Tips for teachers
of English to develop their professional competence.
Here is a selection of top tips to help teachers of English develop their professional competence. They cover issues of professional conduct, strategies for dealing with students and their language production, the importance of meaningful communication and the example the teacher sets.
Professional
conduct
Be prompt and punctual because promptness and
punctuality lead to systematic work.
You are bound by the virtue of your professional
growth to change and modify your approach to fit the ever-changing factors in
the fields of learning and teaching. Therefore, seek the best ways to improve
and brush up your English.
Evaluate your teaching tactics occasionally through
self-criticism, which is highly constructive and leads to perfection.
Classroom management
Create a relaxed atmosphere in the classroom to
achieve full student participation.
Discipline and firmness are of paramount importance
especially when students practise group work. The friendly relationship between
you and the class has its vital impact on the students' attitude towards
learning the language.
Teacher's approach
Be creative because much of the teacher's success
depends upon his/her imaginative power, originality and creativity. Teaching is
more an art than a science.
Be an example of a good planner and organizer. By
doing so, you encourage your students to develop their planning and
organizational abilities.
Preparing the lessons regularly and adequately makes
you surefooted in the classroom. It sets your mind at ease and makes you
realize the main aim of the lesson. Do not over-plan. Make your lesson plan
brief, informative, clear and purposeful. Include various activities to suit
the individual differences in the classroom.
Be active. An active teacher means an active lesson.
Avoid being indifferent because this creates a sort of boredom in the
classroom.
Make your lesson enjoyable because the ability to enjoy
is the key to effective learning. Remember that what one learns through
enjoyment, one never forgets and its effect on the memory never fades. Lack of
interest means lack of response.
Language production
Involve your students in authentic communication
situations, which encourage a continuous flow of speech. In fact, the
acquisition of the language depends on practising it naturally.
Give your students every possible chance to use the
language. Talk as little as possible to give the students the opportunity to
interact. Do not over teach. Make the lesson student centred, not teacher
centred.
Teach the language in appropriate social contexts.
Relate the word to a sentence, the sentence to a situation and the situation to
real life.
Use the teaching media properly to make the lesson
more attractive and perceptive. They save time and effort.
Use effective means to eradicate errors. Always look
at what they have achieved rather than at what they have failed to achieve.
Be accurate in
evaluating your students' achievement. The marks given should be in conformity
with the real standard of the class.
/Saleh M. Abdo,
English Language Unit, National College of Science & Technology Salalah,
Sultanate of Oman/
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