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	Earning your students' respect
To be an effective teacher it is essential that our students respect us. How do you win your students' respect? Dress smartly Always remain calm Very strict rules of classroom behaviour Treat my students as equals Show them my qualifications Show them my knowledge of the subject I’m open and honest with them I show them I care about them I don’t need to win their respect Average: Your rating: None Average: 3.8 (34 votes) earning respect Poll 12 comments

	Improving your circumstances, underpaid, overworked
Many teachers feel they are underpaid and over worked. What can teachers do to improve their circumstances? Get better qualifications Improve their teaching skills Work for private schools Teach private students Start their own business Teach online Nothing. I’m happy with my circumstances Average: Your rating: None Average: 3.3 (26 votes) improving circumstances Poll 9 comments

	Coursebook
Most teachers have a coursebook to use with their students. Some are able to choose how much of the book they use and adapt other materials to suit their students' needs. How much choice do you have with your coursebook? I have to use only the book I just use selective items from the book I have to use some things from the book but can also use other materials I can use whatever I like I get my students to decide I don’t have a coursebook Average: Your rating: None Average: 3.8 (12 votes) coursebook Poll 6 comments

	Developing your English
As teachers we also need to keep developing our knowledge of the language and make sure our English is up to date. What do you do to develop your language knowledge? I read a lot I watch films and video clips I have a good grammar book and a dictionary Using a good coursebook keeps my language knowledge up to date I improve my qualifications I speak English with native speakers My English doesn’t need to improve Average: Your rating: None Average: 4.3 (6 votes) developing english Poll 3 comments

	Classroom hours
Teaching conditions and teachers' hours vary considerably around the world. How many classroom hours do you teach each week? 1 – 10 hours 11 – 15 hours 16 – 20 hours 21 – 25 hours 26 – 30 hours 31 – 35 hours 36 – 40 hours 40+ hours Average: Your rating: None Average: 4 (3 votes) classroom hours Poll 17 comments

	Learning styles
Research tells us that different students have different learning styles How do you cater to the different learning styles of your students? I vary my teaching styles and the types of lesson I do I set individual students work to suit their learning preference I just follow the course book I don't have time to cater to this What are different learning styles? Average: Your rating: None Average: 4.2 (5 votes) learning styles Poll 5 comments

	Poetry in the classroom
Many teachers are keen to use poems in the language classroom others think it is a waste of time. Do you use poetry? Yes, I use it a lot I use poetry sometimes I hardly ever use poetry No, never I don't know how I would use poetry Average: Your rating: None Average: 4 (7 votes) poem poetry Poll 11 comments

	Your preferred methodology
Most teachers base their teaching on some form of method or approach. Which of these has the strongest influence on your teaching? Task based learning Dogme Guided discovery Community language learning Communicative approach Total physical response Lexical approach The silent way I mostly follow the course book I just make things up I don’t know Average: Your rating: None Average: 4.7 (3 votes) community language learning dogme guided discovery lexical approach methodoldogy task-based learning total physical response Poll 5 comments

	Teacher problems
This poll is about the challenging job of teaching and the many problems we face as teachers. Which of these do you think is the biggest problem? Low rates of pay Low status Overcrowded classrooms The bad behaviour of students Attitudes of parents Attitudes of educational managers Demands of the syllabus Teaching too many hours Lack of support Lack of training and development opportunities I don't have any problems Average: Your rating: None Average: 4 (2 votes) Poll 4 comments

	Which of these themes would you be most interested in?
Over the coming months we would like to add new themes to the teaching English site. Which of these themes would you be most interested in? This topic is now closed, thank you for all your contributions. Business English 19% (151 votes) ELT Management 1% (9 votes) English for Specific Purposes 5% (39 votes) English for Academic Purposes 6% (47 votes) ESOL 4% (32 votes) Global Issues 5% (39 votes) Learner Autonomy 4% (32 votes) Learning Technologies 4% (32 votes) Literature, Media & Cultural Studies 8% (63 votes) Research 2% (16 votes) Teacher Development 6% (47 votes) Teacher Training & Education 10% (79 votes) Testing, Evaluation & Assessment 8% (63 votes) Young Learners 18% (143 votes) Total votes: 792 Average: Your rating: None Poll 1 comment

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