Empathy, Authenticity and Respect - a good EAR
Teacher-trainer John Kay talks about the keys to establishing a good rapport with your students - and how that can help them learn.
Before you watch
Think about when you were at school.
- Was there a teacher you particularly liked?
- What was his or her teaching style like?
- Why did you like him or her?
- Is your teaching style similar to his or hers?
When people remember good teachers they often think less about teaching style and more about the ‘feeling’ or rapport of the lessons. Watch the video and find out some ways to build good rapport with your students.
Reflection
Do you cater for all the different learning styles in your classroom? For more information on Learning Styles read this Think article on Neuro Linguistic Programming.
Have you got a class where you have found it difficult to build good rapport or do you have any tried and tested ideas you can share with other teachers? Add a comment below.
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Why can't I watch these videos? Can someone help me?
Dear John and his entire team,
Thank you for an interesting video.
I carried out a survey on a topic similar to this. I asked about a thousand learners of English in India and asked them what they looked for in a teacher. Learners like the teacher with the following traits/qualities/abilities:
For a detailed report, please visit http://www.forumlanguages.com/Seven-essentials-of-effective-teaching.aspx
Best wishes,
Dharmendra Sheth.
India.
Hi, Macbeth,
I'm sorry to hear that you can't watch those videos even if they can help you in many ways of listening, speaking and at most at your teaching skills. You know, this can be because of your local connection, but the other things you have to keep in your mind is that you'll have to be patient. Videos are not uploaded the whole of their series and we have to cut them in pieces so as to be able to be online. You, therefore, try another way or request for other professionals' help. Err...I'm not very good at using Internet too. This is just suggestion for you. Well, good luck, Madam.
Thanks Mr Kay for this video. I would like to see more videos of you. Your tips for language teaching is of great importance for me. If you share more advice about teaching, I will be glad.
I'm so glad to see the subject of rapport being addressed as an essential part of getting students to speak. As an experienced language teacher I learned more through trial & error the importance of building trust and good relationships with pupils in order for them to feel comfortable speaking a foreign language in the classroom -- especially in front of very judgmental peers. I hope this video will help others to not have to learn the hard way like I did!
i can't watch the videos ..... why?!
TE Team
Hi Esraa
I'm sorry about this - some other users have had this problem. We're updating video here very soon, so please come back next week to check!
Thanks
Rob
well do we have another way to watch it on youtube for example??
Getting students to speak is sometimes hard to me. Appreciate them when they speak in front of the class is really a good idea.
I like to encourage students with humor, by listening carefully to what they say and by surrounding constuctive criticism with compliments. I call it a "sandwich". I might say something like " I like the way you used body language in your presentation, but I would have liked to hear you better. Next time speak louder and practice with your mom/dad/friend beforehand so you don't get nervous. I loved the way you got the audience's interest by asking questions. Good job!"
I also use myself as an example of things that can go wrong. Once they see that it's OK to make mistakes, and that we learn from them, then they can relax and start participating with confidence.
As long as the students feel safe from ridicule, they will have the confidence to speak up and speak out.