METHODS IN DIDACTICS

WHAT I LIKE FROM MY METHOD

My method was really interesting for me because we need to be a good teacher to show it. Why? because a good teacher has imagination and creativity. Through different activities or games we can develop many thing in our students. TPR is like a listening comprehension, so you need to pay special attention to all the things that the teacher is going to say in order to know how to related them with each command. It is not neccesary to dictate many boring things, you just need to create a good environment in the classroom and the rest will be easy.

WHAT I DID NOT LIKE FROM MY METHOD

Well from my method I did not like that almost all the time the students do not have the opportunity to participate and express their ideas. In this method th teacher is active and he is the doer of all. The students have to repeat the games or the commands that the teacher does. For me that is not correct because in this way we can not know the kind of students we have. We can not realize if someone has a problem learnig something or if someone does not understand what we are teaching about the target language. We need to express what we think in order to learn more and faster.

WHAT I UNDERSTOOD FROM THE OTHER METHOD ( SUGGESTOPEDIA)

I understood that suggestopedia is a teaching method which is based on a modern understanding of how the human brain works and how we learn most effectively. This method can be developed by showing pictures or throuhg the music. It is very important in that method to estimulate the human brain trying to reduce the stress too because this an easy way to learn faster.

Another point that is really good is that this method shows the things in a modern way and that is why entertain the students and make them interested in learn another language. The teacher is going to be the most important character teaching this method because all the things depend on how he/she can transmit the knowledge. Based on the way that the teacher present his/ her material in that way the students are going to learn.

I think for the person who developed this method was really important that the students feel relax in order to be more concentrated in the different activities they will do. For me this topic with TPR are a little bit related. Why? because one of the goals of TPR is to reduce the stress of learning a new language and with this is almost the same because you need to find the relaxing space to learn faster a second language. I like very much this method and I realized that the teachers job is really amazing, taking into account that is going to be like that if we love our profession.

THE EXPERT IN ANYTHING WAS ONCE A BEGINNER

This quote is very interesting, because we realize that all professionals today were once beginners. Teaching today is a nice option is not for everyone, because we think it is too difficult or is insignificant. If we find out, if there were no teachers, no profession would not exist anymore. There are doctors, architects, engineers and many other professions. 

All they had to learn many things during their studies because maybe no one had any idea of the things that could be studied. So a teacher learns from the experiences you have with your students, from the experiences of other teachers. We are studying to become professionals in the future, at first we did not know anything about our future profession but the experiences have taught us that we all make mistakes, but the most important is to prevent happen again. 

Many people say that the error of an engineer is destroyed, the mistake of a doctor is buried, but the error of a teacher is transmitted from generation to generation. To be a good teacher we should love our profession, we must know what we want to teach our students, so that these good knowledge is transmitted and allow them to be better people every day. A learned person is never born, no one in this world is perfect. Being a teacher is not just a profession but a passion that we should feel in the soul.

We should never be afraid to be beginners at something, or that we do not know about something specific, it is better to be ignorant once, to be ignorant all your life. When we have the humility to say that we know nothing about something, we will achieve to become good experts, because we could be brave and face life with courage but above all with humility.

HOW TO BE A GOOD TEACHER

Teachers are assigned the status of God in our scriptures. According to the great Saint Kabir, a teacher is greater than God because he guides us to the eternal God. His guidance is always of an utmost importance in a student’s life. Every field in life asks for guidance from a seasoned teacher, and English counts in the same category. Being the current global flavor this calls for a good teacher who can waft his student through the rough tides and finally get him settled on a safe coast.

Teachers are a key element in learning English. Their influence plays a fundamental role in a students’ progress, or a lack thereof. To make their students leap great heights and excel in their subjects, students must adhere to certain credentials.

Crucial factors like classroom atmosphere, student- teacher relationship, tolerance, patience, passion and other aspects, should be taken diligently. For English teachers, being good at the language is not the only yardstick to measure their efficiency, they should possess phenomenal teaching techniques as well.  These techniques include specific teaching behavior and the handling of students’ diverse temperaments. Adding to this, it is important to maintain an appreciable rapport between the two stakeholders, that is, the teacher and the student.

A positive attitude in a teacher makes all the difference. Such attitude helps the students in excelling in life and gathering some of the zest from their instructor.

Designing an effective plan is also a key to success. Keeping in mind the students’ requirements and expectations from a particular course, its particulars’ should be designed. Whether a student needs attention in vocabulary, grammar or tenses, a good teacher is the one who can crack the hardest nut, and help her students overcome any difficulty he/she is facing.

Since different students learn in different ways, it’s important for an English teacher to employ a judicious mix of his teaching techniques to extract the best out of his students. For example, if a teacher wants his class the learn articles, it is important to use methods to suit students who need an explanation, and students who need some practice. It is important to create a right balance. It’s like juggling different techniques in the right way.

English teachers should learn to be flexible. This is because, teaching a foreign language is a dynamic exercise. Teachers should also adapt themselves to the constant changes the language is going through, and thus incorporate newer techniques in their teaching style.

Classroom management is an important thing to be taken care of by the English teachers. Time management and ensuring discipline in the class is one of his various duties. It should be ensured that every single student is bestowed with the equal amount of attention.  

The atmosphere should be lively and should be animated. There should be creative discussions, enhanced with intellectually stimulating discussions. Students should be praised when they perform well and be motivated when they are not doing too well in studies. Students who are well above their standards should be encouraged from time to time to take on new challenges, thus to maintain their interest in he language.

The complexity of English as a second language needs a qualified teacher and an appropriate classroom environment. Overall it can be said a good teacher is at the root of the success of a student.