What are some tips for teaching English as a second language?
Inya asked:
Starting Tuesday, I am volunteering to teach English to members on the houskeeping staff at my university. I was wondering if anyone has some helpful hints. Also, I’m afraid of teaching them as if they are children because I’ve only ever taught children anything; is there any way out of that?
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Starting Tuesday, I am volunteering to teach English to members on the houskeeping staff at my university. I was wondering if anyone has some helpful hints. Also, I’m afraid of teaching them as if they are children because I’ve only ever taught children anything; is there any way out of that?
October 8th, 2009 at 3:30 am
I’m not an expert or anything, but I’m guessing that since they are housekeeping staff, they don’t need to communicate that much with others, right? Maybe you should start with really basic phrases, such as “hello”, “how are you” or any other names of things or phrases they may need in their daily jobs and such. Maybe you can ask someone else who is doing the same thing as you to give you tips, etc. Sdrawkcab
October 10th, 2009 at 8:48 am
Always, always, always begin with a Needs Analysis. Find out what THEY need to know. Do they need to know how to talk about their work? How to shop? How to fill in Social Security forms?
In other words, find out what they want and then teach them what they need to know in order to live.
There’s nothing worse than giving them lessons on sightseeing or working through the lyrics of a pop song when they really need to know how to go shopping. Joe
October 10th, 2009 at 9:23 am
Check out this website. It is about ESL teaching ideas and has some great tips. DaveB357