16 FEATURES OF A GOOD LANGUAGE INSTRUCTOR
A GOOD LANGUAGE INSTRUCTOR ALWAYS…
- IS ABLE TO “READ” LEARNERS MINDS
- STARTS AND FINISHES THE CLASS ON TIME
- SPEAKS AT THE LEARNER’S LEVEL.
- USES THE TARGET LANGUAGE IN AND OUT OF THE CLASS SESSION
- GIVES CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS
- PREPARES THE LESSON IN ADVANCE
- PLANS THE CLASS TIME INTELLIGENTLY
- KEEPS LEARNER PARTICIPATION AT LEAST 50%.
- HAS CLEAR OBJECTIVES FOR EVERY SESSION
- GIVES POSITIVE FEEDBACK
- ASKS ONLY WHAT THE LEARNER IS PREPARED TO ANSWER
- USES THE BOARD INTELLIGENTLY
- ALLOWS THE LEARNER TO FINISH THE SENTENCE
- IS LESS DIRECTIVE TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE
- AVOIDS ASKING “DO YOU UNDERSTAND?”
- AVOIDS IMMEDIATE ERROR CORRECTION
