sixth
italki teachers’ on-line meet-up!

10th
italki teachers’ on-line meet-up!

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italki teachers’ on-line meet-up!

8th
italki teachers’ on-line meet-up!

9th
italki teachers’ on-line meet-up!

PROMPT
to the next
 meet-up

("editors cut" from meeting #4)

A "GOOD"
TEACHER

• - What makes one a good teacher – student\teacher perspective
• - Do you consider yourself a good teacher?
• - Tips\advice for being a good teacher
• - How can we tell if a student is satisfied with your teaching method?
• - How can we know we’ve gotten better at teaching from when we started to now
• - Add yours!

DIFFICULT STUDENTS

• students that cancel with a short notice,
• no show ups,
• not constant or those who tend to show up once in several weeks
• unwilling to actually learn the language,
• too needy student

• not doing home works! )))

• silent students (I'd say it's the worst!!!)

• students who insist on strategy you disagree with

TEACHING
no matter what

• teaching when you are sick,
• teaching when you have a flood
• teaching when internet fails
• teaching after you had a fight
• teaching when you are starving (no time to eat – did it happen to you?)
• teaching when your child\spouse\friend really wants to talk very badly
• just… you know - teaching when you’d rather do something else – you name what ;)

LEARNING
FROM STUDENTS

              LEARNING TO BE A BETTER TEACHER

• The “art” of questioning and correcting mistakes

              LEARNING TO BE A BETTER LINGUIST

• Things we became aware of about our own language       

              LEARNING TO BE A BETTER PERSON

• Learning about the student's land and culture
• Things we realized are unique (or weird :) ) in our own culture
• Learning facts about our students professional occupation
• learning to be a good conversation partner - listening skills and empathy

ONLY TARGET LANGUAGE?

There are some "holy cows" in language-teaching, one of them - using only the target language in the classroom. There are advocates and haters of the approach. Which side are you at? :)

• Do you use only the target language with your students?
• If yes, how do you work with the beginners?
• If no - when, why and how do you use another, common language with the student? (and what is this common language?)
• Have you observed positive or negative effects of either way?
• Using only target language when we are forced to - when there is no other common language with the student - did it happen to you?

10 min
of inspiration

we start at 18:30
 

see you very soon! :)

fourth
italki teachers’ on-line meet-up!

toady's topic
"teacher-friend"

• - do you consider yourself a friend with your students?​
   
• - do you ever contact a student on occasions other than learning-related (wishing them a happy birthday, for example)?
   
• - How many friends can one have?
   
• Do you remember all of your students – names, learning goals, life circumstances?
   
• And after this student stops taking lessons – would you remember him (or her) after he renews the conversation in a year’s time?

• - What is the difference between a teacher and a friend?
   
• - can there be a hierarchy in friendship?
   
• - is it ok to get paid for a friendly chat? What kind of friend is a paid friend?

 

• - “involuntary unlicensed psychotherapist” – when we approach our students too closely, we often are exposed to his/her hesitations, important life choices (as it happens very often, learning a language is liable to be connected to serious life circumstances) – how do we deal with it?​
   

• - what if the friendship is not meant to be?
  I mean, the student chooses the teacher and decides whether to continue learning with him\her or not. Could the choice be mutual? Should it be mutual? Can a teacher "fire" a student, in Murilo's words? Let's discuss our concerns and share our experiences about it.
  
   
• - and let’s remember to reserve some time for personal stories :)

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Hope to see you again soon!

                                                           Alisa

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See you at our 5th meeting!

                                                           Alisa