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TEFL Corinth Maine



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This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned:

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The dynamics between teacher and students are extremely important within a classroom. The classroom environment in an english learning classroom is doubly important because there is a lot of room for error and mistakes and the students should feel comfortable to make those errors/mistakes. The best way for students to learn the language is to be immersed in it and use it consistently, therefore there are bound to be some funny moments that students may feel embarrassed, ashamed, or shy about. Building rapport and creating a safe and comfortable environment within the classroom between students and teacher builds confidence, motivation, respect, comfort, and freedom to explore the language. When a new teacher is introduced to a classroom they need to make a good first impression. Yes, first impressions count. Making a good first impression and building rapport will get the teacher off to a good start with the students in the classroom. Some basic things a teacher can do on a first day are: dress appropriately, be on time, carry yourself with confidence, introduce yourself, emanate a warm, approachable vibe, show interest in the students as a class, and individually. A teacher may also choose to share a little bit of background information about themselves to create a more personal and intimate environment for the classroom. For example, on my first class I will share that I come from los angeles, CA in the united states, I graduated with my Bachelor's in Psychology, have been working with children for the last five years (mostly special needs children), and now I've moved to South Korea to start a new chapter of my life. Opening this discussion may elicit students to share about themselves too, and you may want to give students a chance to ask you questions as well (as long as they're appropriate). The next step after sharing about yourself is to have an ice-breaker activity where you can get to know the students as well. It can be something very simple like going around in a circle and introducing yourself and something unique about yourself, or a hobby/interest, favorite food, etc… This way you are getting to know the students and the students are getting to know about each other as well. It's important for students to build rapport with each other as well since they will often be paired together and work in groups. On a teacher's first day, a pertinent part of the introductions is also going over the expectations and rules of the classroom. Make it clear that this is a safe environment where we treat each other with kindness, respect, and provide support. Malicious behavior will not be tolerated. If someone makes a mistake, help them, do not laugh, feel free to ask questions, and be supportive of one another. Inform the students that there will be a lot of games, projects, and other assignments that involve working together, so let's all make the best of it. Other useful things to take note of that assist in building rapport is paying attention to eye contact, gestures, voice, how you interact with students, how you group them, the way you arrange the classroom, and how active and involved the teacher is throughout lessons. This should differ depending on what is going on in the lesson, if it's study phase, the teacher should be very actively involved, if it's engage/activate phase, the teacher should let the students explore with the language. Over correcting and interrupting during fluency times can negatively affect students' self-confidence and hinder them from participating next time. A teacher-student relationship is constantly growing, and changing, therefore it's important to stay consistent, reliable, patient, and understanding. Keeping in good standing with students, keeping the class fun and interesting, showing enthusiasm in both the material being taught, and the students learning, being silly sometimes, and staying on top of things is also a motivator to students. Students like to see that you care about your job, and that you care about them! Taking the time to establish rapport will certainly go along way and benefit all of those involved.


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