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The two insightful videos highlighted one of, if not the most important aspects of teaching, which is creating a rapport between the students and teacher. The teacher's effort, commitment and energy contributes to the effectiveness of the lesson and how how well the students are able to learn. Engaging techniques, such as miming, acting and verbal cues and extremely important as well,as they allow for visual learning, which assists in the student's understanding of the lesson. Involving every students seems to contribute to a students level of confidence as they can see that the teacher is putting just as much effort into teaching them, as they are the rest of the class. Smiling and being pleasant is important, as it lightens to mood of the class and gives them confidence and hope in the teacher, especially if they are finding learning difficult. The videos allowed for a clear illustration of the ESA teaching technique and the second video, showed how effective it is, if applied and utilized correctly.
