Стаття до проекту "Інформаційне суспільство" Жиганської Світлани

                                     "CORE DIMENSIONS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE
                                        TEACHING EXPERTISE AND PRACTICE"

I’m going to speak on the topic:

I will focus on the following:

• The language proficiency factor as the main principle in teaching English • Learner-focused teaching as the goal of teaching to facilitate student learning • Theorizing from practice as a thing that comes from our practical experience of teaching

Effectiveness in teaching is not always easy to define because conceptions of good teaching differ from culture to culture. In some cultures a good teacher is one who controls and directs learners and in other cultures the teacher may be viewed more as a facilitator.

Firstly, The language proficiency factor Most of the world’s English teachers are not native speakers of English, and it is not necessary to have a native like command of a language in order to teach it well. So what are those things that a teacher needs to teach effectively? The teacher should: 1.provide good language models. 2.give explanations and instructions in the target language 3. provide examples of words and grammatical structures and give accurate explanations. So, all these things are included into the language proficiency factor.

Secondly, I’d like to speak about Learner-focused teaching. What do you know about it? Although teaching can be viewed as a type of teacher performance, the goal of teaching is to facilitate student learning. What are the strategies to develop a sense of community among their learners? Let me help you. It includes group-based activities, addressing common student interests, using humor and other ways of creating a warm and friendly classroom atmosphere. So, there are the methods of developing an English lesson.