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Key Ways to Motivate Students from Young Learners to Adults - TEFL Blog
Thu, 23 May 2019 Jon ITTT
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Key Ways to Motivate Students from Young Learners to Adults
As we all know, motivation is a core aspect of teaching and learning a language. Lack of motivation is perhaps the biggest obstacle that we face as students and teachers. If a student lacks motivation, he/she will not pay attention in the class or will simply find it boring. At the same time if a teacher lacks motivation to teach he/she will be unable to attract students' attention and give them all they need. Let us be honest and say that intelligent students are those, who always eagerly attend class and enjoy the process. Here we need a highly motivated teacher who is willing help them. In this article I divide students into several categories because different situations... [Read more]
Teaching Adults vs. Teaching Young Learners - TEFL Blog
Thu, 15 Aug 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
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Teaching Adults vs. Teaching Young Learners
Teaching can be extremely satisfying and rewarding, but how we teach and the methodologies that we use should be adapted to teaching each specific learner or groups of learners.
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Types of Learners
Motivation
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Types of Learners
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Differentiating Teaching Based on Learner’s Maturity - TEFL Blog
Mon, 12 Aug 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
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Differentiating Teaching Based on Learner’s Maturity
For this task, I have selected learning modes: Young learners v.s. Adults. When teachers are instructing students, they should first think about how to instruct them using the best methodologies to make learning best or what factors or aspects of learning they should consider for their classes, such as student motivation, previous learning experience, language awareness, behavior problems that could arise in class and the students' life experiences. All of the above factors can be divided by many different students, but it has been shown in this course that these facets are predominantly divided by young learners.
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Why is it Important to Keep Adult ESL Students Motivated? - TEFL Blog
Fri, 03 Apr 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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Why is it Important to Keep Adult ESL Students Motivated?
Most Adult ESL students are highly motivated students – at first. They are eager to join a formal class setting to improve their English skills for themselves and for their future (career). They usually voluntarily join the class (unless instructed by a manager or supervisor). So in fact, the motivation is internal and comes naturally from within themselves. This is great for the teacher and usually assures an energetic start to the class term. However, as the term continues, the motivation naturally wines down. The excitement fades and the students have more excuses for not coming to class or when in class, have a low participation rate. So, as an ESL Instructor, why... [Read more]
Keeping Adult Students Motivated: Reasons and Outcomes - TEFL Blog
Mon, 27 Apr 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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Keeping Adult Students Motivated: Reasons and Outcomes
Most Adult ESL students are highly motivated students – at first. They are eager to join a formal class setting to improve their English skills for themselves and for their future (career). They usually voluntarily join the class (unless instructed by a manager or supervisor). So in fact, the motivation is internal and comes naturally from within themselves. This is great for the teacher and usually assures an energetic start to the class term. However, as the term continues, the motivation naturally wines down. The excitement fades and the students have more excuses for not coming to class or when in class, have a low participation rate. So, as an ESL Instructor, why is... [Read more]
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T.T. - U.S.A. said:
Motivating students Motivation is a key factor when teaching English as a foreign language to students. If the students aren't motivated they no longer are interested in the class, therefore not willing to even try learning the material. Motivation is the base of any relationship between teacher and student. Everything else doesn't matter if there is no motivation.
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Differences between Young Learners and Adult Learners in the TEFL Environment - TEFL Blog
Wed, 06 Mar 2019 Linda Dunsmore
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Differences between Young Learners and Adult Learners in the TEFL Environment
This post will focus on the differences English teacher face when they are working with a class of young learners compared to a class of adult learners.
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What are adults - what are young learners?
