Course Overview:

Teaching a classroom of teenagers requires using a combination of creativity, flexibility and explicit structure. The dynamics within these classes are quite unique. Teachers will be faced with a group of students who may be shy or outgoing, motivated or lacking enthusiasm. These students are beginning to face responsibility while sometimes still being treated like children. It is important at this stage for the teacher to create a comfortable atmosphere where students will enjoy the language and make use of their creative abilities in self expression. Adolescence is a tender age and the teacher will have a powerful impact on how these students view learning English.

Adolescents are becoming an increasingly large part of the teaching field in both overseas classrooms and locally. Students overseas may be preparing for post secondary education, to travel to an English speaking country, or for employment skills. This course will encompass all of these needs as well as how to understand the adolescent student and create a classroom that will meet their needs and capture their interest.

Course Content:

• Cultural differences of adolescent students
• Understanding social and biological factors affecting adolescents
• Creating a motivating and supportive classroom
• New methods and approaches to make use of creativity and self expression
• Utilizing all the skills and learning styles
• Conflict resolution and promoting a positive atmosphere in the classroom
• Error correction
• Evaluation tools
• Resources

Course Requirements

• Complete 8 Lesson Plans
• Design and present 22 different activities for the classroom
• Complete 11 comprehension questions
• Complete 4 review questions