Describe a lesson you have taught that was particularly effective
Describe how you inspired your student and what made it so effective. Share any innovative method or technique you used to make your lesson more engaging.
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I had a student who was struggling with the prepositions in, on and at. I used the zoom annotations to draw rectangles of different colours for each preposition. I then wrote an explanation for each inside the rectangle. 1. at : is used for clock times, exact times of a day, e.g. "at night, at 5 pm, at sunset". 2. in : is used for months, years, seasons, eras, morning/afternoon/evening. E.g. in March, in the evening, in spring, in 2023. 3. on : is used for days, dates, holidays, weekends, etc. I then asked the student about their daily routine. I used sentence starters and modelling. Ex. When is your birthday? My birthday is ....... What do you do in evening? at night? When are you starting your new job? I am starting my new job......... The lights switched on for my student. She said: Thank you teacher. Now I understand the difference.
Hi Role plays are effective!!! They learn vocabulary in everyday circumstances Best Regards
Fot kids I love teaching the lessons in a song For example the alphabet and fruits each letter I look for a common fruit or a toy or a pet For adults I use pictures I also act it out... It do some sketch for them to understand what am saying I equally give alot of assignments to permit them work on their own after class
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- Curtis Jerry SmothersRetired VocEd Specialist and College Instructor-Tutors Spanish, English, and composition
One challenge in tutoring is how to avoid giving answers to impatient students. I overcame that by writing short multiple-choice questions to engage students having difficulty with the material. The process worked well by (1) engaging and challenging the student, and (2) embedding the material in a way to provide the answers without giving the answers.
I taught Grammer to primary school students by utilizing what they enjoy doing and having them work in pairs discussing what they like
Hi Nick! I find that teaching my student phrasal verbs and Idioms and then having them create sentences using the new phrases and Idioms, this is a good way for them to sound more like a native and also it makes them remember the new words easier.
Advertising & branding - a broad topic that can be adapted to any learner!
Hi Nick, yesterday student impressed me so much from the first time we met, she was more confident, asked the right questions, but also applied her mind, and the only reason I believe she did well was because, she learnt something completely new to her, that was the warmer, then the subject matter was her choice and she took some homework with her. we ran out of time, no awkward silences, it was just wow.
Nowadays, due to the technology peoples don't have to remember the things regarding their work or study. They just enter the data in the computer or mobile phone and saved it.But many people out of this technology like making notes or remember it. Is my opinion they that's a good way.
Nowadays learners don't learn via books, notes only, they need technology so I integrate AV aids in my teaching to enhance learning in a productive way.
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To b more focus and to see English as a simple and fun language
