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Teacher problems  
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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?

Your rating: None Average: 3.4 (18 votes)
How often do you think the mother language (L1) should be used in class?  
Your rating: None Average: 3 (3 votes)
Do native speakers make the best teachers?  
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I totally agree
21% (446 votes)
I agree somewhat
28% (588 votes)
I disagree somewhat
26% (562 votes)
I totally disagree
19% (405 votes)
I don't know
6% (122 votes)
Total votes: 2123

This week we would like to hear your views on quite a controversial topic: native speaker teachers. Are native speaker teachers automatically the best teachers of a language? Just because you speak a language naturally, does that mean you can teach it? Or does the process of learning a language to a high level of fluency make non-native speaker teachers far better equipped to teach that language?

Your rating: None Average: 3.7 (44 votes)
The most useful development activity I do is:  
Your rating: None Average: 5 (1 vote)
Which of the four skills do you have the most problems teaching?  
Your rating: None Average: 4 (1 vote)
Do you use storytelling in your YL classroom?  
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Often
40% (249 votes)
Very Rarely
24% (153 votes)
Never
9% (59 votes)
I don't know how to use storytelling effectively
26% (164 votes)
Total votes: 625

As our Guest writer Carol Read is blogging about the use of storytelling with young learners, we thought we'd take this opportunity to find out how often you use storytelling in your classes.

Your rating: None Average: 3.6 (20 votes)
Grammar v Vocabulary  
I give more emphasis to vocabulary
29% (478 votes)
I give more emphasis to grammar
13% (219 votes)
I give equal emphasis to both
58% (952 votes)
Total votes: 1649

When teaching speaking to intermediate students, both grammar and vocabulary are important skills to develop. In your teaching, which of those takes priority?

When teaching intermediate students speaking skills -

 

Your rating: None Average: 3.8 (55 votes)
Drilling  
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I use drilling regularly
53% (378 votes)
I don't use drilling very much
32% (229 votes)
I never use drilling
14% (101 votes)
Total votes: 708

Drilling is the process of students listening to and repeating sentences, phrases and words modelled by the teacher. There are different techniques such as 'chaining' and 'backchaining', but is drilling something that you like to do with your classes?

How often do you use drilling with your students?

 

Your rating: None Average: 3.8 (12 votes)
Use of the mother tongue  
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I only use English in the classroom
24% (417 votes)
I use the mother tongue sometimes
52% (899 votes)
I use the mother tongue about half the time
8% (144 votes)
I use the mother tongue frequently
8% (129 votes)
I use the mother tongue most of the time
7% (126 votes)
Total votes: 1715

In monolingual classes should the mother tongue be avoided at all costs or can it be a useful aid in the teaching of English?

Which option best describes your attitiude to the use of the students' mother tongue when teaching English?

 

Your rating: None Average: 3.8 (41 votes)
How often do you think the mother languague (L1) should be used in class?  
Your rating: None Average: 4.5 (2 votes)
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