Typical Qualities of Adult Learners
Typical Qualities of Young Learners
Behavioral Problems with Young Learners
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ESL Learners’ Modes: Differences between Young Students and Adults - TEFL Blog
Wed, 20 May 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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ESL Learners’ Modes: Differences between Young Students and Adults
An instructor should adapt their instruction based on the student's needs and abilities, and should take into account the age of students as this is likely to affect factors such as student motivation, attention span, and openness to activities. An instructor should anticipate that young students may be less internally motivated than adult learners. Adult learners are likely to have longer attention spans than younger students, therefore the instructor should adjust lesson plans accordingly. Certain activities will be well received by very young students and poorly received by slightly older students or adult learners, this should be taken into account when... [Read more]
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TEFL Perspectives for Non-Native English Speaking Teachers
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This blog post is devoted to the problem of native and non-native teachers of English. Our TEFL graduate shares their vision of the point.
First and Second Language Acquisition: What do Teachers Need to be Aware of?
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How the first and the second language are different in terms of acquisition? Our TEFL graduate explains.
How Classroom Management Leads to A Positive Learning Environment
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In this blog post, our TEFL graduate explains how classroom management influences the overall atmosphere of the class.
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How to Teach Young Learners vs How to Teach Adults - TEFL Blog
Thu, 16 May 2019 Jon ITTT
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How to Teach Young Learners vs How to Teach Adults
Learning is something essential in anyone's life, not only as a human being but as a species. As humans we start learning about everything in our environment the moment we come into this world and this experience of learning proceeds with us throughout our lives till the moment we leave this world. The more we learn the more knowledge we accumulate, which will help us, as individuals or societies, to improve our lives in every way possible as long as we use this knowledge that we have learned and apply it correctly in our daily lives. It is evident that learning happens through communication and interaction between an individual and his/her environment and the main tool for interaction... [Read more]
A 1-2-3 Guide How to Become a Motivator For Your Students - TEFL Blog
Tue, 11 Jun 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
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A 1-2-3 Guide How to Become a Motivator For Your Students
When approaching a new language, one must understand that this will be a challenging journey. Not an impossible one, but a learning process that, sooner or later, will require a great deal of motivation, passion, and commitment. As educators, I think that our first duty is not only to really outline this journey for our students, but also to bring to life their inner motivation.
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Teacher Role in The Learning Process
Students Psychology
1. See Their Troubles
2. State Global Opportunities
3. Show The Beauty of Language
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D.W. - U.S.A. said:
Learning ModesAs a teacher one objective should always be to know the needs of your students, build a good report, and inspire and motivate them to learn whether it be young or adult learners. The way in which you teach an adult is vastly different then how you would teach someone younger.
young learners on average are usually not learning English because they want to but because it is required in school or their parents want them to learn. Most... [Read more]
Learning Modes: Young Learners vs Adults - TEFL Blog
Sun, 16 Jun 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
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Learning Modes: Young Learners vs Adults
In this short essay, I would like to share the differences in teaching YL and Adults. For effective learning, it is important for us, as teachers, to understand how these two groups go about learning. The critical point is the suitable design and delivery of the program.
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To enhance the adult learning and engagement Malcolm Knowles introduced 4 principles:
1. Involvement
2. Experience
3. Relevance
4. Problem-centered
Teaching Young Learners vs. Adults:
1. Dependency:
2. Accepting Instruction:
3. Applying Learnings:
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English as a Global Language: What Motivates Students to Learn English? - TEFL Blog
Fri, 24 Jan 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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English as a Global Language: What Motivates Students to Learn English?
As an international study major in college, I learned that the United Nations, a non-governmental organization, officially recognizes six world languages: every meeting, written document, and speech are translated into these languages. English is one of them. It is spoken and written by billions of people around the world. Having traveled in eight countries myself, I was surprised to have seen how commonplace it was for countries to translate directional signs in both the official language and in English. A student's mastery of the English language, or in any language, can be a difficult journey to venture. Therefore, this essay will explore what factors may... [Read more]
Am I Too Old to Learn a New Language? - TEFL Blog
Wed, 18 Sep 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
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Am I Too Old to Learn a New Language?
