Teaching English

ROSHNI P asked:


I had a problem to take lectures as well as to communicate with students & my collueges. so suggest me what can I do?

Ebie asked:


I am going to Japan, and would like some experience in teaching foreign students in a different country, how to speak english. Maybe a few days a week.

joanna_jaunts asked:


I am looking for ways of teaching that are less theory and more about how to really speak english, but at the same time not banal and ridiculous as language books can be. Please, only answers from experience.
As it obviously wasn’t clear, from my question - I am a british, native-english speaker.
I have learned to speak several languages myself, through living in different countries, and pretty much teaching myself. I have attended language classes that haven’t helped me, and some that have.
I am educated and am a teacher.
In asking my question here and not on the ESOL website, because I am wanting to expand my knowledge of what is available to as teaching tool, from people who have taught or learned english as a foreign or second language, in order for me to better serve my students.
That is why I ask for answers from experience.
Please no answers laden with chips on shoulders or axes to grind.

Amanda S asked:


I am the Marketing Manager of a small franchise. The job position open is for door-to-door marketing, and requires a lot of communication with customers and potential clients regarding the services we offer. Over 99% of our customers speak English, thus our business is based in the English language. I am hiring a team of people, but have many people applying who I do not feel can competently do the job based on their knowledge of the language - they are ESL students at the university and are not fluent in English. Is it wrong for me to not hire these people based on the fact that they are not fluent in English?

yeeaahhbuddy asked:


What is wrong with our current ESL programs that are offered at academies?

Ena asked:


I want to earn some community hours for my high school diploma, and I was wondering how do you become an ESL volunteer in Toronto? I speak English and Polish fluently. Do you know any places where I could volunteer?