To be an effective teacher it is essential that our students respect us.

How do you win your students' respect?

Many teachers feel they are underpaid and over worked.

What can teachers do to improve their circumstances?

Most teachers have a coursebook to use with their students. Some are able to choose how much of the book they use and adapt other materials to suit their students' needs.

How much choice do you have with your coursebook?

As teachers we also need to keep developing our knowledge of the language and make sure our English is up to date.

What do you do to develop your language knowledge?

Teaching conditions and teachers' hours vary considerably around the world.

How many classroom hours do you teach each week?

Research tells us that different students have different learning styles

How do you cater to the different learning styles of your students?

Many teachers are keen to use poems in the language classroom others think it is a waste of time.

Do you use poetry?

Most teachers base their teaching on some form of method or approach.

Which of these has the strongest influence on your teaching?

This poll is about the challenging job of teaching and the many problems we face as teachers.

Which of these do you think is the biggest problem?