Teaching students who have a limited understanding of the English
language can be a daunting task. Since ESL students speak a different
language at home, some of them do not know the meanings of simple
English words and phrases, and it can be difficult for teachers to
communicate with them. Nevertheless, teachers can exercise more patience
and try to find the right ways to help to their students become more
proficient in the language. Here are a number of effective strategies
for teaching ESL.
However to achieve this we have to be patient and of course teach as much as we can. Also, it is gonna be really important to understand that not all the students have the same qualities to learn and understand English as a second language.
Tips:
Make Sure that Students Know What is Going On in Class
Some ESL students do not have sufficient knowledge of the English
language to understand the instructions that are provided by their
teachers. As such, they may not know exactly what is going on in their
classes. Teachers have to encourage their students to ask for
clarification when they do not understand certain instructions. During
the course of a lesson, they have to let their students know which
points are important and give them more time to ask questions. At the
end of the lesson, they should ask the students to write down all the
things that they have learned and aspects of the lesson that they are
unsure of. Then, they can use the information to provide better
clarification at the beginning of the next lesson.
Help Students Speak English More Comprehensibly
There is no need for ESL teachers to eliminate accents when they are
teaching their students to pronounce English words. The important thing
is to teach them to speak comprehensibly. Teachers should speak clearly
and repeat words that are difficult to pronounce, and they can help
their students learn how individual sounds are produced by showing the
right positions and movements of tongue and lips. Students should be
encouraged to speak slowly, so that their pronunciation will be clearer
and more accurate.
Encourage Students to Speak English Outside Class
To help ESL students make better progress, teachers should encourage
them to converse more frequently with native English speakers. Also,
they can ask their students to speak more English at home or take part
in activities that require them to speak or read English.
As we can see, these three steeps will help during the process of teaching and learning English.
VIDEO
In the following video we gonna see more strategies when teaching learning. These strategies are gonna help us to increase our students`s English level.
Conclusions:
The video show us good strategies when teaching English based on the following: lesson planning, ESL games and activities, teaching tools, and tips for classroom management.
Also in the video we can see that the class is not boring.
The activities are entertaining and amusing.
The English teacher makes a good job and make the students feel happy.
Finally, the methodology is more acceptable and interesting.
Teaching English is not difficult since all we need to do when teaching English is to know and learn new methodology and strategies.
