Seven Questions 1. What do English teachers teach? 2. What is the goal of the English teacher? 3. What is fluency? 4. What is the biggest mistake most non-native English teachers make?

Seven Questions (con’t) 5. What is the #1 fear of most people? 6. What are the three most important principles of teaching? 7. What are the three most important English class rules?

Question # 1 What do we teach? We don’t teach ABC s Nouns grammar adjectives verbs What's your name?

We don’t teach English

We teach

Teachers don’t teach a subject, like English. Teachers teach students. Students learn. Teachers help students learn.

The focus should be on the students Not English

Therefore, as teachers Our focus should be on the students, not on English. We should focus on our methods – our approach – our techniques – not the subject. How do students learn? How can we make learning easier? How can we make learning fun? How can we make learning interesting?

Our focus How do students learn? How can we make learning easier? How can we make learning fun? How can we make learning interesting?

Question # 2 What is our goal?

We say we want to be “better” at English We say we want to be “better” at English. We want our students to be better at English. What does that mean?

We want to be fluent in English? or …. When we say “better” don’t we mean Fluent? We want to be fluent in English? or …. …more fluent in English?

We want our students to learn English, to be better using English. In short, to be fluent in English.

Question # 3 What is fluency? Fluency is the ability to __ __ __ __ __ and communicate in a language. Communicate fluently = read - write - speak

Fluency is the ability to What is fluency? Fluency is the ability to ? ? ? ? ? and communicate in a language.

Fluency is the ability to K and speak, read and write - to communicate - in a language

Question # 4 What is the biggest mistake most foreign language teachers make when trying to help students learn English?

They speak Korean to their students.

When teachers use Korean in English class it makes the students lazy.

When Korean is used in the English classroom, it helps in the short run Skill Time

But is harmful in the long run Skill Time

Long run - no Korean Skill Time

What the teachers should try to do is help the student figure out the answer using body language songs role play communicative approach activities - competition pictures – images

When you show a picture and its English word Students learn to think in English when they see that object in real life.

Question # 5 What is the biggest fear of most people Question # 5 What is the biggest fear of most people? What do most people fear the most?

The # 1 fear of most people is

Speaking in front of a group.

But they are more of afraid of speaking in front of their friends then they are of death!

They are afraid the other students are going to laugh at them.

We make it ok to make a mistake.

Another mistake teachers make is thinking rote is learning. Question # 6 What are the three most important principles of learning?

Three Principles #1. Repetition #2 Repetition #3 Repetition

Again, what is a teacher’s goal?

To get their students to think in English

The Three Rules of Learning are Repetition Repetition Repetition

That is - present the material in different ways. body language pictures – images songs - role play competition activities - games communicative approach

Body language

Pictures - Images

Songs

Activities – games competition

Methods I use Communicative approach – what the student needs to learn. Total Physical Response – what the student does. Competitive games – make everything a game.

Three Classroom Rules? Rule # 1 Have Fun Rule # 2 Have Fun Finally, what are the Three Classroom Rules? Rule # 1 Have Fun Rule # 2 Have Fun Rule # 3 Have Fun

Everyone likes to have fun

You already know all the notes.

All you need is more practice.