If you're a native language speaker, you've likely heard the phrase, "You can't teach an old dog new tricks". There has been little evidence found to support this claim, but the belief persists. Many adult learners believe that it is too late for them to learn a new language. If you are teaching English as a Foreign or Second Language you may find yourself teaching a class of adult learners. Adult learners differ in many ways from young learners, and one such issue you may encounter is a doubt from the learners that they are capable of picking up a new language now that they are no longer children. Though the style of learning and the issues encountered will inevitably differ from those of... [Read more]
Advantages of Teaching Adult Students and Implications on Teacher’s Methodology - TEFL Blog
Thu, 27 Dec 2018 Linda Dunsmore
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Advantages of Teaching Adult Students and Implications on Teacher’s Methodology
How does teaching adults differ from teaching young learners? To most people, it should be rather obvious that teaching children is very different from teaching adults, due to adults being more mature and having more life experience than children. This article discusses the advantages of teaching adult students and what the implications on a teacher's methodology are. Adult learners refers to anyone who is above the age of eighteen. Although it is not a perfect definition, we will nevertheless use eighteen as our cut-off age since it is the most common age threshold in many language schools when it comes to deciding whether a student should go to a... [Read more]
Learning Modes: Young Students vs. Adult Students - TEFL Blog
Wed, 22 Jan 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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Learning Modes: Young Students vs. Adult Students
In the past, the emphasis on teaching a foreign language was, amongst other older techniques, Grammar-Translation, and is still used in some situation today. This method helped the student to learn 'about' the language instead of learning the language (ITTT Unit 3,3). Over time, and continuing today, more and more attention and research have been placed on the question of what makes a good language learner.
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Differences between youngsters and adults
Differences between learning 1st and 2nd language
Levels of expertise
Approaches to teaching young students
Approaches to teaching adults
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Two Primary Modes of Learning: Differences Between Young Learners and Adults - TEFL Blog
Wed, 15 Jan 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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Two Primary Modes of Learning: Differences Between Young Learners and Adults
An ESL teacher will most likely teach a class with young learners and adults at some point in their careers. Teaching young learners and adults has its own set of challenges. Some of these challenges will be the learning experience that each possesses, the different ways of learning and how this affects the lesson, and the motivation of the student and how it affects behavior. Whether it is young learners for adults, the rewards can be satisfying.
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Learning Background
Age Specifics
Motivation Level
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Strategies for Keeping Students Motivated in the ESL/EFL Classroom - TEFL Blog
Mon, 13 Apr 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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Strategies for Keeping Students Motivated in the ESL/EFL Classroom
Early in the course, we learn that about key characteristics of good teachers and good learners. A good teacher will have the ability to motivate their students while a good learner will be motivated to learn the English language and be engaged with the coursework. Naturally, adult learners have chosen to learn the language based on their interests while young learners are more likely to be placed in your course from parents or external pressures. The motivated student has a greater chance of success than a student without motivation and so identifying methods to keep these younger learners engaged and ready to learn is of great benefit to you as a teacher.
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How can a Student’s Family Assist in English Learning? - TEFL Blog
Mon, 06 Jul 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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How can a Student’s Family Assist in English Learning?
English learning is mostly thought by many is the sole role of the teacher to help build the skills and development and so many parents tend to neglect a lot as learning a language which is new and foreign might not necessarily be of importance to the parents and thus find no interest in it but that's is not so as based on personal teaching experience especially dealing with students( examples based on children) because adult learners are more motivated and have made the decision to learn themselves that notwithstanding student leaving with parents some of the points below may still apply to them the role of the parent is of so much importance as it is through them and... [Read more]
Contrasts Between Adult and Young Learner Language Acquisition - TEFL Blog
Mon, 28 Oct 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
Contrasts Between Adult and Young Learner Language Acquisition
Many variances exist between teaching English as a Foreign Language to Young Learners vs adults. Despite these dissimilarities, the fundamentals will remain the same. Teachers should motivate their students to communicate in the target language, and utilize students' previous knowledge while maintaining an engaging atmosphere in the classroom.
