hi there how are you today is Marc today I don't want to talk about how to
learn English I've already covered that on various occasions you can click here
if you want to watch all those lessons instead I would like to talk about on
learning and teaching the English language well my name is Marc Pizzuti I
come from Toronto Canada I'm a qualified English teacher with 21 years experience
of teaching adults I've worked in various language schools in Rome taught
government officials at Quirinale and Palazzo Chigi
and also taught people in the show business industry here in Italy in 2015
I became an assistant to an English Professor at UNITELMA La Sapienza
University to this end I'd like to list and talk about some points I've found
interesting to delve into when teaching and learning English first point when
learning a language one usually learns it naturally let's talk about adults
only I just said learning the language naturally but what does that mean it
means learning the language at one's own pace let's take Maria she learns the
word house in just one lesson but Giovanni maybe learns it after a
third lesson each of us absorbs teaching differently so we all learn at our own
pace therefore the best classroom for successful language learning is the one
with a least number of students the fewer classmates you have the better it
is for you and the more time the teacher can dedicate to each individual student
second point as I've already mentioned each student learns a language in a
unique way some may learn vocabulary quickly but
prove less able in comprehension others instead may learn grammar better than
their peers each of them however deserves the
greatest attention from their teacher thus the teacher will need to evaluate
which method or learning path the student will be best suited to this is
why a language course must always be tailored in relation to the individual
student needs and not a low-cost standardized course that won't get you
anywhere Third Point do all teachers know how to teach
well we suppose they do it is sometimes true that a teacher knows what to teach
but not exactly how to teach it a good teacher is key to successful learning
they are the drivers of the learning system as it were now I don't want to
tar my colleagues with the same brush and obviously I'm only talking about my
own personal experience however I do feel that a teacher's role is that of a
guide they must know what their student needs and when they need it in order to
indicate the correct course of action to follow fourth point it is extremely
important that the student lets the teacher know what their goals are in
this way the teacher can organize the learning path best suited to their needs
if for example a student needs to use English at work the teacher can tailor
lessons to their real needs and focus on teaching business English thereby
avoiding irrelevant arguments fifth point unfortunately no one can guarantee your
learning speed as I previously mentioned everyone has their own pace of learning
and you cannot force this it simply won't work however the students
dedication to learning the language counts for much we all know that if
Maria dedicates two hours a day to her studies and Giovanni just one hour a day
it'll definitely be Maria who achieves greater results the teacher should
indicate how much time the student needs to dedicate to studying English outside
class be this doing homework or simply watching a movie
in English or reading a book in English learning a language partly depends on
the student but above all relies on the teacher don't be misled by offers like
10 euros an hour and you will learn English in a month they simply don't
work this is just marketing and not a serious language learning course that's
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