1. Transition from language teacher to language coach Boglarka Mokos
Language coaching
Transition from language teacher to language coach
Boglarka Mokos

2. The purpose of the speech
a taste of coaching
the place of coaching
attention to coaching
learning about coaching

3. Outline I) Introduction II) Everyday coaching
III) Professional coaching
IV) Teaching and coaching
V) Questions and answers

4. Wh- questions
English teacher
Trainer
Language coach
Student
Mother

5. Coaching in our lives
Everyday coaching 1)

6. Coaching is unlocking a person’s potential to maximize their own performance. It is helping them to learn rather than teaching them.
(Whitmore, 1992)

7. Everyday coaching 2)
Help? Comfort? Advice?

8. As coaches we create a frame (of thought) for the client in which his goals, solutions, and first steps can shine. The frame constructed by the coach consists of goal-oriented questions, reinforcing feedback, present listening, and useful summary.
(Meier and Szabo, 2008)

9. The essence of coaching
Building awareness
Increasing self-belief
Taking responsibility

10. The place of coaching
origins in sport coaching and psychotherapy (Timothy Gallwey, Sir John Whitmore, Steve de Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg)
widespread among business executives
to increase performance
a profession to help
overcoming obstacles in
many areas of life

11. Difference between
TEACHING
COACHING

12. Teaching with coaching
Involves:
1) coaching approach
2) coaching tools
3) language coaching procedure

13. 1) Coaching approach partnership positive attitude active listening
use of intuition
focus on the individual’s needs and believes
giving feedback and support

14. 2) Coaching tools coaching frame coaching questions special tasks
use of cards, pictures, graphs, scales
coaching models (GROW, Appreciative Inquiry, Solution Focus)

15. 3) Language coaching procedure
1. coaching agreement
2. goal setting
3. examining reality
(motivation, possibilities, background)
4. finding resources in learning strategies, cognitive and meta-cognitive repertoire

16. 3) Language coaching procedure cont.
5. feedback and reinforcement 6. course/ lesson/ project planning 7. teaching-learning process including: - self-evaluation - coaching feedback - goal modification 8. closing/ conclusion

17. Language coaching one-to-one
popularity and acceptance among business executives, multinational companies
short-term contracts (Brief coaching for 3-10 occasions)
more focus is on the language project and the learner
less focus is on the improvement of language skills
much higher rates

18. Benefits of coaching for the learner
increased motivation and commitment
professionally set goals
clear vision of the learning process
involvement in planning
autonomy
increased self-confidence
success in learning

19. Benefits for the teacher/ coach
partnership
cooperation
gained trust
effective planning and preparation
reduced time for preparation
career opportunities
financial opportunities

20. To become a language coach
teaching degree
min 2 years teaching practice
min 78 hours ICF-based training course
coaching skills
coaching competencies
coaching practice

21. Contact
Boglarka Mokos

22. Questions and answers