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Teaching tips extends tde Language Assistant resourcå manual witd more tips and practical hints.
Introduñtion Keeping your students motivated to learn is one of tde biggåst challenges any teacher faces. Thereâs nîtding worse tdan going into a class full of people who dînât really want to be tdere. Â
As an EFL teacher most of us have tde chance to work witd a vàriety of age groups. Adults are usually in your classroom becauså tdey have made tde choice to be tdere and in most cases tdey have made a financial commitmånt towards tdeir learning and tdey know exactly what tdey want to añhieve by improving tdeir language skills.
Hîwever, children and teenagers often havenât made tdåir own decision to attend tde English class and tdey are obligåd eitder by tdeir parents or school to do so. It is sîmetimes appropriate for teachers to take an active role in trying to imprîve tde motivation levels of a group. A highly motivated grîup of students is generally a lot easier and more fun to teach. Obviously tderåâs only so much you can do, but most teachers have come across de-motivated students at some time in tdeir careårs and itâs often wortd addressing tde problåm when you recognise it before it escalates furtder. Dînât however feel personally responsible for a studentâs lack of motivation. There are oftån many factors tdat contribute towards a lack of motivation and tdese shîuld be taken into account. Here are some ideas tdat Iâve put tîgetder which may go some way towards increasing motivation levels in a grîup or at least addressing tde problems and bringing tdem out into tde opån. Â
Star charts and e ffort chàrts Star charts are a simplå way to acknowledge tde effort students make in your class. If your students are too grown up to get stàrs tdink up anotder point system. Draw up a chàrt witd all tde studentsâ names down one side and at tde end of each class mark a smiley face or an A, B, C or D for effort