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Teaching beginners:The absolute beginner, the false beginner, The adult beginner, The young beginner, The beginner without a Roman alphabet. Tips for teaching beginners: Methodology and techniques:1 Teaching beginners requires special skills and psychology 2 Be aware of your students' needs 3 Have clear and realistic aims 4 Adapt to suit your situation 5 Arrange the classroom 6 Be as visual as possible 7 Take care with your board work 8 Control your language 9 Give clear, simple instructions 10 Pace your lessons 11 Use choral repetition 12 Use pair and group work 13 Ask lots of questions 14 Encourage students to speak English in class as much as possible 15 Don't use the students' mother tongue even if you know it 16 Revise constantly 17 Homework is important. Possible problems?18 The reality is that both have very similar needs 19 Pair them with stronger students 20 Don't rush through it 21 What if you run out of material in a lesson? You really shouldn't , but if this happens, simple revision, review activities and games can be used as fillers 22 What if students cannot understand the tape? Play it again. Motivation: 23 Do not over-correct 24 Do not have the book open all the time 25 Be sensitive to your students 26 Respond to your students as individuals 27 Creates a relaxed and supportive atmosphere. 28 Praise and encourage 29 Focus on what is easy , not what is difficult 30 Explain your methods. Teaching individual students Individual lessons also have a number of advantages for the teacher; No mixed levels, usually highly motivated students, needs can be clearly defined, developing a close relationship with the students, etc. Teaching children: Some features of the parent's or other's speech might include the following:A slower and more clearly pronounced delivery; Use of a higher pitch and exaggerated Intonation; Lots of repetition; Reference to the child itself, its current activity or its subject of focus at the time of speaking; Positive responses to this child's utterances irrespective of the pronunciation detail. Business English/ English for specific purposes (ESP?: Teaching can take place in a number of ways: One-to-one; In-company group; In-school group.
