being a teacher

Giving clear instructions

admin — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:07:36 +0000

I am a teacher in a teacher training college in Belgium. My students (trainee teachers) went on their first teaching practice period / internship and most of them faced problems using classroom English fluently.

What makes a good teacher?

admin — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 12:00:00 +0000

As teachers, we are constantly reflecting on our teaching, our students, our methods, and even our decisions as educators.

Teacher positioning

admin — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 13:00:00 +0100

I am a teacher in Shanghai, China. May I ask what are the instances or situations that the teacher must sit on the floor? When must the teacher shout?

Teacher observation

admin — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 12:00:00 +0000

Please can you help me in assessing an ESL teacher in action. What are the key features I should look for and observe while he is in action? I would appreciate some help.

Giving clear instructions

admin — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 12:00:00 +0000

Teacher talk

admin — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 13:00:00 +0100

I am a beginning ESL teacher who is also learning Spanish. At a recent conversation group at a Latin American cafe, I spoke to a native Spanish speaker for about 10 minutes after an hour of struggling to converse with other non-native speakers.

Home help

admin — Tue, 23 Sep 2003 13:00:00 +0100

"There is a situation arising in China that is becoming more and more of a problem. It concerns the parents of children in our schools. No matter how hard we try to tell them what they can realistically

Long-term planning

admin — Tue, 09 Sep 2003 13:00:00 +0100

Hi there. I am a very new teacher - I've only been teaching for 5 months - and am having huge problems with long-term lesson planning.

Teacher competencies

admin — Tue, 17 Jun 2003 13:00:00 +0100

At the moment I am writing a paper about teacher competencies. I am gathering any opinions, suggestions about the possible ways of improving our skills in English teaching.

Nervous teachers

admin — Fri, 13 Jun 2003 13:00:00 +0100

Hello. My name's Hay. Although I have been teaching English for nearly two years, I sometimes still feel nervous in front of the students. Is there anything I can do about this? Thank you