they do not learn what we think they should. In this case remember they need time. Studying English does not mean boring things to do and to remember as it used to be in the past. As a process, it needs immersion in the language and to be able to speak as soon as possible. I does not matter if it what they have to say is very easy , it will take time yes, but in the end it will be the result of effort, enthusiasm on the part of the student and a great challenge on the part of the teacher. That is why I consider it art!
Alejandra Vecchiarelli
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