Basic Teaching Tips

Joan Huang

8th June,2010
 Use sufficient body language. (TPR)
Be lively.
 Use body contact and eye contact to
improve your interactions with your
students.
 Use proper teaching aids.
 Always start the class with formal gre
eting. Proceed only when students giv
e a loud and warm response.
 Always give a brief introduction of the
new lesson or do an activity to stimul
ate students’ motivation.
 Have balanced and sufficient group
and individual activities.
 Get all students involved.
 Always correct students’ poor
pronunciation.
Playing Games
 Play listening games before speaking
games.
 Give instructions before calling
students’ numbers when playing
games.
 Always start with smart/responsive
students, not shy ones.
 Have students repeat when playing
listening games; give students
enough opportunities to practice.
 Have the losers repeat to help them.
 Use proper scoring methods, not
Chinese characters.
 Count the points and declare the
winner.
 During the review, let the students
say the vocabulary or ask and answer
the questions by themselves.
 Help when necessary, but not too
much.