My lesson is finished, but there’s still time on the clock.
Extra time on the clock can mean that your class was too advanced for the lesson, or maybe that you overestimated the time you needed. Either way, go back to your desk and decide what to do differently in the next class.
Have review games ready. Depending on the class, five minutes of vocabulary Hangman or Pictionary is legitimate. Let the students draw.
Prepare three or four easy questions for a short conversation with the class. Make the topic similar to your lesson so nothing comes out of left field.
Write a sentence from the lesson on the board. Give the class 15 seconds to memorize it. Erase the sentence and ask students to tell you what it was.
My lesson is too long.
Know what is a priority. What must you accomplish for the lesson to be a success? Try to focus on that while watching the time. No matter what happens, remember to leave 2 minutes for a quick review. Back at your desk, figure out what went wrong and decide what to change.
The students aren’t interested.
There could be a lot of reasons for this. Are your English lessons too hard or too easy? Did they just get yelled at by their previous teacher for poor test results? Did three students just have a fight before you arrived and everyone got in trouble? Are you speaking too fast? Did your materials make sense?
The solution requires some reflection on what happened in order to fix it.
Final encouragement to ESL teachers
As an ESL teacher, you have a hard job that most people can’t do. Making an exciting lesson out of a blank piece of paper is a real challenge. Even seasoned teachers who only use a book have trouble. To save your sanity, remember these points:
Perfection will never be possible. That’s fine.
Whatever comes out of your imagination will be awesome.
Bells and whistles aren’t necessary. It’s the content and the thought behind English lessons that matter.
When a lesson tanks, shrug it off. Fix what can be fixed. Forget about the rest.
Teaching is a 50/50 relationship between the student and the teacher. You can do everything right, but if the student doesn’t do his part you’ll still have trouble. Do what you can and leave it at that.
The ESL classroom is an incredibly fun and exciting place. It can also be aggravating at times. But, hey, you’ll never be bored!
Teaching non-English speakers your language is an exciting privilege that you’ll never forget. Best of luck.
REFERENCES
Jalolov J., Makhamova G., Ashurov Sh. English language teaching methodology. “Fan va texnologiya” nashriyoti, Tashkent 2015
Ahmedova L. Normuratova V. Teaching English Practicum. Printed in UWED. Tashkent 2011
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