Live2Learn
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
― Mahatma Gandhi
― Mahatma Gandhi
|
Feel free to use the resources on this site, I have made them all myself using pictures from Google Images. |
Teaching Style
![Picture](/uploads/1/8/1/8/18187519/1330494.jpg)
“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.”
― Benjamin Franklin
My style of teaching varies depending on the student's preference and learning style (see below for descriptions of different learning styles). I find it is usually beneficial to take a practical approach, involving talking and role play. This helps to contextualise new vocabulary and language structures, and encourages fluent interaction.
I aim for students to understand what I am teaching them, rather than simply being able to memorise and regurgitate information. I do this by using examples applicable to them, broken down into their simplest form and gradually move up to more complex examples. With young learners I like to use lots of songs and games to get them involved and interested.
― Benjamin Franklin
My style of teaching varies depending on the student's preference and learning style (see below for descriptions of different learning styles). I find it is usually beneficial to take a practical approach, involving talking and role play. This helps to contextualise new vocabulary and language structures, and encourages fluent interaction.
I aim for students to understand what I am teaching them, rather than simply being able to memorise and regurgitate information. I do this by using examples applicable to them, broken down into their simplest form and gradually move up to more complex examples. With young learners I like to use lots of songs and games to get them involved and interested.
Learning StylesIt is important to find out your learning style and adapt the way you study. This will help studying become less of a chore and maximise the amount of information your brain takes in.
Auditory learners Auditory learners learn by listening. They would find it easier to listen to a teacher or peer explaining something than to learn from reading information. Reading aloud during solitary study can be helpful to auditory learners, as can recording themselves speak or read passages of text, and listening to it back again. Songs work well as a teaching tool for auditory learners. Kinesthetic learners Kinesthetic learners learn by doing. They may be fidgets and find it boring to sit still and listen. Even the activity or writing information down would be more beneficial for them, as would things such as talking, role play and games. Interactive presentations are suitable for kinesthetic learners. Visual learners Visual learners learn by looking. They prefer to read, look at pictures or graphs, or watch a presentation. They may find it difficult to listen to explanations and would prefer to read for themselves. Flash cards, books, pictures, graphs and written quizzes are good for visual learners. -A lot of people have mixed learning styles and are able to combine techniques to maximise efficiency. This is a useful quiz to find out your learning style, thanks to Optimistic Outcomes. Young learners may need the help of an adult to complete it. http://www.optimisticoutcomes.com/assets/downloads/OptimisticOutcomes_StyleSurvey.pdf |