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Teaching Practice
Level of Motivation
English Atmosphere
Communication Challenges
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How to Approach Teaching Adults and Children? - TEFL Blog
Wed, 26 Aug 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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How to Approach Teaching Adults and Children?
This TEFL course covered a huge variety of topics, and it was all useful information for English teachers broadly. It had a nice balance of actual how-to-tasks (i.e. how to make a lesson), as well as guidance and advice dependent on the situation (i.e. how to deal with a misbehaving student or how to establish rapport with a class). While there was new information throughout each chapter for me, the most useful, applicable information for me as a teacher was the differences between young learners and adults. This is mostly because I have taught ages preschool-late 60s (not necessarily English, I taught preschool in the USA and have taught private piano/harp lessons). I learned how to... [Read more]
How Adults’ Learning Differs From Teenagers’ and Children’s Learning? - TEFL Blog
Mon, 23 Dec 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
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How Adults’ Learning Differs From Teenagers’ and Children’s Learning?
ESL teachers must acknowledge that it is not equal teaching English Lessons to children, teenagers, and adults, there are some wide differences between the practices used in each case, classroom, population, levels, and country where English is taught, on this paper we will check how an ESL lesson may be affected by these variables, and how we could overlap them on the practices used in teenagers and adults English lessons.
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Basic concepts
Self-concept
Personal Experience
Adults learning process
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Learning ModelsChildren are accustomed to listening to their parents and teachers patiently repeating after them. That makes teaching process easier with young learners and so that this method of repeating and paying attention to pronunciation can be used in a classroom. In addition to that young learners are very often easier to respect and follow their educators. So that with an appropriate approach the teacher can use all these features for... [Read more]
What are Differences and Similarities Between Teaching Adults and Youth? - TEFL Blog
Wed, 12 Aug 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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What are Differences and Similarities Between Teaching Adults and Youth?
When teaching English as a second language many considerations go beyond simply presenting language and relying on your expertise as a native speaker. Differences in age and life experience will have profound effects on how students learn and retain information. In this essay, I will look at the differences in young and adult learners in how they learn and important considerations for each group.
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The Level of Motivation
The Level of Connection
The Level of Inclusiveness
The Way of Absorbing Information
Receptiveness of Adults
Main Challenges
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Motivation: Adults vs. Young learners - TEFL Blog
Wed, 04 Dec 2019 Federico Riva
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Motivation: Adults vs. Young learners
People of all ages around the world wish to learn English, for varying reasons, and many begin this endeavor at different times in their lives. For teachers, it is important to understand that the approach to teaching English is not painted with a broad stroke across all ages of learners. To ensure that you reach your class in the most effective way possible it is vital to know what level your students are at and also what motivated them to learn English.
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Beginning Students
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Personal Interest and Desire
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How Learning Another Language Can Benefit Your Career Prospects - TEFL Blog
Fri, 27 Sep 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
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How Learning Another Language Can Benefit Your Career Prospects
Learning a second language, whether its English, Mandarin, or any language at all, can help you in regards to your future career prospects and/or opportunities. Many people from non-English speaking countries move to English speaking countries in the hopes of finding better employment or to provide their children with the opportunity to learn English and thus increasing their chances to be successful.
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English in Business World
English for Adults
English for Younger Learners
Job Opportunities and Perks
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A Teacher’s Personality in the Center of Classroom Attention - TEFL Blog
Tue, 12 May 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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A Teacher’s Personality in the Center of Classroom Attention
"Teachers have three loves: Love of learning, Love of learners and love of bringing the first love two loves together" Scott Hayden
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Students are most affected by the quality of their teachers.
First of all, a good teacher should be kind and patient.
To me, a great teacher should also care about their students.
Apart from that, kids mess about when they are bored.
And last but not least, a good teacher can motivate learners to study better.
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