" Some Key Topics "


" The signs of an effective teaching "

What do you think, what are the major qualities of good Teacher of English ?
What do the most students think about it ?

There are some students' oppinions :

He was friendly.
She usually got close to us.
He explained things.
He was very experienced.
He made grammar clear.
He used movements to make meaning clear.
She used intonation that made meaning clear.
She made sure everyone understood.
He missed things we already knew.
He always gave interesting material to read.
He talked about different subjects.
He used questions a lot.
He talked about our life.
He had a personality of his own.
He communicated with us.
He was like my older brother.
She was one of us.
We usually did the lesson together.
He helped us to learn it by ourselves.
He often gave advice.
He didn't push weak learners and encouraged them.
He talked about the lesson.
He often interested in my opinion.
He played games with us.
He told jokes.
She was like an actress, she pretended a lot.
His lessons were always funny.
She was more like a comedian.
He believed in me and made me believed in myself.
I wanted him to be proud of me.

Do you agree with this list ?
What do your friends think about it ?
What can you add to it ?

What are the signs of an ineffective teaching ?

 

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" How to Learn a Foreign Language Faster ? "

  • Practice every day. Don't miss any single day. Even if you are absolutely busy find 15 minutes.
  • Try to devote the earliest hours to language and at least 20-30 minutes in evenings before going to bed.
  • If you get tired quickly - don't worry and don't hurry. Take your time, but don't give up your lessons. Be patient.
  • Change forms of studying: read magazines and books, listen to the radio or tape-recorder,
    do exercises or simply look through a dictionary.
  • Learning new words and expressions always pay attention on their context.
  • Make a special list of phrases that will definitely be useful, which you need in most cases.
    Revise it from time to time and develop it.
    Practice them until you can produce them in a perfect way    .
  • Try to translate in your memory everything that is possible: headlines in newspapers, titles of books and articles, slogans, pieces of phrases, etc. It's a kind of a useful mental game and exercise like doing crossword puzzles. If you like it and get addicted to it, you will make a significant progress in learning new words very soon.
  • Try to put yourself in the natural language environment as often as possible. Watch films, attend public lectures and write letters to your foreign friends, use every possibility to talk with native speakers.
  • Don't be afraid to speak and don't be afraid of possible mistakes.
    On the contrary you could ask your friends to correct your mistakes.
  • Don't feel offended, hurt or upset if somebody corrects you. You must be thankful.
  • Try to think in the language you are learning.
  • If you really want to learn a language, try to avoid reading, speaking and even thinking in your native language or at least try to minimize it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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