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What seems to be more difficult: teaching teens or teaching large classes? Reason your answer and think outside the box.

Teach large classes is more difficult than to teach teens because when you teach large classes you have to take into account their different needs but it is more difficult to do with large groups because is more difficult to maintain a good relationship with them, also you will have a lot of troubles inside the classroom; Moreover you will not achieve your objectives and your classes will be a disaster likewise, your students will lose their goals in your classes. on the other hand teaching teenagers but requires a big effort when you establish rules and the discipline takes place you will have a good class and you will achieve your objectives.

How would you deal with error correction in your classroom?

There are many options in which you can correct your students: immediately, after a few minutes, at the end of the activity, later in the lesson, at the end of the lesson, in the next lesson, later in the course, never. And for me, the best option is immediately. When I teach I ask to my pupils about the topic because I like to hear their opinions. The reason is because in that way I can take notes about their mistakes. I know I am not perfect yet, but if I don’t the correct pronunciation of a word I search on my dictionary and it helps me to correct my students. I correct them immediately because in that form the rest of the students learn through of their classmates’ errors. When they are doing a group activity I walk around of them and I correct their mistakes but with gentleness because if I laugh or if I do a gesture they feel uncomfortable. Then they don’t want to participate in classes because they feel shame of their mistakes and maybe they can lose the interest to learn English.

How can we raise student awareness about how students can best learn and help them find more ways of learning English more effectively and productively? Exemplify this through the lens of a student and prospective ELT practitioner.

Teaching is difficult to many teachers but I consider it an art, because we are able to do something in our students‘ mind. Sometimes, it is a little bit hard to increase student’s achievements but it is not impossible to get good students with a good attitude to learn. I am a practitioner and I can see some problems into the classroom at the moment to learn. So, I try to look an effective way to improve their skills. I use readings in my classes to introduce new vocabulary within the context of the reading. Then, the students read silently and they try to understand by themselves what the reading is about. After that, I ask them if they have any question and check understanding the new vocabulary because I introduce the new vocabulary beforehand, or have students encounter the new words. Some minutes later, I write on the board the words that they don’t know. We must take into a count our lesson because is the tool for make good students.