Does this sound familiar?
Have you as a teacher been
paired with native speakers
(NSs) who have never taught before?
Have you been frustrated working
with them: wanting to take advantage
of their knowledge of English, but
discouraged because you have to continue
to create your own lesson plans
and additionally have to teach the NSs
how to conduct basic activities in your
classroom? Or are you nervous in your
classroom now because the NSs know
English fluently and you think you
don’t, and you find that your nervousness
is hindering your teaching?
What do you do? The answer is
this: work together with the NSs. You
now have the opportunity to share
your experience and knowledge, both
of teaching and of how English works
in your country, with NSs in order to
develop their teaching abilities for the
benefit of your students. The benefits
for you are the increased use of English
as you interact with these NSs
and an increased knowledge of their
culture.
Granted, many NSs do have a great
amount of English teaching experience,
but this article focuses on the
ones who don’t. One resource for these
NSs who now want to teach English
is Snow’s (2006) More Than a Native
Speaker: An Introduction for Volunteers
Teaching English Abroad. But what happens
when the NSs must begin teaching
right away? They may not be able
to access this book in time. This article
will discuss two important aspects
that an NS should know before teaching
English in your school: cultural
development and educational development.
In this article, the term “cultural
development” means the culture of
English in your country; meanwhile,
I define “educational development” as
the most important assistance that you
Does this sound familiar?Have you as a teacher beenpaired with native speakers(NSs) who have never taught before?Have you been frustrated workingwith them: wanting to take advantageof their knowledge of English, butdiscouraged because you have to continueto create your own lesson plansand additionally have to teach the NSshow to conduct basic activities in yourclassroom? Or are you nervous in yourclassroom now because the NSs knowEnglish fluently and you think youdon’t, and you find that your nervousnessis hindering your teaching?What do you do? The answer isthis: work together with the NSs. Younow have the opportunity to shareyour experience and knowledge, bothof teaching and of how English worksin your country, with NSs in order todevelop their teaching abilities for thebenefit of your students. The benefitsfor you are the increased use of Englishas you interact with these NSsand an increased knowledge of theirculture.Granted, many NSs do have a greatamount of English teaching experience,but this article focuses on theones who don’t. One resource for theseNSs who now want to teach Englishis Snow’s (2006) More Than a NativeSpeaker: An Introduction for VolunteersTeaching English Abroad. But what happenswhen the NSs must begin teachingright away? They may not be ableto access this book in time. This articlewill discuss two important aspectsthat an NS should know before teachingEnglish in your school: culturaldevelopment and educational development.In this article, the term “culturaldevelopment” means the culture ofEnglish in your country; meanwhile,I define “educational development” asthe most important assistance that you
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