TEACHING TIPS FOR TEACHERS

Gathered by Paola Zumelzu B.

20 ESL TEACHING TIPS

1. Pair work/ Group work
2. Reading Aloud
3. Checking Understanding
4. Pronunciation
5. Speaking to Other Students in English
6. Guessing Answers
7. Stopping an Activity
8. Feedback
9. Dealing with Vocabulary Queries
10. Monitoring
11. Error Correction
12. Eliciting
13. Checking Together
14. Reading before Writing
15. Brainstorming
16. Personalizing
17. Translating
18. Pacing
19. Concept Checking
20. Using Dictionaries

The Golden Rule “Never take anything for granted: explicitly discuss everything”

TIPS FOR ASSESSMENT: QUIZZES, TESTS, EXAMS

1. Spend adequate amount of time developing your tests.
2. Match your tests to the content you are teaching.
3. Try to make your tests valid, reliable and balanced.
4. Use a variety of testing methods.
5. Take precautions to avoid cheating.

OTHER TIPS

Dear colleagues:

Make your job as funny and easy as you can.

1. Talk about yourself: “Share personal stories with them”.
2. Be funny: “Don’t be afraid to play the fool or make fun of yourself”.

Remember that a good teacher also learns from his/her students. The lessons always work both ways. And most importantly, teach because you truly enjoy it and because you want to. A good teacher couldn’t imagine doing anything else.

“The best teachers teach from the heart, not from the book.” (Author unknown)